PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Smith
vs
Mulder

191 cm
29
191 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

174 cm
22
199 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mulder tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mulder shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Mulder looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Mulder dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Mulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Mulder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fox Mulder.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Mulder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Mulder looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Mulder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox Mulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulder dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Mulder's head and hops out.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulder moves away.
Mulder misses with a double jab.
Mulder misses with a series of wild punches.
Mulder looks gassed!

Mulder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mulder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith kicks off Mulder and gets to his feet.
Mulder throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulder throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mulder looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Mulder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mulder.
Mulder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mulder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Mulder.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robert Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mulder moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a body punch but Mulder moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mulder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
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!

Mulder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Mulder is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.

Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mulder throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with a cross.
Mulder avoids the body shot from Smith.
Mulder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith slips a straight right by Mulder.

It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
Mulder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulder misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith thuds a left hand into Mulder's body.
Fox Mulder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulder gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Mulder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fox Mulder.
Mulder checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Mulder moves out of range.

Mulder moves into the clinch.
Mulder is breathing heavily.
Mulder looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulder won't allow it.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mulder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mulder wants to clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mulder's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mulder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Smith.
Mulder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mulder pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Mulder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mulder off to one side.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mulder doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulder manages to avoid it.
Mulder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Mulder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mulder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith swings for the body but Mulder moves out of range.
Mulder misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Mulder.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mulder is able to avoid easily.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulder gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith is looking to wear down Mulder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Mulder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a jab.
Mulder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith jabs at Mulder's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Mulder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with the combination.
Mulder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mulder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Mulder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith cracks the inside of Mulder's front leg.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulder misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mulder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mulder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Mulder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mulder thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith digs a good hook to Mulder's body.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mulder at a distance.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith cracks the inside of Mulder's front leg.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a body punch but Mulder moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder misses with a few strikes there.
Mulder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Mulder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mulder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith leaves Mulder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mulder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Mulder dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Mulder's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Mulder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands a nice hook to Mulder's body. Mulder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mulder wants to clinch.
Fox Mulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Mulder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fox Mulder.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robert Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mulder tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Mulder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Mulder. Mulder maintains the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulder keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Smith breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulder throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulder moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

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