PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortunado
vs
Smith

200 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[MMABR] WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greig Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

Smith gets caught flat footed, as Fortunado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fortunado trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Fortunado looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fortunado stops Smith from standing up.
Fortunado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fortunado trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fortunado stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fortunado shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Fortunado, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith jabs Fortunado right on the nose. Fortunado blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Fernando Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fortunado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fortunado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortunado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fortunado is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Smith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fortunado crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fortunado's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greig Smith!