PBP Commentary

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

Smirnov
vs
Heras

170 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

168 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Heras!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smirnov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Heras lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smirnov will feel that in the morning.
Smirnov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Heras's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Heras has closed the distance and engaged Smirnov in a clinch.
Heras scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Petr Smirnov has been cut.
Heras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heras working Smirnov over with knees to the body.

Heras manages to break the clinch.

Heras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heras lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heras obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heras lands a body shot.
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Heras.
A short uppercut from Heras.
Heras scores with a shoulder strike.

Smirnov is rocked!

Heras breaks from the clinch.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heras tests Smirnov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heras has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smirnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Heras scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Heras and Smirnov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Heras!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joshua Heras!
After the fight, Joshua Heras was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.