PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Memphis Smith (ranked 4210 p4p, 3668 weight class) and Reece Saint Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Memphis Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smith
vs
Saint Le

183 cm
25
177
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
175
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Memphis Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reece Saint Le!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab.
Smith clobbers Saint Le with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Smith.

Saint Le drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Le trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Saint Le working away.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint Le on the ground.
Saint Le looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Saint Le smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Le trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.

Saint Le wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.

Saint Le thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Saint Le has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Saint Le cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Reece Saint Le!