PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smido
vs
Beck

179 cm
24
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smido will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beck tries to clinch up but Smido circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.

Beck gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Beck there.
Beck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smido keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smido with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smido is looking for a sweep. Beck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smido slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smido avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smido being controlled here, momentarily.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Smido blocks nicely.
Smido is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck gets back to full guard.
Beck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beck is controlling Smido's posture.
Beck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smido is one step ahead there.
Beck is trying to keep Smido in close.
Smido in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beck looking for a sweep. Not yet Beck, not yet.
Smido makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smido scoring with some ground and pound.
Smido lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smido throwing strikes from guard but Beck blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beck pulls Smido in close to his closed guard and prevents Smido from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smido preventing the sweep.
Beck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beck is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beck tries for a takedown but Smido circles away easily
and Smido counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beck doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Smido counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beck's guard now.
Smido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smido 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smido postures up in Beck's guard and throws a big left but Beck blocks it.
Beck wants to sweep here but Smido controlling him for the moment.
Smido trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smido is working Beck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smido throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Beck tries to clinch

and Smido counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smido with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smido stops Beck from standing up.
Beck keeping full guard, as Smido tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido preventing the sweep.
Smido postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beck trying to control the position here.
Smido postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beck is adopting a defensive guard.
Smido preventing the sweep.
Smido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smido is fighting to break Beck's control of his arms but Beck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smido won't allow Beck to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beck tries to land a front kick but Smido steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beck scores with a sloppy right hand. Smido should have avoided that one.
Beck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Virgil Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck slips a jab from Smido.
Beck tries to clinch up.
Beck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beck throws a shot from downtown. Smido moves away and avoids it.
Beck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smido counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smido throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck throws a low kick, looking for Smido's leg but Smido calmly moves out of range.
Beck digs a good hook to Smido's body.
Beck drops his hands momentarily and Smido takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smido.
Smido misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck wants to clinch but Smido slips to the side
enabling Smido to counter with a crisp jab.
Smido swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Beck misses the target.
Beck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smido counters with a stiff right hand.
Beck fails with the takedown
and Smido connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virgil Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smido. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smido stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smido shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beck pinned against the cage. Beck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck closes the distance but Smido moves to the side
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smido sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smido blocks a leg kick.
Beck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smido throws a hook to the side of Beck's head but Beck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beck tries to clinch up

and Smido counters with a takedown into side control.
Smido lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Smido crashes against the mat.
Beck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beck wants to get back to full guard.
Beck wants to control but Smido is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Smido there.
Beck manages to get to full guard.
Smido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smido is looking to work some ground and pound but Beck has wrist control.
Beck wants to sweep but no luck.
Smido lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smido postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smido stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beck has Smido pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smido postures up.
Smido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beck falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Beck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beck slips under a jab.
Smido connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beck defending well as Smido loads up on a big left hand.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smido misses with a looping right.
Beck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Beck looks to clinch
and Smido cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beck misses with a takedown attempt
and Smido makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smido blocks the body kick.
Smido throws a looping overhand right but Beck ducks down to avoid it.
Beck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Beck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Smido's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beck working the ground and pound from side control.
Smido dodges the ground and pound from Beck.
Beck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smido is avoiding damage well.
Smido is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Snabbo Smido overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smido is looking to improve his position.
Smido trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beck's back!

Smido looking to break Beck's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Beck remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Smido will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Beck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Beck wants to hold on but Smido pushes him away.
Beck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smido has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beck's face.
Smido raining down shots from the mount!
Smido throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smido working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beck tries to hold on but Smido pushes him away.
Beck in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smido scoring with strikes but Beck is staying in there.
Beck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smido has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beck's face.
Smido looking to finish Beck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beck!
A nice elbow there by Smido.
Smido throws some wild stikes that Beck manages to avoid easily.
Beck regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beck is trying to control the position but Smido postures up.
Beck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smido thows a big elbow that misses.
Virgil Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beck controls Smido momentarily but Smido frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Smido.

Beck moves into range and clinches up with Smido.
Smido drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beck misses with a hook.

That's four 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.
Beck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smido's head.
Smido misses with a hook. Beck ducked under it nicely.
Beck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smido.
Smido is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Beck instigates a clinch.
Beck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beck is pressed up against the cage. Smido has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beck down to the mat. Beck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smido is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Smido.
Smido throws a jab when Beck was well out of range.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snabbo Smido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smido, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snabbo Smido!