PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Pasanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smyslov
vs
Pasanen

180 cm
22
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
188 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen slips a jab from Smyslov.
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyslov moves away.
Smyslov moves out of range as Pasanen strikes.
Pasanen tries to score with a low kick but Smyslov moves his leg out of the way.

Smyslov gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smyslov trying to mount his opponent but Pasanen defends it.

Pasanen looking for submissions off his back.
Pasanen wants to get back to full guard.
Pasanen trying to hold on to Smyslov's head to control him but Smyslov postures up.
Pasanen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pasanen trying to control but Smyslov postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyslov moves away.
Pasanen scores with a jab. Smyslov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pasanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smyslov misses the shot to the body.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smyslov but Smyslov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pasanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smyslov defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Pasanen misses its intended target.
Pasanen takes a swing at Smyslov's ribcage but misses.
Smyslov scores with a body shot.
Pasanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smyslov misses the shot to the body.
Pasanen throws a hook but Smyslov avoids it easily.
Pasanen tries for a takedown but Smyslov circles away easily
and Smyslov counters with a nice body shot.
Vasily Smyslov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pasanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to move into range but Smyslov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.
Smyslov moves out of range as Pasanen strikes.
Smyslov scores with a jab to the body.
Smyslov is looking to wear down Pasanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pasanen looks gassed!
Smyslov scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smyslov works Pasanen's body with a nice hook.
Smyslov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pasanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smyslov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smyslov lands a with a good body shot.
Smyslov with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Smyslov scores a takedown into full mount!
Smyslov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smyslov avoids the attempt from Pasanen to control.
Smyslov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pasanen looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov is landing with some decent strikes but Pasanen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smyslov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smyslov scoring with strikes but Pasanen is staying in there.
Smyslov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That has opened up Lauri Pasanen's cut even more.
Smyslov is landing with some decent strikes but Pasanen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasanen can't escape the position.
Smyslov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smyslov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Lauri Pasanen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lauri Pasanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vasily Smyslov!