PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yamaguchi's choice of entrance music: One More Time - Daft Punk. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tai Yamaguchi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Smith
vs
Yamaguchi

175 cm
25
182 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Smith!
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, Tai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but Yamaguchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamaguchi tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamaguchi to the ground. Yamaguchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamaguchi lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Yamaguchi.
Nice sprawl there from Yamaguchi as Smith shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamaguchi as he avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamaguchi as he avoids it easily.

Yamaguchi lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Yamaguchi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi connects with a nice cross there... Smith is looking wobbly and Yamaguchi recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Smith to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Yamaguchi jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tai Yamaguchi!