PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu Sai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen's chin.

Sai
vs
Werbenjagermanjensen

180 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yu Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sai with a poor takedown

and Werbenjagermanjensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Werbenjagermanjensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Werbenjagermanjensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Werbenjagermanjensen drops back looking for a leg! Sai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sai manages to kick Werbenjagermanjensen off! Werbenjagermanjensen jumps back into Sai's guard.
Werbenjagermanjensen scoring with some ground and pound.
Werbenjagermanjensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Werbenjagermanjensen trying to control but Sai is working from the bottom.
Werbenjagermanjensen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Werbenjagermanjensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Werbenjagermanjensen drops back looking for a leg! Sai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sai manages to kick Werbenjagermanjensen off! Werbenjagermanjensen jumps back into Sai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Werbenjagermanjensen trying to control but Sai is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Werbenjagermanjensen drops back looking for a leg! Sai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sai manages to kick Werbenjagermanjensen off! Werbenjagermanjensen jumps back into Sai's guard.
Sai has momentary wrist control but Werbenjagermanjensen slips an elbow through the middle.
Werbenjagermanjensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Werbenjagermanjensen wants to control from the top but Sai keeps moving.
Sai is trying to keep Werbenjagermanjensen in close.
Werbenjagermanjensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Werbenjagermanjensen.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Werbenjagermanjensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Werbenjagermanjensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Werbenjagermanjensen has managed to get both his arms back between Sai's legs - danger averted.
Werbenjagermanjensen throwing strikes but missing.
Werbenjagermanjensen advances position into side control!

Werbenjagermanjensen has hold of Sai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sai seems comfortable defending it but Werbenjagermanjensen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Werbenjagermanjensen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen!
After the fight, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 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.