PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Jam told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Smith
vs
Jam

201 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jam pinned against the cage. Jam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Jam misses with the combination.

Smith gets caught flat footed, as Jam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Smith looking for a guillotine here but Jam defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jam wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Jam is proving a slippery customer.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Jam from controlling successfully.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.

Jam gets a clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Jam blocks it.

Jam jumps guard.
Jam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.

Smith gets to his feet - Jam follows without any prompting.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Jam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jam is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Jam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jam wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.

Jam decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Mickey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam looks gassed!
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jam counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith looks to clinch
and Jam counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Jam throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jam blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jam wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Jam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.

Jam breaks the clinch.

Jam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Jam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smith is surviving well by controlling Jam's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Jam pushes him away.
Jam landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jam prevents Smith from getting the reversal.

Jam looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith can't escape the position.
Jam breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Smith is rocked!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith regains half guard.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jam lands a nice short elbow.

Jam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jam wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Jam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Smith is looking for a triangle but Jam pushes his legs off easily.
Smith trying to control the position.

Smith has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jam doesn't defend quickly enough and Smith has managed to lock this one up! Can Jam escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Smith on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mickey Smith!