PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smoot Furley (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.

A
vs
Furley

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Jani A!
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, Smoot Furley!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furley throws a series of punches but A avoids them all with ease.
A slips a straight right by Furley.
Furley tries to bum rush A with a series of wild strikes but A uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furley throws a right hand that A ducks under and follows up with a left that A also avoids with ease.
A fails to land the takedown.
Furley misses with the combination.
Furley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Furley misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A feints and as Furley raises his hands in defense, A changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A wants to pass the guard but Furley is keeping the position.

A drops back looking for a leg! Furley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Furley manages to kick A off! A jumps back into Furley's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A has gone for a leg lock! Furley slips out almost immediately though and dives into A's guard.
Furley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Furley wants to control from the top but A keeps moving.

A working for a triangle but Furley defends it easily.

A escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A is breathing heavily.
Furley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. A is keeping the position for now.

Furley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furley content to stall in guard here.

A has his foot on Furley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furley works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Furley trying to control the position from guard on top but A is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

A escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

A escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Furley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

A is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Furley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

A gets caught flat footed, as Furley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

A escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Furley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furley wants to get up but he can't break A's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Furley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Jani A will probably get the nod.
That's time! A's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Furley gets a clinch.

Furley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

A working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Furley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Furley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furley trying to control but A is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

A has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

A is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furley wanted to stand there but A had control of the position.
Furley controls from within his opponent's guard.

A is looking for a triangle but Furley pushes his legs off easily.

Furley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furley stays in close to A's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Furley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Furley slips nicely into half guard.
Furley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Furley decides to stand up.
Furley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Furley duly obliges.
Furley swinging wilding here.
Furley tries for a takedown but A circles away easily

and A counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A advances position into side control!

A thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Furley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with A. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furley holds on to A's head and controls the position momentarily.

A is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Furley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani A dominated that second round.
That's time! A's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Furley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Furley wants to control but A is keeping him busy.

A is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Furley is tapping! Great win for A!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jani A!