PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landry Stephenson (ranked 6280 p4p, 2288 weight class) and Jasper Harrington (ranked 573 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stephenson
vs
Harrington

178 cm
23
154
5 - 3 - 1

183 cm
24
145
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stephenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Harrington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stephenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Harrington is trying to get an arm triangle but Stephenson is defending well.

Harrington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stephenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Harrington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harrington in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stephenson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jasper Harrington!