PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Geraldo Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Geraldo Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harris
vs
Toop

225 cm
22
346 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geraldo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Toop!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toop throws a shot to the body.

Toop clinches.

Toop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toop misses with the body kick

and Harris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Toop!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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Toop wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Toop is trying to improve his position.
Toop isn't going anywhere.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toop is looking for a sweep.
Toop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Toop is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Toop defending against the ground and pound.
Harris working away.
Toop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toop keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toop's head.

Harris seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Toop stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Toop counters with a body kick.

Toop tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.

Toop jumps guard.
Toop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working some strikes from top position.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toop pulls Harris in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Toop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris stops Toop from standing up.

Toop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harris defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harris being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Toop shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toop showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is pressing down on Toop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Toop from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Toop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toop circles away from the clinch attempt.

Toop clinches up against the cage.

Toop manages to pull guard.
Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toop's head.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris scoring with some ground and pound.
Toop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.

Toop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toop looking to pass the guard.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toop controls the pace.
Toop wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Toop throwing strikes but missing.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toop is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Harris works over Toop with some ground and pound from guard.
Toop looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Toop clinches with his opponent.
Toop tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Toop back against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Toop has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toop fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Toop drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

Toop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Toop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Toop looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Toop just gets out of the way.
Toop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Toop looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Toop just gets out of the way.
Toop throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Toop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.

Toop takes the fight into the clinch.

Toop pulls Harris into guard.
Toop is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toop controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toop is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Toop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Toop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toop throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.

Toop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Toop is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toop manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is in close to Toop's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris wanted to stand there but Toop had control of the position.
Toop is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Toop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toop can do anything to dispel that myth.

Toop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Toop has an active guard here but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
Toop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toop actively working from the bottom here.
Toop wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Toop is concentrating on defense, preventing Harris from advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toop.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Toop pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Harris pushes Toop up against the cage in a clinch.

Toop wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Toop persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toop's guard.

Toop is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geraldo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Toop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris works over Toop with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Geraldo Harris.
Well Toop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toop!