PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phill Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Barrowman

160 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

174 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Phill Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Barrowman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrowman lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.

Barrowman is rocked!

It looks like Wallace Barrowman has been cut.
Smith misses with a combination
and Barrowman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barrowman stuffs the takedown.
Barrowman tries a head kick but it misses.
Barrowman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but Barrowman is having none of it.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith tries to clinch
and Barrowman counters with a nice body kick.

Smith darts in and clinches Barrowman up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrowman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barrowman tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Barrowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Barrowman keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to bum rush Barrowman with a series of wild strikes but Barrowman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phill Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith tries to clinch there but Barrowman circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.

Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrowman scores with a body shot.
Smith is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barrowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Wallace Barrowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barrowman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrowmans head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barrowman tries to tie him up.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barrowman tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith trying to control the action but Barrowman is working from the bottom.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Barrowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working Barrowman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barrowman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Barrowman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Barrowman's head but Barrowman avoids it well.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Smith trying to control the position but Barrowman is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phill Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Barrowman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barrowman throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barrowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrowman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phill Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrowman delivers a nice body kick.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Barrowman is out of range.
Barrowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrowman counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Barrowman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Barrowman.
Barrowman missing with knees to the body.
Barrowman tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Barrowman tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrowman backwards.
Barrowman can't break the clinch.
Barrowman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith missing with knees to the body.

Barrowman breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrowman keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Barrowman moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phill Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrowman circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrowman looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrowman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith tries to stall but Barrowman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrowman blocks an elbow strike.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Barrowman keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barrowman circles away and keeps his distance.

Barrowman moves into the clinch.
Smith is working for takedown but Barrowman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrowman's efforts to push away.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barrowman avoids it.
Phill Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Barrowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.

Smith is trying to trip Barrowman. He has hold of a leg but Barrowman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith pushes down on Barrowman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrowman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barrowman wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phill Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Barrowman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith rushes Barrowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Barrowman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith clinches up with Barrowman and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith stalling in the clinch.

Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Barrowman is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Barrowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Barrowman defends.
Smith just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrowman dodges the ground and pound from Smith.

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barrowman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrowman keeps working.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barrowman down.
Smith trying to control the action but Barrowman is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barrowman's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Barrowman with a big right hand but Barrowman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barrowman parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barrowman to escape.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barrowman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.

Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barrowman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barrowman is not content to let Smith control the position.
Phill Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to mount.

Smith has control of Barrowman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barrowman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barrowman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Wallace Barrowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looking to control but Barrowman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phill Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

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