PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Harris (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.

Balls
vs
Harris

203 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
19
249 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris wants to clinch up but Balls keeps it at a distance.

Balls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harris is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Balls with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Sasha Harris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris has given up his back. Will we see Balls going for some submissions?

Harris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
What can Harris do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Balls looking for the choke from the back.

Balls is persistently looking for the submission but Harris is defending it well.

Balls working for a choke but Harris is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris holding both Balls 's hands and preventing any damage.
Will Balls go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balls is looking for the choke from the back position but Harris is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris is trying to defend against the choke here but Balls has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Balls Tightens the hold and Harris taps out furiously! Balls displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Barry Balls!