PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tantay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Tantay has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Harper
vs
Tantay

179 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Apocalypse Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allen Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Tantay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tantay fails to land the takedown.
Tantay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but Tantay persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allen Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Tantay.
Tantay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Tantay shoots in but Harper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tantay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harper circles away.
Tantay keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper tries to clinch there but Tantay circles away.

Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tantay looking for a takedown.
Tantay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tantay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tantay looks gassed!
Tantay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Tantay is blocking nicely.
Harper avoiding damage.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harper for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tantay has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tantay throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harper wants to clinch up but Tantay keeps it at a distance.
Tantay closes the distance and clinches up with Harper, looking for a takedown. Tantay pushes Harper against the cage but Harper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Tantay or perhaps it was just good defense by Harper which made him look bad.
Allen Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tantay fails to land the takedown.
Harper tries to clinch but Tantay moves out of range.
Harper throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tantay.

Tantay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Tantay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Tantay seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Harper is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Tantay!