PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Simpson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Simpson
vs
Harlow

180 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harlow tries to avoid it but Simpson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harlow to the ground. Harlow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Simpson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Harlow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harlow passes to side control.
Harlow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Harlow is putting a hurting on Simpson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Simpson wants to control but Harlow postures up.

Harlow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simpson struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Harlow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harlow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson prevents Harlow from moving into mount.
Harlow looks gassed!
Simpson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Simpson gets back to half guard.
Simpson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harlow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Simpson defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harlow prevents Simpson from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harlow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harlow trying to pass the guard but Simpson defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harlow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simpson tries to avoid it but Harlow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simpson to the ground. Simpson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Simpson shoots in looking for a takedown. Harlow tries to sprawl out of it but Simpson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harlow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson shoots in looking for a takedown. Harlow tries to sprawl out of it but Simpson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harlow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick from Simpson lands but Harlow takes it in his stride.
Harlow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simpson as he jumps to the side.
Simpson fails to land the takedown.
Simpson shoots in but Harlow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harlow counters with a takedown into side control.
Simpson is looking for a sweep.
Simpson is trying to buck Harlow off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harlow is working to tighten is grip on Simpson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Simpson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harlow is really squeezing tight and eventually Simpson passes out! Harlow breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cody Harlow!