PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bentner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentner comes to the cage accompanied by My Dick. Smiles has chosen Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bentner
vs
Smiles

183 cm
27
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Bentner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bentner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bentner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Farm in the buildup to the fight.
Smiles misses with a two punch combination.
Bentner tries to clinch but Smiles is having none of it.
Smiles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bentner.
Smiles lands a nice shot to the body.
Bentner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smiles as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiles. Bentner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Smiles misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiles. Bentner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smiles looks to land a combination but Bentner avoids it well.
Smiles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bentner.
Bentner avoids the body shot from Smiles.
Bentner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bentner slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Smiles throws a series of punches but Bentner moves out of range.

Bentner closes the distance and clinches.

Bentner lands a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smiles trying to keep a closed guard but Bentner is proving a slippery customer.
Bentner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bentner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bentner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smiles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smiles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bentner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smiles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smiles told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bentner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bentner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bentner throws a strike but Smiles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smiles wants to stand but Bentner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner is pulling down on Smiles's head to control his posture.
Bentner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bentner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bentner is pulling down on Smiles's head to control his posture.
Smiles wants to get up but he can't break Bentner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Bentner just wasn't active enough.

Bentner rushes Smiles and presses him up against the cage.
Smiles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bentner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smiles is looking for a sweep.
Bentner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Bentner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smiles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bentner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smiles is avoiding damage well.
Bentner scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner looks up at the clock and then as Smiles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bentner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smiles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bentner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smiles!
Smiles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Bentner has isolated one of Smiles's arms. Smiles looking to fight him off but Bentner twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Bentner!
An out of breath Nick Bentner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.