PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Reginald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Reginald
vs
Smilehoven

185 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
164 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Reginald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Smilehoven!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilehoven throws a good cross that connects.
Smilehoven looks to land a left hand but Reginald moved out of range nicely.
Reginald dives in and grabs Smilehoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smilehoven pushes down on Reginald's head and hops out.
Reginald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reginald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Reginald blocks a jab.
Reginald shoots in but no luck this time.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Reginald wants to slow Smilehoven down by chopping away at his legs.
Smilehoven misses with a wild combination.
Reginald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smilehoven.
Reginald slips a jab and a cross from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven stuffs the takedown attempt from Reginald. Reginald gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Reginald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smilehoven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Smilehoven blocks the leg kick.
Reginald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reginald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smilehoven is fending him off so far but Reginald persists. Nope, Smilehoven circles away and we're back to standing.
Smilehoven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reginald tries to close the distance and clinch but Smilehoven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smilehoven tries to bum rush Reginald with a series of wild strikes but Reginald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Smilehoven gets caught flat footed, as Reginald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Smilehoven has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reginald off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven looks to land a combination. Reginald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smilehoven misses with a series of wild punches.
Reginald moves away from the strike by Smilehoven.
Reginald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smilehoven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Smilehoven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reginald fails with a takedown attempt.
Reginald shoots in but no luck this time.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smilehoven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reginald in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Smilehoven - just one landing.
Smilehoven thuds his right hand into Reginald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reginald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smilehoven but Smilehoven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reginald is breathing heavily.
Smilehoven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smilehoven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reginald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smilehoven lands a glancing blow to the side of Reginald's head.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Reginald avoids nicely.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smilehoven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smilehoven jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reginald has managed to clinch.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smilehoven loads up on a big right hand but Reginald slips the punch.
Reginald misses with a low kick.
A big right from Smilehoven misses.
Smilehoven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reginald.
Smilehoven throws a looping overhand right but Reginald ducks down to avoid it.
Reginald slips a jab and a cross from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven cracks Reginald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reginald shoots for a double leg takedown but Smilehoven sprawls well. He's pushed Reginald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reginald has a takedown stuffed.
Jim Smilehoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Smilehoven dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good shot there by Smilehoven.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smilehoven. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smilehoven stuffs the takedown.
Smilehoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reginald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smilehoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Reginald is just out of range.
Reginald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smilehoven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reginald somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reginald is defended easily by Smilehoven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Reginald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reginald slips a jab from Smilehoven.
Reginald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smilehoven throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smilehoven checks a leg kick.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Reginald blocks it.
Reginald ducks under a wild hook from Smilehoven.
A swing and a miss from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven cracks Reginald with an open hand slap.
Reginald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Reginald blocks it.
Reginald slips under a jab from Smilehoven.
Sir Reginald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Reginald moves out of range.
Jim Smilehoven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reginald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Smilehoven misses.
Smilehoven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smilehoven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smilehoven.
Reginald dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Reginald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smilehoven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reginald dives in and grabs Smilehoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smilehoven pushes down on Reginald's head and hops out.

Reginald drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reginald wants to stand and escape but instead Smilehoven has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reginald keeping full guard, as Smilehoven tries to pass.
Smilehoven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven trying to control but Reginald is working from the bottom.
Reginald is looking to stand up but Smilehoven isn't so interested in that idea.
Reginald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reginald tries to get out of the position.
Smilehoven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reginald's guard.

That's four 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.

Smilehoven decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Smilehoven stuffs the takedown attempt from Reginald. Reginald gets slowly back to his feet.
Reginald blocks a jab.
Reginald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reginald slips a jab from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Reginald tries to work over Smilehoven's front leg with a kick but Smilehoven checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Smilehoven 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!

Reginald dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reginald at a distance.
Reginald tries for a takedown but Smilehoven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smilehoven lands a really nice looking cross but Reginald seems unphased.
Reginald moves in looking to clinch but Smilehoven pushes him off.
Smilehoven might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smilehoven leaves Reginald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Reginald is looking to chop away at Smilehoven's legs.
Reginald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by Smilehoven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reginald tries to move into range but Smilehoven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smilehoven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smilehoven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reginald circles away quickly and effectively.
Reginald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smilehoven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smilehoven misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smilehoven, as that shot connected.
Reginald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smilehoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smilehoven loads up on a big right hand but Reginald slips the punch.
Reginald drops his hands momentarily and Smilehoven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reginald tries to clinch up but Smilehoven circles away and keeps his distance.
Sir Reginald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Smilehoven seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven cracks Reginald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reginald throws out a leg kick but Smilehoven moves out of range and Reginald only half commits.
Smilehoven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smilehoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reginald.
Nice shot lands for Smilehoven.
Smilehoven missing with a left hand there. Reginald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reginald staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Smilehoven scores with a four punch combination!
Smilehoven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smilehoven missing with a left hand there. Reginald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reginald slips a jab from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws out a loose jab but Reginald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smilehoven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald shoots for a takedown but Smilehoven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Reginald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smilehoven throws an overhand right that lands on Reginald's shoulder, as Reginald tries to avoid the shot.
Reginald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reginald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smilehoven throws a shot from downtown. Reginald moves away and avoids it.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Smilehoven checks the leg kick.
Smilehoven misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Smilehoven.

That's four 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.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Reginald avoids them all with ease.
Reginald throws out a leg kick but Smilehoven moves out of range and Reginald only half commits.
Reginald slips under a jab from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reginald drops his hands momentarily and Smilehoven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reginald.
Reginald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smilehoven is able to avoid easily.
Reginald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reginald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jim Smilehoven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reginald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smilehoven checks it well.
Reginald takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Smilehoven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smilehoven 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smilehoven!