PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akisame Hikaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hikaru comes to the cage accompanied by Ultimate Battle. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Slopey Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hikaru
vs
Smith

172 cm
27
180 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

184 cm
34
171 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Damnfield clothing
Merciless Gladiators

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Hikaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hikaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Hikaru is looking to clinch.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hikaru, pushing him back against the cage.
Hikaru trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hikaru into the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hikaru looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Hikaru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith working aggressively here.
Hikaru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hikaru has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Hikaru lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Slopey Smith has been cut.
Hikaru prevents a body shot from Smith.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Hikaru.
Hikaru throws an elbow that misses.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith gets through Hikaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hikaru misses with an elbow strike.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Hikaru controls the action.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Hikaru jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akisame Hikaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hikaru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hikaru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hikaru.
Smith lands a head kick!
Hikaru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hikaru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hikaru's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hikaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hikaru.
Hikaru slips a jab from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hikaru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Hikaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hikaru misses with an elbow strike.
Hikaru blocks a body shot from Smith.
Hikaru wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.
Smith lands a left hand.
Hikaru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from Hikaru misses.
Hikaru throws a poor cross that misses

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Hikaru lands a nice elbow.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.
Nice body punch from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Hikaru blocks it.
Smith is working Hikaru over against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Hikaru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries a low kick but Hikaru avoids it.
Smith lands a nice hook to Hikaru's body. Hikaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Hikaru misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hikaru misses with a series of wild punches.

Smith has Hikaru up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hikaru throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Hikaru throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Hikaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Hikaru motions for Smith to come forward. Hikaru throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is looking to slow Hikaru down with leg kicks.
Hikaru looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hikaru throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith tries to work over Hikaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hikaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Hikaru.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akisame Hikaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hikaru throws an elbow but misses.
Smith lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Hikaru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hikaru is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot in the inside from Smith.

Hikaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hikaru throws a right hand that misses

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hikarus head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hikaru has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hikaru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hikaru goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hikaru throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru blocks a head kick by Smith.

Hikaru gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hikaru misses with a punch to the body.
Hikaru lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Hikaru controls the action.
Hikaru takes a shot to the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Hikaru is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Hikaru into the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hikaru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith pushes Hikaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hikaru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Hikaru tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hikaru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Hikaru controls the action.
Hikaru is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith works on Hikaru's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Hikaru.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Hikaru backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hikaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slopey Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slopey Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hikaru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Hikaru.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hikaru.
Hikaru misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
and Smith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hikaru! He's just covering up as Smith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slopey Smith!
Slopey Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.