PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smith (ranked 8153 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afrika Bambataa (ranked 8982 p4p, 0 weight class). Afrika Bambataa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Smith
vs
Bambataa

194 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afrika Bambataa!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambataa lands with a slapping head kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bambataa enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bambataa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith postures up in Bambataa's guard and throws a big left but Bambataa blocks it.
Smith stands up over Bambataa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bambataa has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bambataa on the ground.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bambataa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Bambataa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bambataa looks winded!
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow.

Bambataa is rocked!
A big shot lands for Smith! That's hurt Bambataa! Will he recover? Smith fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Smith!