PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 2498 p4p, 333 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 9753 p4p, 826 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Therion - Sitra Ahra. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
James

185 cm
36
215 lbs
25 - 26 - 0

195 cm
51
218 lbs
51 - 45 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith with a hook.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch!.
Bitch! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Bitch! misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bitch! just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook. Bitch! ducked under it nicely.
Bitch! avoids the head kick by Smith.
Bitch! throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Bitch! misses.
Bitch! swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch!.
Bitch! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith with a hook.

Bitch! rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Bitch! is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Bitch! misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitch! is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch!.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch! just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitch! tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith lands with a good body shot.

Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Bitch! down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Bitch! back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bitch! is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), into his post fight interview.