PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yves Marchant (ranked 3329 p4p, 3571 weight class) and Tom Harris (ranked 327 p4p, 348 weight class). Yves Marchant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marchant
vs
Harris

171 cm
26
154
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
153
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Marchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris digs a good hook to Marchant's body.
Marchant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.

Marchant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
Harris is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marchant dives into side control.

Marchant works to advance to full mount. Harris defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marchant tries to control but Harris wriggling away.

Marchant is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harris shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchant controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Marchant working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Harris looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Marchant! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yves Marchant!