PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kidd Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Nelson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smith
vs
Nelson

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kidd Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Nelson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.

Nelson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.

Smith pulls Nelson into guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.

Nelson is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nelson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nelson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kidd Smith!