PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Steve Smith enters the cage!

Heartman
vs
Smith

188 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Heartman rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heartman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heartman lands a knee to the head.
Heartman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heartman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Heartman has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heartman has Smith pressed against the cage.
Heartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heartman is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heartman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Steve Smith's cut even more.
Smith tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage.
Heartman misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heartman taking a breather.
Heartman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman misses with a knee to the head.
Heartman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.

Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Heartman is just out of range.

Heartman closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.

Smith gets control of Heartman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Heartman from controlling successfully.
Heartman thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heartman's guard.
Heartman is breathing heavily.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith prevents Heartman from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heartman tries to get out of the position.

Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Heartman tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heartman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiago Heartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.

Heartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Heartman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Heartman lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

Heartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heartman is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

Heartman gets a clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heartman landing knees to the head.
Heartman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith stalling in the clinch but Heartman improves position.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman with a knee to the head.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heartman taking a breather.

Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith landing punches.

Heartman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Heartman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Smith throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Heartman has his hands clasped together but Smith breaks the hold and Heartman is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Smith!