PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Car (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smale's choice of entrance music: Fury of Five - Come and Get It. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Car
vs
Smale

185 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smale!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Car.

Car moves into the clinch.
Car lands a damaging elbow.
Car lands an elbow just above Smale 's eye.
Smale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Car is defending well.
Smale is working for takedown but Car is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Car.
Smale tries a body shot but Car blocks it.
Car lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Car.
Car lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Car lands a nice elbow.
Smale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Car lands an elbow inside that Smale shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Car lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Car.
Smale takes an elbow to the temple.
Smale takes an elbow to the temple.
Smale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smale looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Car lands a damaging elbow.
Car lands a damaging elbow.
Car lands a nice elbow.
Car lands a damaging elbow.
Smale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Car gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zoran Car has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smale.
Car lands an elbow that stopped Smale in his tracks for a moment.
Car lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Car lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Car lands an elbow just above Smale 's eye.
Nice elbow from Car.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Car lands an elbow that stopped Smale in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Car.
Car lands an elbow that stopped Smale in his tracks for a moment.
Car lands a damaging elbow.
Car lands an elbow inside that Smale shrugs off.

Smale is rocked!

It looks like John Smale has been cut.
Smale takes an elbow to the temple.
Smale is still on wobbly legs! Can Car finish him?
Smale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Car lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Car creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smale's defenses.
Car comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Car lands an elbow that stopped Smale in his tracks for a moment.
Car lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Car lands an elbow that stopped Smale in his tracks for a moment.
Car lands a nice elbow.
Clinched against the cage, Car lands a big elbow that drops Smale! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Smale is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Car!
The defeated John Smale had this to say: 'I can't take anything away from whoever that was that just rearranged my head on my shoulders, but I'll keep training, eat my veggies, and I'll be back. '.