PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Battle Tested (ranked 4016 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranky Smith (ranked 4029 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranky Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tested
vs
Smith

188 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Battle Tested!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cranky Smith!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Tested sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tested is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Tested pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith advances to mount.
Tested tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tested is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith looking to control but Tested is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tested because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tested is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tested tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tested is looking to escape.
Tested working to try and regain half guard.
Smith takes Tested's back.
Tested trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Smith is looking to control Tested but Tested is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tested looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Smith just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tested breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tested is aware though and is defending well.
Tested pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Tested makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tested tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tested defends it easily.
Tested with a nice head shot there.
Tested wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Tested works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.

Smith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tested has his hands clasped together but Smith extends and breaks Tested's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Smith.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cranky Smith!