PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brito
vs
Harper

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Brito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Harper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Brito closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brito advances nicely into full mount.
Harper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brito breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brito content just to control the position here.
Brito working the ground and pound effectively.
Brito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brito breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brito controlling the position easily from mount.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper looks gassed!
Brito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Brito's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brito in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brito with the ground and pound from mount.
Brito punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brito landing shots from mount.
Brito postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harper looks a forlorn figure.
Harper really wants to buck Brito off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brito landing shots from mount.

Brito swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Brito!