PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Smith (ranked 2672 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Donato Bilancia (ranked 155 p4p, 138 weight class). Jacob Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
Bilancia

197 cm
28
135
6 - 4 - 0

160 cm
20
135
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Bilancia feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

Bilancia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith pushes Bilancia away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bilancia gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Bilancia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Smith looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bilancia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bilancia lets go of the hold and Smith can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donato Bilancia!