PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida has chosen 24 theme song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Smilehoven
vs
Almeida

180 cm
23
164 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Smilehoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Almeida!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilehoven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smilehoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida works Smilehoven's body with a nice hook.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida takes one to the side of the head.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Smilehoven's front leg but catches the back leg as Smilehoven tries to avoid it.
Almeida scores with a nice body kick.
Almeida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smilehoven's sensitive parts.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses the shot to the body.
Smilehoven connects with a jab.
Smilehoven jabs at Almeida's body.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smilehoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a solid body kick.
Smilehoven throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smilehoven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida lands a front kick.
Smilehoven throws a solid leg kick but Almeida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smilehoven.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Smilehoven is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida pushes Smilehoven away with a front kick.
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smilehoven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Smilehoven's front leg but catches the back leg as Smilehoven tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smilehoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almeida - the referee stops the clock and Smilehoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almeida. Smilehoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smilehoven tries to land a body kick
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Almeida lands a head kick. Smilehoven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smilehoven avoids the head kick by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almeida - that will leave a mark!
Almeida thumps Smilehoven with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smilehoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almeida - the referee stops the clock and Smilehoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almeida. Smilehoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Almeida lands a head kick. Smilehoven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jim Smilehoven has been cut.
Smilehoven looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
Smilehoven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smilehoven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almeida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smilehoven missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smilehoven throws out the jab.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Smilehoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smilehoven in his tracks.
Smilehoven looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida thumps Smilehoven with a low kick.
Smilehoven misses with a jab to the body
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Smilehoven shrugs it off.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Smilehoven misses with a head kick.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smilehoven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almeida counters with a head kick. That will keep Smilehoven thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smilehoven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smilehoven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Almeida.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smilehoven manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Smilehoven's cut.
That's time! Smilehoven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Almeida swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida lands a front kick.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Almeida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Almeida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almeida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Almeida lands.
Smilehoven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almeida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Almeida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jim Smilehoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Smilehoven throws a solid leg kick but Almeida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smilehoven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida walks into a straight right hand from Smilehoven.
Almeida lands a head shot.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smilehoven looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Smilehoven cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smilehoven misses with a low kick.
Smilehoven throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Smilehoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida works Smilehoven's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smilehoven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Smilehoven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smilehoven misses with a head kick.
Jim Smilehoven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Smilehoven misses.
Anthony Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Smilehoven throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smilehoven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almeida.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Smilehoven's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smilehoven doesn't seem bothered though.
Almeida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smilehoven's calf.
Almeida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Almeida lands a slapping body shot.
Almeida cracks a nice hook into Smilehoven's ribs.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Almeida lands but Smilehoven takes it in his stride.
Almeida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smilehoven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almeida jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smilehoven's sensitive parts.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Almeida lands a jab to Smilehoven's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almeida.
Smilehoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Almeida lands a head kick!
Almeida lands a jab to Smilehoven's midsection.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Smilehoven's body. Smilehoven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smilehoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Almeida tests Smilehoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smilehoven rather than just go for the knockout.
Smilehoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida throws a nice head kick!
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Smilehoven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Almeida lands but Smilehoven takes it in his stride.
Almeida connects with an inside leg kick.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a good low kick that Smilehoven was not able to check.
Smilehoven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Almeida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smilehoven's head.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida tests Smilehoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smilehoven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smilehoven throws out the jab.
Smilehoven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida lands a high kick!
Almeida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smilehoven's head.
Smilehoven takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida scores with a spinning back kick!
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida scoring well with a low kick there.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Smilehoven is predictable there
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Smilehoven misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida cracks Smilehoven with a good jab.
Smilehoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almeida can pounce on him.
Smilehoven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smilehoven walks into a stiff left hand from Almeida.
A jab from Almeida does it's job there.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smilehoven thinking.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Smilehoven misses the shot to the body.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almeida.
Smilehoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smilehoven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smilehoven throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almeida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smilehoven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Almeida throws a head kick that half lands.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Smilehoven throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Smilehoven down.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Smilehoven's torso.
Smilehoven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almeida.
Smilehoven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smilehoven tries to move into range but Almeida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Almeida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smilehoven doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smilehoven misses with a body shot.
Almeida lands with a good body shot.
Smilehoven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smilehoven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almeida scores with a jab to the head.
Smilehoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida scores with a head kick.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a body kick that stops Smilehoven in his tracks momentarily.
Jim Smilehoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smilehoven takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Almeida!