PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Joe Smith (ranked 1191 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Michele Rene Gaspard (ranked 86 p4p, 129 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Smith
vs
Gaspard

171 cm
20
135
6 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
135
5 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joe Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michele Rene Gaspard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaspard scores with a nice right hand.
Gaspard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaspard slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

Gaspard rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaspard jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith blocking some punches.
Gaspard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.

Gaspard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gaspard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith wants to stand but Gaspard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaspard on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand up but Gaspard won't let him.

Gaspard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith wanted to stand there but Gaspard had control of the position.

Gaspard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith wanted to stand there but Gaspard had control of the position.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wants to stand but Gaspard is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gaspard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith wanted to stand there but Gaspard had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gaspard's closed guard. He's half up but Gaspard has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gaspard pivots and extends the arm, Smith falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gaspard! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michele Rene Gaspard!
Michele Rene Gaspard is the new bantamweight champion!