PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smif comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Back. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smif
vs
Douglas

190 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
213 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

[MMABR] SOLID Nutritional - Tokyo's Best!!

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Douglas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smif will feel that in the morning.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smif takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Smif blocks a low kick nicely.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Smif moved away.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Smif, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Smif against the cage but Smif circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Smif fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif keeps the fight on the outside.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Smif saw that one coming.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Douglas lands a with a good body shot.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smif is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smif displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Joseph Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Smif lands a glancing blow to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smif misses with a hook.
Smif walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smif throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Smif throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Smif's legs.
Smif throws a solid leg kick but Douglas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smif.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Smif, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smif walks forward, straight into a front kick from Douglas.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Smif checks it.
Smif checks a leg kick nicely.
Douglas works Smif's body with a nice hook.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Smif in the body.
Smif throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Smif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Smif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Smif misses the jab.
Smif blocks a head kick by Douglas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a head kick.
Smif checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas throws a head kick but Smif moves out of range.
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smif is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif with a jab.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Smif checks it
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smif scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Smif makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smif slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smif moves out of range of the leg kick from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smif throws out the jab.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smif's sensitive parts.
Smif misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smif darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Smif counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Smif scores with a nice strike.
Smif throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Smif keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Smif blocks the leg kick.
Smif works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas throws a head kick but Smif moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Douglas lands with a kick to the temple. Smif shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Joseph Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Smif throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smif cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smif connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Douglas misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smif is able to avoid easily.
Smif takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smif blocks a head kick by Douglas.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Joseph Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Smif avoids the head kick by Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and Smif counters with a three punch combo that has Douglas backing up. Douglas nods at Smif to acknowledge the strikes.
Smif blocks a leg kick.
Smif blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smif.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Smif moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Smif misses.
Smif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smif.
Smif lands a with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smif takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Douglas cracks the inside of Smif's front leg.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Smif scores with a punch to the head.
Smif scores with a crisp jab that stopped Douglas in his tracks.
Smif scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smif.
Douglas tries to clinch but Smif moves out of range.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Smif dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Smif, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smif takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smif.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Smif throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Smif steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smif.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smif sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smif scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smif throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Smif cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smif checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smif lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Smif takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Smif throws a combination. Douglas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smif throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Smif lands with an overhand left.
Douglas tries to bum rush Smif with a series of wild strikes but Smif uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smif thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Smif dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Smif counters with a one-two to the body.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Smif swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Douglas with a hook.
Smif blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smif's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smif duly obliges.
Smif throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smif will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Smif showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smif 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Smif!