PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen When Will They Shoot as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Nilly
vs
Smith

200 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
33
270 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willy Nilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilly tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Barry Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith drives through and clinches with Nilly against the cage.
Nilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nilly tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Nilly can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Nilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Nilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Nilly is trying to stall.
Nilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Nilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nilly trying to land knees to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Nilly.
Nilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Willy Nilly has been cut.
Smith avoiding damage as Nilly throws knees to the body.
Nilly trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Nilly.
Nilly taking a breather.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nilly tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Nilly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nilly looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barry Smith!