PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pound kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Go To Sleep. The key to victory for Ezra Pound has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pound
vs
Smith

181 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pound fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Pound tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pound misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pound circles away.
Pound pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.

Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pound looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pound is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Smith!