PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Smith (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.

Badass
vs
Smith

186 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badass sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith with the ground and pound but Badass uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badass is keeping the position for now.
Badass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up over Badass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Badass looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Badass looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Badass!
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith prevents Badass from moving into mount.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Badass's best efforts.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is positioning himself well to prevent Badass advancing to mount.
Badass trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badass is working for an americana but Smith has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Badass was thinking about the submission.
Badass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Badass keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Badass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
Smith is looking to advance position but Badass has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith wants to hold on but Badass pushes him away.
Badass misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith holds on for dear life.

Badass goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith with a poor takedown
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Badass trying to control the position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Badass looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Badass looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Badass!
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Badass trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Badass is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith holding on.
Smith is pushing Badass's head away, looking to escape. Badass manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith won't allow Badass to pass to mount.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Badass has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Badass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badass throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badass is one step ahead there.
Smith pulls Badass in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries for a takedown but Badass circles away easily

and Badass counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is looking to stand up but Badass isn't so interested in that idea.
Billy Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith kicks Badass off and gets to his feet.
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badass swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Billy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch up

and Badass counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Badass will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Badass counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith pulls Badass in close to prevent any damage.
Badass sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badass wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to clinch up

and Badass counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith is not content to let Badass control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Badass trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Badass is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Badass's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Badass off looking to stand but Badass dives back in and keeps control.
Badass wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Badass wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Badass counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Badass wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to sweep here but Badass controlling him for the moment.
Smith has control of Badass's left arm, preventing Badass from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith tries to bum rush Badass with a series of wild strikes but Badass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Badass gets the takedown into side control.
Badass postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Badass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badass is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badass 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Badass!