02 - Underground PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jungho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kim Jungho was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Paakkari
vs
Jungho

176 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Jungho!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jungho scores with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Jungho or perhaps it was just good defense by Paakkari which made him look bad.
Jungho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paakkari as he avoids it easily.
Jungho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paakkari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkari, right into the meat.
Paakkari scores with a head kick. Jungho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paakkari lands with an overhand left.
Jungho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jungho moves out of range as Paakkari throws a body kick.
Paakkari scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paakkari lands a jab.
Jungho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jungho shoots in for a double leg but Paakkari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ville Paakkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jungho.
Jungho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paakkari jabs Jungho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paakkari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paakkari connects with a right hand. Jungho shakes it off.
Paakkari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paakkari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paakkari wants it to stay on the feet.
Jungho looks winded!
Paakkari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paakkari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jungho.
Jungho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jungho is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paakkari lands a big right hand that sends Jungho crashing to the mat! Paakkari stays standing though and waves Jungho back to his feet!
Jungho is still on wobbly legs! Can Paakkari finish him?
Paakkari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Paakkari engages and cracks Jungho with a massive lead left hook - Jungho tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Paakkari is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ville Paakkari!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tread Frecu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frecu
vs
Rento

180 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tread Frecu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento scores with a jab to the body.
Frecu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Rento clinches.
Rento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frecu.
Frecu is breathing heavily.
Rento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frecu tries to land knees in the clinch but Rento avoids the damage to the body.
Rento avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Rento as the two fighters clinch.
Rento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rento.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Rento.
A shot in the inside from Rento.
Rento lands an uppercut.

Rento drops Frecu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Frecu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Frecu is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento pushes Frecu against the cage. Rento is working some dirty boxing. Rento pushes off with a quick right hook! Frecu goes down! Frecu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rento moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reijo Rento!
A relieved looking Reijo Rento thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes into the arena with Take Em Out- Rev Theory blaring out of the sound system. Oliver Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turner
vs
Smith

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Brute

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Turner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Turner controls the position.
Turner advances to full mount.
Turner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith wants to hold on but Turner pushes him away.

Turner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Smith is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Smith and Turner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Turner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Turner controls the position.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Turner in particular looking to stall.
Turner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smith wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Turner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smith has escaped and now he's on top!
Turner keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Turner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turner won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Turner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turner trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Turner lands a few punches from side control.
Turner lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Turner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Turner content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Turner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily

and Turner counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Jason Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Turner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Jason Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Turner content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turner postures up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner advances to half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Turner is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.

Turner is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turner to get the leverage.
Turner trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.

Turner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Smith is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Turner!
In his post fight interview, Jason Turner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

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

Stanton
vs
Smith

180 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Sparta Fightware

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
A slow jab from Stanton misses its intended target.
Stanton punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Stanton misses with a straight left.
Stanton misses with a hook.
Stanton scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stanton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slips a straight right by Stanton.
Nice body punch from Stanton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stanton misses its intended target.
Stanton throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Stanton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanton. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Stanton shoots in.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Stanton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanton throws a shot to the body.
Mark Stanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith looks winded!
Stanton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanton connects with a crisp jab.
Stanton is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanton connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Mike Smith's cut even more.

Stanton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stanton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stanton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.

Stanton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Smith is trying to escape and Stanton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Smith is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stanton! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Stanton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mark Stanton made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe has chosen It's On! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maci
vs
Lesnoe

195 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Maci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maci throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnoe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Lesnoe.

Lesnoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnoe showed some decent athleticism there.
Lesnoe slows the pace down in half guard.
Lesnoe moves into full mount! Maci won't be happy about that!
Lesnoe controlling from mount.
Maci tries to hold on but Lesnoe pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maci is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lesnoe locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Maci is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uebishe Lesnoe!
Uebishe Lesnoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cracknell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . Cracknell has chosen Rev Theory-Adrenalize as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kelly
vs
Cracknell

179 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Perkele!
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Cracknell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cracknell shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Cracknell 's knee.
Cracknell tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cracknell.
Cracknell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.

Kelly has Cracknell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cracknell backwards.
A short right from Kelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Michael Cracknell has been cut.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kelly.

Cracknell is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly pushes Cracknell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cracknell is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cracknell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cracknell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cracknell or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Cracknell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cracknell seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly throws a big uppercut that drops Cracknell! More strikes from Kelly and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cracknell lies dazed against the cage as Kelly celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Kelly!
A victorious George Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aster Roid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Busta Smirnov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roid
vs
Smirnov

193 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aster Roid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Busta Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roid works Smirnov's body with a nice hook.
Roid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smirnov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smirnov shoots and misses
and Roid counters with a left to the body.
Smirnov looks winded!
Roid is looking to slow Smirnov down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Busta Smirnov has been cut.
Roid scoring well with a low kick there.
Roid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smirnov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roid - the referee stops the clock and Smirnov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roid. Smirnov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Roid throws a quick inside leg kick.

Roid rushes Smirnov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Roid throws knees to the body.

Roid breaks from the clinch.
Roid lands a nice hook to Smirnov's body. Smirnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roid catches Smirnov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roid lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roid connects with a leg kick. Smirnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aster Roid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roid. Smirnov shrugs it off though.
Roid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smirnov. That did some damage!
Roid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Roid.
Good shot there by Roid.
Roid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roid scores with a body shot.
Roid connects with a solid leg kick.
Roid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smirnov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Smirnov is rocked!
Smirnov is holding his hands too far apart here. Roid throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Smirnov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aster Roid!