PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Muscles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breathe. Nazz Smooth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smooth
vs
Muscles

195 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nazz Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Muscles!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muscles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smooth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muscles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smooth pinned against the cage. Smooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smooth moves in looking to clinch but Muscles pushes him off.
Muscles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smooth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smooth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronnie Muscles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smooth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muscles eats them both and turns towards Smooth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Smooth gets tackled into the cage by Muscles. Muscles maintains the clinch.
Smooth has had enough of the clinch but Muscles keeps him there for the moment.
Muscles scores with a knee to the head.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
Muscles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smooth's defenses.
Smooth avoids a wild elbow strike from Muscles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smooth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muscles blocks it with crossed arms.
Smooth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muscles blocks a body shot from Smooth.
Muscles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muscles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smooth's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smooth breaks from the clinch.
Muscles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muscles wants to clinch up but Smooth keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smooth.
Muscles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smooth's waist but Smooth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muscles off to one side.
Smooth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Muscles closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smooth tries to score a body lock takedown but Muscles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muscles lands an elbow inside that Smooth shrugs off.
Smooth is looking to break free of the clinch but Muscles has double underhooks.
Muscles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muscles stops a takedown attempt from Smooth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazz Smooth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smooth looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscles throws an elbow that misses.
Muscles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smooth.
Smooth fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muscles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smooth's brow.
Muscles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muscles landing knees to the body.
Muscles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muscles stalling.
Muscles lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muscles.
Muscles lands an elbow just above Smooth 's eye.
Smooth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muscles lands an elbow inside.
Smooth wants to break free but Muscles has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muscles obliges.
Smooth is trying to break free.
Smooth takes an elbow to the forehead.

Muscles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muscles doesn't manage to clinch there - Smooth circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smooth tries to pull guard but Muscles holds him up against the cage and eventually Smooth drops back down to his feet.
Smooth is trying to force a seperation but Muscles has the dominant position.
Smooth is trying to break the clinch but Muscles is controlling him.
Muscles is trying to drag Smooth to the mat but Smooth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muscles throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
Muscles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smooth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muscles looks gassed!
Muscles gets underhooks to prevent Smooth's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muscles.
Muscles slowing the pace effectively.

Smooth jumps guard.
Smooth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muscles is controlling him.
Smooth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muscles manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muscles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muscles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smooth controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smooth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nazz Smooth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muscles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muscles tries to clinch but Smooth moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Smooth.
Muscles fails with an attempt to clinch.

Muscles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muscles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smooth trying to land knees to the body.
Muscles lands a nice elbow.
Muscles misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muscles has Smooth pressed against the cage, preventing Smooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smooth is trying to break the clinch but Muscles has him pressed against the cage.
Smooth avoids the elbow strike from Muscles, against the cage.
Muscles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muscles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muscles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muscles is breathing heavily.
Smooth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muscles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muscles wants to clinch but Smooth slips to the side
and Smooth counters with a three punch combo that has Muscles backing up. Muscles nods at Smooth to acknowledge the strikes.
Muscles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smooth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smooth duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Muscles keeps it at a distance.

Smooth lands a high kick to the side of Muscles's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Smooth dives into guard, looking to finish.

Muscles is rocked!
Smooth controlling from the top position.
Muscles is still in real trouble! Can Smooth finish him?
Muscles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscles seems to have recovered his senses.
Smooth passes into half guard.
Smooth passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Smooth.
Smooth controlling from the full mount.
Smooth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscles is squirming around, avoiding Smooth's attempts to control the action.
Smooth lands a big elbow.
Smooth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muscles looks a forlorn figure.
Smooth controlling from the full mount.

Smooth swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nazz Smooth!