PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumali Prasoetram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Prasoetram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Way I Feel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Prasoetram

180 cm
25
200 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

188 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sumali Prasoetram!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Prasoetram misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Prasoetram moves into the clinch successfully.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prasoetram.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Prasoetram throws knees to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Prasoetram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand into Prasoetram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prasoetram's gas tank.
Prasoetram throws an elbow that misses.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands a left hand.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.
Smith throws a body punch but Prasoetram moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prasoetram darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Prasoetram fails with the takedown.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prasoetram gets slowly back to his feet.
Prasoetram shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prasoetram's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prasoetram looks gassed!
Prasoetram misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prasoetram closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Sumali Prasoetram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Prasoetram is just out of range.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prasoetram on the side of the head.
Prasoetram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a hook. Prasoetram ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Prasoetram manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith leaves Prasoetram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Smith.
No luck for Prasoetram with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith cracks Prasoetram with an open hand slap.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prasoetram changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Prasoetram manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Prasoetram slips the punch.
Prasoetram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith misses the jab.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prasoetram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prasoetram.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prasoetram is defended easily by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Prasoetram checks it.
Prasoetram tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prasoetram shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tests Prasoetram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prasoetram shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Prasoetram's belly button to the back.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith leaves Prasoetram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prasoetram counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Prasoetram is breathing heavily.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Prasoetram.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prasoetram moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prasoetram.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Prasoetram moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Prasoetram with a poor takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prasoetram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prasoetram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prasoetram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prasoetram.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prasoetram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prasoetram moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prasoetram looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sumali Prasoetram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Prasoetram avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws the left hand but Prasoetram avoids the punch easily.

Prasoetram gets the takedown into side control.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Prasoetram drags him back down.
Prasoetram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Prasoetram content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prasoetram lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Prasoetram passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Prasoetram tries to take his opponent's back but Smith turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Prasoetram looking for a sweep. Not yet Prasoetram, not yet.
Prasoetram throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Prasoetram has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prasoetram wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.

Prasoetram escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Prasoetram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Prasoetram scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Prasoetram tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prasoetram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wants to control but Prasoetram postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prasoetram is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Prasoetram is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Prasoetram is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Prasoetram seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Prasoetram tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Sumali Prasoetram has got the better of the ground game so far.

Smith decides to stand back up.
Prasoetram looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prasoetram.
Prasoetram will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A clash of legs there as Prasoetram blocks the low kick.

Prasoetram clinches with his opponent.
Smith trying to stall but Prasoetram improves his position.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Prasoetram shoots in.
Prasoetram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Sumali Prasoetram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Prasoetram, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prasoetram on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prasoetram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Prasoetram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Prasoetram.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Prasoetram off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Prasoetram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

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