PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Smoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoot has chosen new York as his entrance music. Fred Smoot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Howard
vs
Smoot

178 cm
29
192 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
30
175 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Smoot!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Howard avoids the head kick by Smoot.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smoot.
Smoot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoot connects with a body shot.
Smoot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoot.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smoot lands with a thumping leg kick.

Smoot lands a head kick that stumbles Howard and the fighters go to the mat.

Howard is rocked!
Smoot passes Howard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Howard trying to control here.

Smoot seems to be working for a kimura but Howard defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smoot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Smoot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smoot trying to control from half guard but Howard is working away.

Smoot is working for a kimura but Howard is defending it quite comfortably.

Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Smoot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smoot seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Howard is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fred Smoot!
Fred Smoot got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'