PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 4143 p4p, 408 weight class) and Cromel Tracer (ranked 4403 p4p, 427 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Panini. Tracer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by NF-I`m ready. John Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cromel Tracer's chin.

Smith
vs
Tracer

189 cm
26
225 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
28
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cromel Tracer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Tracer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tracer lands the left hand.
That kick from Tracer tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tracer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like John Smith has been cut.

Tracer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to control but Tracer postures up.
Tracer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith wants to control but Tracer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tracer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tracer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tracer wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Tracer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tracer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tracer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tracer avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Tracer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Tracer working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
Smith tries to hold on but Tracer postures up.
Smith gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Tracer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tracer is controlling the pace.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Tracer prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tracer stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
We've been informed that Tracer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tracer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tracer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Tracer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tracer scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Tracer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tracer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tracer's waist but Tracer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

Oooooh!!! Tracer has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Tracer steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Smith is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Tracer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cromel Tracer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tracer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Tracer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tracer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Tracer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tracer gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cromel Tracer!
Cromel Tracer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated John Smith had this to say: 'he did a great job'.