PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson comes to the cage accompanied by Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars. Smithy has chosen Diabolic- Soldier's Logic as his entrance music. Alexander Gustafsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gustafsson
vs
Smithy

172 cm
26
147 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

157 cm
30
147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a shot to the body.
Gustafsson lands a body shot.
Smithy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gustafsson is able to avoid easily.
Gustafsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smithy. Smithy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustafsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smithy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gustafsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smithy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gustafsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smithy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smithy throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustafsson, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithy checks a leg kick nicely.
Gustafsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Smithy scores with a head kick. Gustafsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smithy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gustafsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smithy momentarily.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithy motions for Gustafsson to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but Smithy moves out of range easily.
Gustafsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Smithy's head.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithy is just out of range.
Smithy is looking to clinch.
Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Smithy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Smithy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smithy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smithy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Smithy moves out of range.
Smithy throws a big shot that misses.
Smithy motions for Gustafsson to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy checks a leg kick nicely.
Smithy throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustafsson throws a shot from downtown. Smithy moves away and avoids it.
Smithy looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithy is just out of range.
Gustafsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithy misses with a low kick as Gustafsson jumps back.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Gustafsson misses with a straight right.
Smithy misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustafsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Smithy counters with an inside leg kick.
Smithy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smithy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
Smithy tries a low kick but Gustafsson avoids it.
Smithy drops his hands momentarily and Gustafsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smithy is looking to slow Gustafsson down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy misses with a head kick.
Smithy ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch.
Gustafsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustafsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gustafsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gustafsson throws a solid leg kick but Smithy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Smithy counters with a good low kick that Gustafsson was not able to check.
Smithy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smithy scores with a body shot.
Smithy throws a body kick that misses.
Smithy misses with a hook to the body
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smithy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustafsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson tries to land a front kick but Smithy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithy lands a nice hook to Gustafsson's body. Gustafsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Gustafsson moves his leg out of the way.
Gustafsson lands a slapping body shot.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy slips a jab from Gustafsson.
Smithy throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Gustafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smithy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustafsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smithy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Smithy strikes.
Smithy misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy with a jab.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Smithy.
A head kick misses from Gustafsson.
Smithy blocks a jab.
Smithy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smithy swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.

Smithy moves into the clinch.
Gustafsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smithy's face.

It looks like Timmy Smithy has been cut.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Smithy blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smithy avoids it.
Gustafsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smithy blocks it with crossed arms.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smithy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smithy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustafssons head.
Smithy gets through Gustafsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smithy misses with an elbow strike.
Smithy misses with an elbow over the top.
Gustafsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustafsson prevents a body shot from Smithy.
Gustafsson lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithy.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smithy gets through Gustafsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson trying to control the position but instead, Smithy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustafsson into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smithy misses with the head strike.
Smithy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithy blocks a body shot from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smithy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smithy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gustafsson is rocked!
Smithy has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gustafsson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smithy, and another! Gustafsson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Timmy Smithy!
A relieved looking Timmy Smithy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.