PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerich has chosen NEW BDSM Whore as his entrance music. Varshik Gerich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Gerich

170 cm
25
151 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

193 cm
28
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerich looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Gerich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gerich. Those never looked like landing.
Gerich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerich moves away from the strike by Smith.
Gerich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gerich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gerich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Gerich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerich.
Gerich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.

Gerich tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gerich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gerich in his tracks for a moment.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Gerich blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Gerich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gerich tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Gerich trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Gerich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gerich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Gerich looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gerich throws an elbow but misses.
Gerich throws an elbow that misses.
Gerich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gerich in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerich tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gerich's defenses.

It looks like Varshik Gerich has been cut.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith lands an elbow just above Gerich 's eye.
Gerich is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Gerich into the cage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Gerich dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Gerich shrugs off.
Gerich looking to stall.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Gerich dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gerich takes an elbow to the temple.
Gerich struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Gerich takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gerich is rocked!
Gerich wants to stall.
Gerich is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Gerich.
Clinched against the cage, Smith lands a big elbow that drops Gerich! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Gerich is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!