PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazarian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - My Way. Tony Kazarian had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kazarian
vs
Smith

165 cm
28
140 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the body shot from Kazarian.
Kazarian jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Scott Smith has been cut.

Kazarian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kazarian showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Kazarian there.
Kazarian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
Kazarian slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.

Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Kazarian finish him?
Kazarian lands a big shot to the head and Smith winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Tony Kazarian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.