PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Smith
vs
Jones

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

Smith looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Smith quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Smith celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Smith!