PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykee Arowyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Arowyo

185 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mykee Arowyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Arowyo moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Arowyo tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arowyo tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arowyo fails with a takedown attempt.

Arowyo scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Arowyo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith wants to sweep here but Arowyo controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arowyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith is controlling Arowyo's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arowyo!
Smith trying to control but Arowyo is having none of it.
Arowyo tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith punching from mount but Arowyo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Arowyo tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arowyo has eaten all the pies!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith avoids the attempt from Arowyo to control.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arowyo looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Arowyo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arowyo is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arowyo looks a forlorn figure.
Arowyo tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Arowyo looks gassed!
Arowyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith trying to control but Arowyo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Smith dominated that round.
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.

Arowyo gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jason Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith distracts Arowyo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arowyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Smith stands up from Arowyo's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Arowyo shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arowyo defends it nicely.

Arowyo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Arowyo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arowyo being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Arowyo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arowyo won't allow Smith to pass to mount.

Smith decides to return to a standing position.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arowyo can do to turn this around?

Arowyo tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arowyo can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Arowyo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arowyo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Arowyo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Arowyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arowyo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith pushing down on Arowyo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith looks to land a strike but Arowyo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Arowyo keeps moving.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith lands an elbow.

Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Arowyo to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith swings away with a body shot that misses

and Arowyo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Poor strikes thrown by Arowyo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arowyo throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Arowyo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Arowyo working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Arowyo is controlling well.
Arowyo trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Arowyo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Arowyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arowyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Arowyo wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arowyo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arowyo working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arowyo is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Arowyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arowyo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arowyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Arowyo is proving a slippery customer.
Arowyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arowyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Arowyo has moved into half guard.
Arowyo is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Arowyo is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arowyo controlling the action here.
Arowyo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mykee Arowyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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