PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arabic Persian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Harlow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harlow
vs
Persian

175 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Harlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arabic Persian!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harlow but Harlow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Persian looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Persian is looking to clinch but Harlow is avoiding it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harlow.
Harlow advances to mount.
Harlow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harlow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Persian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harlow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Harlow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Persian is surviving well by controlling Harlow's body position as best he can.

Harlow with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harlow looking to secure an arm triangle but Persian defends it well.
Harlow controlling from mount.
Harlow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harlow looking for a guillotine from mount but Persian is having none of it.
Harlow content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlow lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harlow landing shots from mount.

Harlow is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Harlow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cody Harlow!