PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paulo Fernando has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fernando
vs
Harris

225 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
32
250 lbs
9 - 25 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernando wants to take the fight to the mat but Harris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fernando regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Fernando uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Fernando!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.

Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernando is aware though and is defending well.

Fernando stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fernando really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fernando shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fernando tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.

Harris closes the distance and pushes Fernando back into the cage.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

Harris decides to pull guard.
Fernando trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fernando drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harris dives on top into guard.
Fernando utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris postures up in Fernando's guard and throws a big left but Fernando blocks it.
Fernando pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris won't allow Fernando to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernando seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fernando is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fernando will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernando looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris looks winded!
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Fernando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.

Fernando looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Harris trying to control but Fernando is working from the bottom.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fernando looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernando, not yet.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando trying to control the position.
Fernando wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris postures up in Fernando's guard and throws a big left but Fernando blocks it.
Fernando throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harris is in close to Fernando's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris stands up over Fernando, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernando trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris stands up over Fernando, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fernando controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fernando shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernando gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernando tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.

Harris moves into the clinch.

Harris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fernando makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fernando.
Harris postures up.
Fernando wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
Fernando trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fernando looking to ground and pound but Harris is blocking nicely.
Fernando sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando punching from mount but Harris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fernando can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Fernando throwing strikes here but Harris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fernando tries to control but Harris wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando looking to finish with strikes here!

Fernando gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a series of punches but Fernando moves out of range.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.

Fernando changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Fernando goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fernando but great work by Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fernando off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Harris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fernando.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Fernando dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fernando shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Fernando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Fernando pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harris darts in and clinches Fernando up against the cage.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris can't get the takedown.

Harris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fernando manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernando trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Fernando is rocked!
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Fernando is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fernando preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fernando avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fernando trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
Harris is working Fernando over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Fernando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris landing with the ground and pound.

Fernando working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fernando's head.
Fernando looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fernando is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
Fernando manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Fernando trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris is looking to sweep but instead, Fernando has passed into half guard.
Fernando missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris wants to control but Fernando is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Fernando is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Fernando trying to work for an americana but Harris has managed to regain full guard.

Fernando is posturing up here but Harris has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fernando tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fernando has to tap! Slick submission there by Harris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Harris!
A relieved looking Frank Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.