PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocanu Marian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Group Home-Supa Star. Mocanu Marian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Marian

167 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mocanu Marian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marian counters by clinching up.

Marian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marian is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Marian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith trying to control but Marian is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith won't allow Marian to get back to his feet.
Marian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marian is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marian wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Marian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Marian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Marian.
Marian just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.

Marian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Marian off but instead Marian has got his back!
Marian is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position.
Smith is trying to stand back up.
Marian is landing with strikes. Smith can't take much more of this.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marian controlling the positon.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Marian is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Marian. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marian's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Marian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marian has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith won't allow Marian to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Marian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Marian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith wants to control from the top but Marian keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marian is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.

Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mocanu Marian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

Marian dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith is looking for a triangle here but Marian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marian wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marian controls the position from side control.
Marian tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.
Marian scoring with punches and elbows.
Mocanu Marian has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marian tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marian advances to mount.
Marian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to hold on but Marian postures up.
Marian controlling his opponent.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Marian postures up.
Marian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marian controlling the position easily from mount.
Marian trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Marian raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marian controlling from mount.
Marian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marian tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mocanu Marian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Marian clinches.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Marian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Marian manages to pull guard.
Marian has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marian is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marian.
Marian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Marian dodges it nicely.
Smith blocks the strikes from Marian.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Marian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Marian pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.

Marian is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Smith has latched onto it... Big trouble! Smith pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Marian is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Smith!