PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Nukem (ranked 4227 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Pugnacious Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nukem
vs
Smiff

167 cm
23
142
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
23
142
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pugnacious Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nukem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smiff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smiff wants to sweep here but Nukem controlling him for the moment.
Nukem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smiff wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukem content to stall in guard here.
Nukem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiff is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smiff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smiff looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.
Nukem with a nice head shot there.
Nukem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smiff trying to control the position.

Smiff looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smiff keeping full guard, as Nukem tries to pass.
Nukem throws a big elbow that misses.
Nukem advances to half guard.

Nukem seems to be looking for submissions.
Nukem looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nukem is trying to control the action in half guard but Smiff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff trying to control but Nukem postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smiff is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Smiff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nukem trying to control but Smiff postures up.
Nukem trying to get back to full guard but Smiff takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Smiff working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem wants to hold on but Smiff pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smiff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nukem is in a horrible position here. Smiff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nukem is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smiff looking to finish Nukem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nukem!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nukem is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nukem tries to lock up and control but Smiff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pugnacious Smiff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smiff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nukem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nukem wants it to stay on the feet.
Nukem feinted with a counter takedown.
Nukem tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Smiff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nukem won't be happy with that.
Nukem keeping his opponent close.
Nukem is trying to improve his position.
Nukem struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem is not content to let Smiff control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smiff.
Smiff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smiff scoring with punches and elbows.
Nukem has one of Smiff's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Pugnacious Smiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smiff tries to advance to mount but Nukem denies him.

Smiff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nukem knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem wants to control but Smiff postures up.
Nukem tries to improve position but can't.
Smiff misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nukem struggling a bit here.
Nukem on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nukem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nukem can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nukem is looking for a sweep. Smiff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nukem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nukem is looking to control Smiff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nukem avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nukem works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smiff throws a big right hand that misses.

Nukem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smiff defends it easily.
Smiff passes Nukem's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Smiff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smiff moves into full mount! Nukem won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pugnacious Smiff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Smiff avoids the head kick by Nukem.
Smiff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nukem moves in looking to clinch but Smiff pushes him off.
Smiff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nukem defends well and Smiff ends up having to push Nukem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nukem tries to clinch up

and Smiff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nukem won't be happy with that.
Nukem struggling a bit here.
Smiff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nukem keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem struggling a bit here.
Smiff working the head with strikes.
Smiff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smiff working away.
Nukem is not content to let Smiff control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is trying to improve his position.
Nukem manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nukem is in trouble now - Smiff has advanced to mount!
Smiff is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smiff wants to advance to full mount but Nukem doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Smiff trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nukem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff postures up in Nukem's guard and throws a big left but Nukem blocks it.
Nukem pulls Smiff in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nukem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smiff is pushing down on Nukem's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nukem is fighting to maintain full guard but Smiff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smiff is pressing down on Nukem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nukem is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nukem is trying to control but Smiff manages to pass to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pugnacious Smiff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smiff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Pugnacious Smiff!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Pugnacious Smiff!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Pugnacious Smiff!

Pugnacious Smiff wins by unanimous decision!