PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 876 p4p, 103 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 894 p4p, 105 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Dekkers has chosen Shells - Get your roll on as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Harris
vs
Dekkers

173 cm
28
153 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

167 cm
33
155 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Harris tenderised Dekkers's leg. Dekkers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Dekkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris looks for the body kick but Dekkers saw that one coming.
Dekkers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dekkers blocks the body kick.
Dekkers slips under a jab from Harris.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dekkers moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Derek Harris has been cut.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dekkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dekkers is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Harris has denied him.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bas Dekkers has been cut.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Dekkers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Dekkers should have avoided that one.
Harris lands with a straight right. Dekkers didn't see that one coming.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dekkers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Dekkers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers checks the leg kick.
Dekkers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Dekkers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a hook
and Dekkers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dekkers scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris cracks the inside of Dekkers's front leg.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris lands a nice hook to Dekkers's body. Dekkers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Dekkers takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
letting Dekkers counter with a right hand.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris backing away here, and Dekkers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dekkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Dekkers slips a jab from Harris.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Dekkers moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Dekkers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dekkers tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dekkers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dekkers checks it well.
Harris throws a hook but Dekkers avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Dekkers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Derek Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dekkers wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris misses with a jab to the body

and Dekkers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dekkers.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dekkers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dekkers tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Harris
and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris throws a jab when Dekkers was well out of range.
Harris looks for the body kick but Dekkers saw that one coming.
Dekkers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Dekkers clinches up against the cage.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dekkers can do to turn this around?
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dekkers doesn't seem phased though.
Dekkers throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dekkers's calf.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Dekkers wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Dekkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dekkers doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dekkers clinches up against the cage.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
A short right from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Harris.
Dekkers works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Dekkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Dekkers just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Dekkers.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Dekkers prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekkers blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dekkers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dekkers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Dekkers avoids it.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Dekkers down.
Dekkers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Dekkers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dekkers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Dekkers.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Dekkers counters with a nice leg kick.
Dekkers misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dekkers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Dekkers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dekkers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Dekkers walks into a jab.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dekkers's head but Dekkers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dekkers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers takes one to the chin there.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Dekkers wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris throws a push kick but Dekkers slaps the foot to one side.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dekkers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dekkers throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a lazy body kick

and Dekkers counters by clinching up.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers working Harris over with knees to the body.
Dekkers slowing the pace effectively.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bas Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Dekkers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.

Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Harris misses with some punches.
Dekkers is trying to stall.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers has Harris pressed against the cage.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers connects with a body shot.
Dekkers throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dekkers misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dekkers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dekkers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Dekkers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dekkers tries to avoid it.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dekkers counters with a straight right hand.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dekkers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a straight left.
Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a right hand that Dekkers ducks under and follows up with a left that Dekkers also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Dekkers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris works over Dekkers's head and body with a nice combination.
Dekkers drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris tries to land a body kick
and Dekkers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Dekkers misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
A very excited looking Derek Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.