PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas MacDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDowell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face The Pain. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: pride. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

MacDowell
vs
Smith

171 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas MacDowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacDowell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacDowell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
MacDowell throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by MacDowell.
MacDowell landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacDowell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but MacDowell has the dominant position.
Smith can't break the clinch.
MacDowell lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MacDowell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
MacDowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.

MacDowell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
MacDowell landing a few strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
MacDowell lands an elbow.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
MacDowell in side control lands a decent elbow.

MacDowell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
MacDowell lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

MacDowell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
MacDowell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
MacDowell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
MacDowell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
MacDowell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

MacDowell tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
MacDowell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith tries to buck MacDowell off but MacDowell is having none of it.
MacDowell lands an elbow.
MacDowell is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
MacDowell scoring with punches from side control.
MacDowell is chipping away with strikes.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
MacDowell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell landing strikes.

MacDowell is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Smith looks calm but he's in trouble here. MacDowell gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! MacDowell lets go of the hold and Smith can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Atlas MacDowell!
Atlas MacDowell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.