PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karmi Doulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Doulos

196 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Mohito Fightwear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karmi Doulos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Doulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith stands up over Doulos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith cracks Doulos with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Doulos blocks nicely.
Smith works over Doulos with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith cracks Doulos with a solid left hand.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doulos's head.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working Doulos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doulos's head.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doulos's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is pushing down on Doulos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doulos is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doulos!

Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doulos is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doulos tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doulos's face.

Doulos is rocked!
Smith working Doulos over with strikes here.
Doulos is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Doulos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Smith!