PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riseman
vs
Smith

189 cm
25
186 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Riseman. Riseman maintains the clinch.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

Smith rushes Riseman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Riseman.
Riseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riseman prevents it.
Riseman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Riseman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.

It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Riseman prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Riseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Riseman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riseman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riseman tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith prevents Riseman from getting back to his feet.
Smith distracts Riseman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riseman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.

Riseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith avoids the head kick by Riseman.
Riseman tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman tries to clinch up

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riseman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Riseman regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Riseman has wrist control.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riseman has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith won't allow Riseman to get back to his feet.
Smith won't allow Riseman to sweep him here.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Riseman has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Riseman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riseman circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

Riseman drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Riseman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Riseman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
A head kick misses from Riseman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Riseman.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

That's two 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.
Riseman stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riseman. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Riseman sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith won't allow Riseman to get back to his feet.
Riseman keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Riseman wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Riseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riseman is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Riseman working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith won't allow Riseman to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riseman wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riseman wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riseman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riseman wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith controlling the action here.
Riseman is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.

Riseman is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Riseman is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Riseman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Riseman is retaining full guard.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Riseman is keeping the position.
Smith stops Riseman from standing up.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Riseman is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Riseman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riseman's head.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riseman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riseman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

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