PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Smith
vs
Bourque

179 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque has a takedown stuffed.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Bourque looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Bourque trying to control but Smith is having none of it.

Bourque looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Bourque looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!

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

Bourque looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Bourque has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bourque won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bourque wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Bourque lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bourque with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bourque quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bourque but it's paid off an Smith is forced to tap! Nice work by Bourque.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Bourque!