PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and butt head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Smart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smart
vs
head

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, butt head!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
head tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
head shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smart but Smart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smart fails to land the takedown.
butt head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Smart does no damage.

Smart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for head!
Smart misses with a head shot.
Smart thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Smart working for a guillotine from mount but head is in no mood to give up.
Smart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smart thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if head can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smart thowing shots but they're missing.
head is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two 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.

head bucks Smart off and manages to get back to his feet!

Smart forces head back against the cage and clinches.

head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smart with a lazy takedown attempt
and head counters with a left and a right that stings Smart.
head is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

head rushes Smart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
head lands a damaging elbow.
Smart is trying to drag head to the mat but head just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
head shoots for a takedown but Smart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smart shoots in for a double leg but head sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smart is breathing heavily.
A combination from head does no damage.
head darts in trying to clinch

and Smart counters with a shoot takedown. head fights it but they end up in guard.
Smart wants to stand but head is controlling his posture from full guard.

head pushes Smart off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
head moves in looking to clinch but Smart pushes him off.
Smart tries for a takedown but head sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
head shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smart tries to clinch but head moves out of range.
Smart misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

head closes the distance and pushes Smart back into the cage.
Smart wants to break free but head has control.

head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
head will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
head throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. head tries to avoid it but Smart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag head to the ground. head escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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.

head has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from head.
head lands on the inside with an uppercut.

head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
head swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smart misses with a takedown attempt - head sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

head has taken the fight to the clinch.
head scores with a shoulder strike.

head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
head fails with an attempt to clinch.
head closes the distance but Smart moves to the side

and Smart counters with a nice double leg into side control. head won't be happy with that.
head is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart with the ground and pound but head regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Smart 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.

A jab from head finds it's way through Smart's defenses.
head ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

head moves into the clinch successfully.
Smart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
head gets underhooks to prevent Smart's takedown attempt.
Smart takes an elbow to the forehead.

head manages to break the clinch.
Smart dives in and grabs head's left leg, looking for a takedown. head pushes down on Smart's head and hops out.
head doesn't manage to clinch there - Smart circles away.
Smart moves out of range of the leg kick from head.
head tries to clinch up but Smart circles away and keeps his distance.
Smart misses with a two punch combination.
head throws a series of punches but Smart avoids them all with ease.
head lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
head avoids a kick to the body.
head throws a head kick but Smart moves out of range.
Jake Smart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
head stalks Smart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smart's face. Smart staggers backwards, shaken.
head works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
head tries to close the distance and clinch but Smart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
head darts in trying to clinch

and Smart counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart won't allow head to get back to his feet.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but head has wrist control.
Smart looking to pass the guard.
Smart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

head has his feet on Smart's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
head scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smart in his tracks.
head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smart is looking to clinch.

Smart rushes head and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, head throws an elbow but misses.

head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

head has taken the fight to the clinch.
head scores with an uppercut up the middle.
head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
head blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
head tries to break free but Smart pushes him back against the cage.

Smart is trying to trip head. He has hold of a leg but head is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smart throws a big right hand that misses.
Smart throws a big right hand that misses.
Jake Smart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smart throwing strikes from guard but head blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart prevents head from getting back to his feet.
Smart throwing strikes from guard but head blocks nicely.
head keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Smart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smart wants to control from the top but head keeps moving.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
head tries to clinch up

and Smart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in head's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smart wants to control from the top but head keeps moving.
Smart wants to stand but head is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

head scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Smart 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!

Smart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
head misses with a few strikes there.

Smart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
head gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smart.

Smart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
head tries to clinch

and Smart counters with a nice double leg into side control. head won't be happy with that.
head is trying to buck Smart off.
An elbow from Smart crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smart with the ground and pound but head regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart is keen to just control but head is a slippery customer.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. head defending well though.

Smart decides to return to a standing position.
head tests Smart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
head is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
head tries to clinch but Smart moves out of range.
head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smart swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smart clinches up with head and pushes him back against the cage.
Smart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart shoots in for a takedown but head shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
head tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smart counters with a left and a right that stings head.
head displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

head gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says head as he avoids it easily.

head clinches.

head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
head fails in his attempt to clinch.
head attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
head tries to bum rush Smart with a series of wild strikes but Smart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from head as Smart shoots in.
head fails in his attempt to clinch.
head jabs at Smart's body.
Smart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for head.

head has closed the distance and engaged Smart in a clinch.
Smart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. head fights it off and pushes away nicely.
head tries to clinch up.
Smart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from head.
head fails in his attempt to clinch.
head stuffs the takedown.

head forces Smart back against the cage and clinches.
Smart tries to score a body lock takedown but head shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smart backwards.
head lands a hook to the side of the head.
head lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
head doesn't manage to clinch there - Smart circles away.

head has managed to clinch.
A short right from head.
head prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
head throws an elbow that misses.

head breaks from the clinch.
head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smart swats him away and circles back towards the center.

head has closed the distance and engaged Smart in a clinch.
Smart jumps guard but head stands there with Smart around his waist. Smart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says head as he avoids it easily.
head cracks Smart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
head fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from head. No joy for Smart on that attempt.
head bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
head throws a leg kick but Smart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
head wants to clinch.

Smart has head up against the cage in a clinch.
butt head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Smart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

head breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
butt head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smart!