PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer has chosen Seinfeld as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Kramer

150 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kramer!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Kramer tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith won't let Kramer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kramer is working to get back to half guard.
Kramer tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kramer working to try and regain half guard.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kramer reaches up and holds on to Smith to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Kramer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kramer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kramer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith avoids the attempt from Kramer to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Kramer is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Kramer tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kramer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kramer looks gassed!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to take Kramer's back here but Kramer is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Will Kramer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kramer is trying to control but Smith is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kramer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kramer tries to get out of the position.
Kramer avoids the attempt from Smith to control.

Kramer looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Kramer looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith tries to hold on but Kramer postures up.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Kramer's attempts to control the action.
Kramer avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith regains half guard.

Smith pushes Kramer off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith scores with a takedown into Kramer's guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kramer trying to control the position.
Kramer being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kramer can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is taking a breather. Kramer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kramer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Kramer.
Kramer trying to control from Smith's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Kramer controlling him for the moment.
Kramer is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kramer wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kramer manages to get himself to full guard.
Kramer being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kramer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith distracts Kramer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kramer looking for a sweep. Not yet Kramer, not yet.
Kramer trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kramer tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith prevents Kramer from standing back up.
Kramer tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is tying to control. Kramer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Kramer trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kramer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kramer trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kramer!
Kramer is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith avoids the attempt from Kramer to control.
Kramer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kramer tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Kramer is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Kramer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kramer!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Steve Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kramer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith controlling from mount.
Kramer wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kramer is working to get back to half guard.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kramer for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith moves into the clinch.
Kramer gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Kramer wants a takedown but no success here.
Kramer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Kramer pulls Smith in to control the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kramer pulls Smith in to control the position.
Kramer is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is trying to keep Smith in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kramer is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Kramer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.

Kramer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kramer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kramer being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer can't escape the position.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Kramer tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kramer is trying to escape the mount.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kramer tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kramer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kramer wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kramer wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Kramer is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith controlling from mount.
Kramer tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kramer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kramer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kramer is working to get back to half guard.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cosmo Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Smith!