PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and empty averse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
averse

184 cm
26
191 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, empty averse!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from averse. averse gets slowly back to his feet.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith taking a breather here.

Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but averse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
averse tries to improve position but can't.
averse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
averse holds on to Smith's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
averse is looking for a sweep.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by averse, who protects the arm well.

Smith has hold of averse's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! averse tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smith cranks the arm and averse screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from averse, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Smith!