PBP Commentary

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

Johnson
vs
Smith

175 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Fighters Formula (153 Quality IN STOCK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Smith shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith wants to take Johnson's back here but Johnson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling from the full mount.

Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Johnson regains half guard.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.

Johnson has left one of his arms exposed and Smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Johnson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Smith!