PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Saint Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Laurent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the jungle. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Smith
vs
Saint Laurent

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Saint Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Saint Laurent. Saint Laurent maintains the clinch.
Smith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Saint Laurent has Smith pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saint Laurent pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smith tumbling to the mat - Saint Laurent dives into Smith's guard.
Saint Laurent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saint Laurent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint Laurent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint Laurent landing some decent shots from guard.
Saint Laurent is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Saint Laurent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Laurent 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.
Saint Laurent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint Laurent scoring with punches to the head and body.

Smith is rocked!

Saint Laurent thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint Laurent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Laurent postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Saint Laurent keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Saint Laurent and the ref steps in to end the fight! Saint Laurent can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Saint Laurent!
Bernard Saint Laurent thanked the fans post fight for their support.