PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Matters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Smith
vs
Matters

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Matters!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matters is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matters wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Smith blocks Matters's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Matters is trying to reverse the position but instead Smith has taken his back - oops!
Matters tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Matters is wriggling around trying to escape.

Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Matters is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Matters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Matters is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Smith locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Matters is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Smith!