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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ant Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souwer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica-Fuel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 cm
18
160 lbs
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173 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Souwer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ant Smith! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Ant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith shoots in for a double leg but Souwer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souwer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Souwer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith. Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith throws a head kick that misses. Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souwer to score with a decent uppercut. No joy there for Souwer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Souwer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Andreas Souwer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ant Smith. Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Souwer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Souwer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith throws a combination that misses and Souwer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Souwer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souwer napping and manages to drive through into side control! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Souwer to his feet. Smith looks gassed! Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Nice cross by Souwer. Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Souwer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Souwer tries to improve position but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Souwer sneaks back into half guard. Souwer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Souwer with the active half guard here but Smith passes nicely into side control. Smith gets to mount! Souwer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Souwer is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount. Souwer tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back! Smith patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Smith has the hooks in. Souwer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Souwer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Souwer.
Souwer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard. Souwer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Souwer stopping the sweep attempt from Smith. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Souwer gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Souwer scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one. Souwer jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well. Souwer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Souwer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Souwer lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Souwer throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Souwer digs a good hook to Smith's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andreas Souwer will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souwer lands a right hook to the body.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Smith controlling the action here. Souwer actively working from the bottom here. Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Souwer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ant Smith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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