PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shocka Smarty (ranked 4613 p4p, 5354 weight class) and Manuel Bautista (ranked 268 p4p, 293 weight class). Bautista has chosen Reincidentes - Vicio as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Smarty
vs
Bautista

175 cm
18
140
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
132
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shocka Smarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smarty tries to avoid it but Bautista manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smarty to the ground. Smarty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smarty attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.

Smarty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bautista's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bautista is looking to regain half guard here but Smarty keeps moving and retains side control.
Bautista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bautista is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Bautista's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Smarty decides to stand back up. Smarty steps back and let's Bautista get back to his feet.

Smarty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bautista was covering up waiting for the punch and Smarty finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bautista is looking for a triangle but Smarty pushes his legs off easily.
Smarty wants to stand but Bautista is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bautista is striking from the bottom but Smarty uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Bautista gets full guard.

Smarty stands and steps away. Bautista gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Smarty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bautista!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smarty gets to mount! Bautista was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Smarty stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Smarty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bautista is trying to escape back to his feet but Smarty uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bautista looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Smarty stands up.

Smarty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bautista's half guard.

Bautista pushes Smarty off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bautista gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smarty to score an easy takedown into full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Bautista manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
I was talking to Smarty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Smarty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bautista clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Smarty has Bautista's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smarty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bautista kicks off Smarty and gets to his feet.

Smarty gets a double leg takedown into Bautista's guard.
Bautista is wriggling around but Smarty manages to pass to half guard.

Bautista looking for a kimura from the bottom but Smarty passes into side control!
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manuel Bautista will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smarty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bautista looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bautista looks to move to half guard but instead Smarty has passed into mount! Damn!
Bautista is trying to stand up.
Bautista is in all sorts of trouble here.

Smarty stands up from mount. Strange move.

Smarty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bautista misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Bautista looking for subs from the bottom but Smarty mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista wants to control but Smarty is having none of it.
Manuel Bautista has got the better of the ground game so far.

Smarty is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Smarty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bautista is trying to stand up here but Smarty is controlling him well.
Bautista lands with a few short shots to the body.

Bautista looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Smarty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Smarty stands up out of the half guard.

Smarty scores with a takedown into Bautista's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bautista has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smarty is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bautista.

Smarty decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bautista to his feet.

Smarty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smarty showed some decent athleticism there.
Bautista is looking to get back to is feet but Smarty passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smarty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bautista on the ground.
Bautista tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smarty presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bautista is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bautista working to try and regain half guard.
Bautista is trying to reverse the position but instead Smarty has taken his back - oops!

Smarty gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!

Bautista gets caught flat footed, as Smarty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bautista has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smarty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bautista has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smarty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smarty stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.

Bautista looking for a guillotine here but Smarty defends easily.

Smarty stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shocka Smarty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smarty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smarty lands in his opponent's guard.

Bautista manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Smarty is trying to trip Bautista. He has hold of a leg but Bautista is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smarty persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Smarty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bautista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smarty has managed to get both his arms back between Bautista's legs - danger averted.

Bautista throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smarty stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.

Smarty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bautista, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smarty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista is looking to regain half guard here but Smarty keeps moving and retains side control.

Smarty stands up and beckons Bautista to his feet.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt

and Smarty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bautista won't be happy with that.

Smarty stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Smarty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smarty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smarty has control of an arm but Bautista manages to advance to Smarty's back!
I really don't envy Smarty right now.
Bautista looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bautista scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Smarty is looking for a way out.

Bautista working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Bautista has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smarty has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Bautista tightening his grip on Smarty, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista punches the canvas rather than the man.
Smarty tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bautista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smarty is looking to escape.
Smarty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Bautista lands a big elbow.
Bautista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bautista cracks Smarty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smarty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bautista wants to control the pace but Smarty is squirming around nicely.
Bautista controlling from mount.

Bautista swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Smarty is now in Bautista's guard. A big mistake from Bautista there, giving up the dominant position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Bautista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautista has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Bautista!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manuel Bautista made sure he mentioned BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight.