PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes into the arena with Smile Like You Mean It blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

J Smiles
vs
Esposito

198 cm
31
197 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

186 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smiles closes the distance and pushes Esposito back into the cage.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.

Esposito breaks from the clinch.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles blocks a low kick nicely.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Smiles's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smiles moves to clinch but Esposito breaks away
and Smiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.

Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Smiles.

It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito shoots in but no luck this time.
Smiles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Esposito.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smiles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esposito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito shoots in looking for a takedown. Smiles tries to sprawl out of it but Esposito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smiles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smiles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Esposito! Smiles is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Esposito!