PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ally Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Born To Win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Gracie

178 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ally Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith struggling a bit here.

Gracie decides to stand back up.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.

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

That's two 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Smith tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie looks gassed!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Gracie tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Ally Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Smith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Smith breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ally Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith lands with a cross.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Smith has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith clinches up against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Smith clinches.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Ryan Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ally Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie's cut.
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!

Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Ally Smith is winning the standup battle so far.

Smith has managed to clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Gracie letting Smith take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ally Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ally Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ally Smith!