PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fury
vs
Smith

180 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimbo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Fury holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Fury is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Fury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fury tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fury looking for a sweep. Not yet Fury, not yet.
Fury controlling the position.
Fury continues to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fury controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Fury manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury is controlling Smith's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fury bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury landing some decent shots from guard.
Fury wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Fury scoring with some ground and pound.
Fury is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.

Smith is rocked!
Fury is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Fury finish him?
Smith has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fury wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Fury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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 Frank Fury will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fury has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Fury bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fury postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fury scoring with some ground and pound.
Fury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Fury slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
Frank Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury lands a big elbow - Smith is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fury!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury thanked the fans post fight for their support.