PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Khalifa

180 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

163 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalifa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalifa. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Khalifa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalifa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith stuns Khalifa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Khalifa.
Khalifa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khalifa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Khalifa is rocked!
Khalifa moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Khalifa is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith jabs Khalifa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khalifa lands with a good body shot.
Khalifa seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Khalifa looks winded!
Khalifa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalifa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Khalifa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khalifa swings widly with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith steps in with a hook that catches Khalifa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smith follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Khalifa looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
A victorious John Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.