PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anthony Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anthony Concepcion
vs
Harris

177 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Anthony Concepcion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Harris!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Concepcion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Concepcion dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Concepcion's head and hops out.
Harris tries to clinch but Concepcion is having none of it.

Harris gets a clinch.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Concepcion is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Anthony Concepcion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris lands with a good body shot.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Concepcion tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Concepcion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Concepcion fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Hector Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris stuns Concepcion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris just leaning against Concepcion, taking a breather.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Concepcion shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Concepcion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Concepcion circles away from the clinch attempt.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Concepcion, pushing him back against the cage.
Concepcion tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
A short right from Harris on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Concepcion jumps guard but Harris stands there with Concepcion around his waist. Concepcion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Concepcion prevents a body shot from Harris.
Concepcion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Concepcion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Harris gets caught flat footed, as Concepcion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Concepcion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Concepcion postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Concepcion, into his guard.

Concepcion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Concepcion has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Concepcion looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Concepcion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Concepcion is tightening it up a little... Harris has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Harris reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Harris taps out! Nice BJJ there by Concepcion!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Anthony Concepcion!
A very excited looking Mark Anthony Concepcion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.