PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 1534 p4p, 2861 weight class) and Ola Badmus (ranked 204 p4p, 351 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Badmus

188 cm
26
190
2 - 1 - 1

180 cm
24
185
4 - 2 - 0

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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ola Badmus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Badmus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badmus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Badmus saw that one coming.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Badmus drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Badmus up against the cage.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badmus is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Leon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Badmus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Badmus blocks an uppercut.
Badmus is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Badmus jumps guard but Smith stands there with Badmus around his waist. Badmus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badmus blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith digs a right hand into Badmus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badmus's gas tank.
Badmus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Badmus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Badmus misses the target.
Badmus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badmus is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Badmus jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Badmus tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.

Badmus pulls Smith into guard.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Badmus is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at CHECMATE PRIME MMA inform us that Badmus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Badmus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badmus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.

Badmus looking for a triangle here. Smith is fighting it but it looks tight! Badmus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Smith is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ola Badmus!
Our winner, Ola Badmus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.