PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Talofalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Talofalani's choice of entrance music: Ka Mate. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Talofalani

197 cm
22
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DaMarcus Talofalani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Smith.

It looks like DaMarcus Talofalani has been cut.
Talofalani punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talofalani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Talofalani.
Talofalani misses with a looping right.
Talofalani misses with a right hand
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Talofalani really felt that one!
Talofalani walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talofalani throws a big shot that misses.
Smith jabs at Talofalani's body.
Talofalani looks gassed!
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talofalanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Talofalani is rocked!
Smith lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Talofalani up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Smith from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Talofalani's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clifford Smith!