PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mark Stanton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stanton
vs
Smith

180 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Sparta Fightware

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
A slow jab from Stanton misses its intended target.
Stanton punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Stanton misses with a straight left.
Stanton misses with a hook.
Stanton scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stanton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slips a straight right by Stanton.
Nice body punch from Stanton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stanton misses its intended target.
Stanton throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Stanton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanton. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Stanton shoots in.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Stanton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanton throws a shot to the body.
Mark Stanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith looks winded!
Stanton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanton connects with a crisp jab.
Stanton is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanton connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Mike Smith's cut even more.

Stanton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stanton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stanton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.

Stanton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Smith is trying to escape and Stanton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Smith is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stanton! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Stanton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mark Stanton made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.