PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny The Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Dog
vs
Smith

220 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith pushes The Dog off looking to stand but The Dog dives back in and keeps control.
The Dog trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
The Dog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith pushes The Dog off looking to stand but The Dog dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is not content to let The Dog control the position.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Dog puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Smith wants to pass to mount but The Dog is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dog pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dog is holding on for now.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
The Dog has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dog is holding on for now.
It looks like Smith is going to stand back up.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith is trying to control. The Dog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Smith there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full mount! The Dog won't be happy about that!
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Dog is looking to escape.
The Dog is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith wants to control the pace but The Dog is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force The Dog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Dog shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Smith as The Dog shoots in.
The Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The Dog tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith not doing much here.
Smith working over The Dog with some ground and pound. The Dog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but The Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of The Dog's head.
The Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith prevents The Dog from getting the reversal.
Smith 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's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith dominating with strikes here.

The Dog is rocked!
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Oh The Dog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Dog has left one of his arms exposed and Smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. The Dog screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Smith!