PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tank
vs
Smith

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith throws a head kick but Tank moves out of range.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Tank wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to clinch
and Tank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick

and Tank counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.

Tank drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tank jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tank drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Tank off! Tank jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tank trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.

Tank drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tank jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tank wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tank is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tank throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Tank takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tank is breathing heavily.
Smith looks to clinch
and Tank counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith thows a body kick. Tank tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

Smith rushes Tank and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith feints and then cracks Tank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tank down.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Tank circles away.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
Tank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.

Tank clinches with his opponent.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tank up against the cage.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks for the body kick but Tank saw that one coming.
Smith tries to clinch

and Tank counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!

Tank stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch
and Tank counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Tank to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Tank or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith closes the distance but Tank moves to the side
and Tank makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Nice takedown defense from Tank. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Tank counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Tank counters with a straight right hand.

That's two 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 darts in trying to clinch

and Tank counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.

Tank stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch but Tank slips to the side
and Tank counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tank counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Tank to acknowledge the strikes.

Tank gets a clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Tank shrugs off.

Tank lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tank wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank prevents Smith from standing back up.

Tank postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smith to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Tank dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tank circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tank counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith wants to stand but Tank is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Tank is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Tank is having none of it.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tank wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank stops Smith from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Smith tries a low kick but Tank avoids it.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

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.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Tank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith misses with a combination
and Tank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tank rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Tank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Tank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tank lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Tank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tank has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Tank!