PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Stek (ranked 3150 p4p, 348 weight class) and Hulk Smash (ranked 6567 p4p, 497 weight class). The key to victory for Kamil Stek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stek
vs
Smash

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Stek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stek lands a big right hand that sends Smash crashing to the mat! Stek stays standing though and waves Smash back to his feet!

Smash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smash is thwarting Stek's attempts to control the position.
Stek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smash stalling.
Stek trying to hold on to Smash's head to control him but Smash postures up.
Stek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smash working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smash lands a nice short elbow.
Smash passes to side control.
Smash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stek to see if he's OK.
Smash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stek pushes Smash away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smash gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smash cracks Stek with a big right hand but Stek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smash works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smash controls the position.

Smash tries for a kimura but Stek is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Stek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smash scoring with punches from side control.
Smash working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smash happy to just control the position for now.
Smash working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smash connects with a decent elbow.

Smash is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stek looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smash gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stek is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smash lets go of the hold and Stek can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hulk Smash!
In his post fight interview, Hulk Smash started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.