PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Cambell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cambell
vs
Smith

178 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
169 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Cambell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinnie Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch up but Cambell keeps it at a distance.

Cambell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cambell working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cambell thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Cambell throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Cambell thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Cambell is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Cambell prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Cambell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambell thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambell trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Cambell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Cambell is controlling him
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cambell.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith is looking to control Cambell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Cambell is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Cambell is very close to passing his half guard.
Cambell wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Cambell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Cambell on that attempt.
Cambell shoots in but no luck this time.

Cambell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cambell cracks Smith with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cambell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cambell cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambell controls the position.
Cambell tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Cambell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith looks winded!
Cambell working the body and head with strikes.
Cambell is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Cambell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambell cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Cambell happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith tries to bench press Cambell off him but Cambell keeps the position.
Cambell landing strikes.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cambell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cambell working the ground and pound.
Cambell lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cambell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Smith is rocked!
Cambell working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Cambell finish him?
Cambell taking a breather here.
Cambell in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smith looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cambell turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Cambell!
Wayne Cambell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.