PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raw Smoker (ranked 2817 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Island Mongrel (ranked 369 p4p, 288 weight class). Mongrel has chosen Tyron Woodley as his entrance music. Island Mongrel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raw Smoker's chin.

Smoker
vs
Mongrel

182 cm
27
191
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
200
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raw Smoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Island Mongrel !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoker with a poor takedown
letting Mongrel counter with a right hand.

It looks like Raw Smoker has been cut.
Mongrel thuds his right hand into Smoker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smoker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smoker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mongrel 's waist but Mongrel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smoker off to one side.
Smoker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mongrel 's waist but Mongrel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smoker off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raw Smoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongrel works Smoker's body with a nice hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mongrel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Smoker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smoker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mongrel is defending against the submission attempts here by Smoker.
Mongrel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smoker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mongrel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Smoker seems to be looking for submissions.
Mongrel is looking to improve his position.

Smoker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Smoker is looking for a kimura but Mongrel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smoker to get the leverage.

Smoker is working for a kimura but Mongrel is defending it quite comfortably.

Smoker is looking for a kimura but Mongrel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smoker to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smoker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mongrel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smoker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Smoker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mongrel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raw Smoker!