PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. The crowd seem to be enjoying D's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Firestarter. Christiano Smokeleaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smokeleaf
vs
D

200 cm
22
245 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
270 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Resistance

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and D counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Christiano Smokeleaf has been cut.
Smokeleaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice head shot.
D ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fails with the takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook.

Smokeleaf shoots in and bounces D off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
D looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smokeleaf puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is controlling the pace.
Smokeleaf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
D taking some punishment here, with Smokeleaf in his half guard.
Smokeleaf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smokeleaf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf is stalling here. D is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smokeleaf seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and D has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smokeleaf keeping his opponent close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is trying to improve his position.
Smokeleaf manages to get back to half guard.
Smokeleaf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smokeleaf wants to control the pace but D is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Smokeleaf there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
D tries to hold on but Smokeleaf postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smokeleaf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smokeleaf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
D in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
D takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smokeleaf lands with some strikes.

D is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Smokeleaf! D is hurt baaadly! Smokeleaf is firing away with more strikes - D is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christiano Smokeleaf!
After winning the bout, Christiano Smokeleaf thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.