PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Killjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redman - Da goodness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Killjoy
vs
Smith

183 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 9 - 2

187 cm
39
175 lbs
29 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Killjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killjoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Killjoy pushes him off.

Smith drives through with a takedown into Killjoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith prevents Killjoy from getting back to his feet.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Killjoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Killjoy!

Smith working for submissions but it's allowed Killjoy to get to half guard.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Killjoy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Killjoy is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Killjoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Killjoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killjoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Killjoy 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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Killjoy throws an elbow but misses.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith avoiding damage as Killjoy throws knees to the body.
Killjoy missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy working aggressively here.
Smith tries for a takedown but Killjoy manages to get underhooks.
Killjoy lands with a left to the head.
Killjoy tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is working for takedown but Killjoy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Smith jumps into guard, dragging Killjoy to the mat.
Killjoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith working for a triangle but Killjoy defends it easily.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Killjoy gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Killjoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killjoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Killjoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Killjoy moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Killjoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kevin Killjoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killjoy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Killjoy tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Killjoy tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Killjoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kevin Killjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Killjoy is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killjoy connects with a nice looking jab.
Killjoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Killjoy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Killjoy clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killjoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Killjoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Killjoy wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Killjoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Killjoy sprawls well. Killjoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Killjoy tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

Killjoy clinches up against the cage.
Killjoy is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killjoy has his back to the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Killjoy missing with knees to the body.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.

Smith tightens his grip and picks Killjoy up, before dumping him to the ground. Killjoy manages to land in guard.
Killjoy wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Killjoy is retaining full guard.
Smith wanted to stand there but Killjoy had control of the position.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Killjoy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Killjoy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Killjoy!

Killjoy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Killjoy drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killjoy missing with knees to the body.
Killjoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killjoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Killjoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Killjoy tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Killjoy back against the cage.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Killjoy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kevin Killjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Killjoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killjoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Killjoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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.
Killjoy is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith tries for a kimura but Killjoy is defending well.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Killjoy is trying to buck Smith off.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.

Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith prevents Killjoy from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith decides to stand back up.
Kevin Killjoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killjoy throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Killjoy shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Killjoy catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Killjoy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Killjoy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kevin Killjoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Killjoy moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Killjoy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Killjoy is defending well.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Killjoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Killjoy tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Killjoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Killjoy. Killjoy maintains the clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Killjoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Killjoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Killjoy.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kevin Killjoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Killjoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Killjoy pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Killjoy tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Killjoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith has Killjoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Killjoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Killjoy lands a nice elbow.
Killjoy misses with an elbow strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Killjoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killjoy stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Killjoy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Killjoy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kevin Killjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Killjoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Killjoy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killjoy.
Killjoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killjoy lands with a light punch inside.
Killjoy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killjoy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killjoy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Killjoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Killjoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Killjoy.
Killjoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killjoy throws a head punch that misses.
Killjoy just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Killjoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killjoy gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Killjoy tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith jumps guard but Killjoy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Killjoy misses with an elbow strike.

Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Killjoy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killjoy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killjoy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Killjoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Killjoy clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy prevents the takedown attempt.
Killjoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Killjoy 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.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Killjoy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Killjoy misses with an elbow strike.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Killjoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Killjoy missing with knees to the body.
Killjoy lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Killjoy.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Killjoy tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Killjoy back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killjoy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killjoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Killjoy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Killjoy lands an elbow inside.
Smith has Killjoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Killjoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Killjoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Killjoy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Killjoy!
An out of breath Kevin Killjoy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.