PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Florijan Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jagatic
vs
Smith

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Florijan Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick

so Jagatic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jagatic won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Jagatic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jagatic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Jagatic stands up from Smith's guard - Jagatic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick

and Jagatic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jagatic won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Jagatic forces his way into half guard.

Jagatic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smith to get to his feet.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Jagatic counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jagatic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jagatic stops Smith from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagatic working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Jagatic decides to return to a standing position.
Smith throws a head kick that misses

and Jagatic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith looks gassed!
Jagatic passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Jagatic stands up out of the half guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jagatic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Smith misses

and Jagatic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Jagatic forces his way into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.

Jagatic stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick

and Jagatic counters by clinching up.

Smith decides to pull guard.

Jagatic drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jagatic seems to have locked his on tight now - Smith screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jagatic, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Florijan Jagatic!