PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy has chosen Diabolic- Soldier's Logic as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gushiken
vs
Smithy

170 cm
31
135 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

157 cm
37
147 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Namunamu Clothing

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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy moves away from the strike by Gushiken.
Smithy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
Smithy takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Smithy misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gushiken.
A left and a right from Smithy both land. Nice combination.
Smithy slips under a jab.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy with a nice cross.
Gushiken scores with a jab. Smithy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gushiken jabs Smithy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithy throws a low kick, looking for Gushiken's leg but Gushiken calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smithy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gushiken drives through and clinches with Smithy against the cage.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Gushiken controls his hands.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smithy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken tries to work over Smithy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithy lands with a short shot to the head.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smithy throws a head punch that misses.
Smithy blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken blocks an elbow strike from Smithy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smithy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithy misses with a knee strike.
Smithy prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken stalling against the cage.
Smithy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken tries to work over Smithy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smithy prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Gushiken avoids the damage to the body.
Gushiken can't find room to land a body shot as Smithy controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Smithy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smithy blocks an uppercut.
Gushiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gushiken cracks Smithy with a nice body shot.
Gushiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smithys head.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken keeps control of Smithy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smithy misses with a knee strike.
Smithy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken avoids the elbow strike from Smithy, against the cage.
Smithy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gushiken's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gushiken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Gushiken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Smithy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smithy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smithy is looking to chop away at Gushiken's legs.
A swing and a miss from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Gushiken coming out on top.
Gushiken misses with a hook.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smithy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smithy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gushiken.
A big left from Gushiken misses.
Smithy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smithy takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken looks to land a combination but Smithy avoids it well.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the head.
Gushiken wants to clinch up but Smithy keeps it at a distance.
Smithy takes one to the side of the head.
Smithy swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken thuds a left hand into Smithy's body.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Smithy.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Smithy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is looking to score with low kicks.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gushiken avoids the body shot from Smithy.
Smithy lands a nice shot that snaps Gushiken's head back.
Gushiken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smithy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smithy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gushiken doesn't manage to clinch there - Smithy circles away.
Smithy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smithy throws a nice looking combination but Gushiken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Gushiken moved away.
Smithy ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoko Gushiken is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smithy!
Smithy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smithy swats away the attempt to clinch by Gushiken.
Smithy throws a front kick aimed at Gushiken's knee but Gushiken avoids it well.
Gushiken scores with the left hand. Smithy knows he should have avoided that one.
Smithy ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken walks into a left hand.
Smithy keeps the fight on the outside.
Gushiken is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smithy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gushiken is able to avoid easily.

Gushiken instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoko Gushiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gushiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gushiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
Gushiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Smithy.
Smithy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gushiken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smithy fails to land.
Smithy gets through Gushiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken is pushing Smithy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoko Gushiken dominated that second round.
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!

Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smithy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gushiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smithy slips a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken scores with a jab. Smithy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smithy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gushiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gushiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smithy defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Gushiken throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Smithy to counter with a crisp jab.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Smithy's belly button to the back.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smithy in his tracks.
Smithy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smithy.
Gushiken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smithy in his tracks.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Smithy.
Smithy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smithy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
Gushiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smithy throws a leg kick that misses.
Smithy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gushiken.
Smithy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gushiken misses with the combination.
Smithy scores with a push kick.
Gushiken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gushiken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smithy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gushiken checks a leg kick nicely.
Smithy misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Gushiken thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gushiken tries to bum rush Smithy with a series of wild strikes but Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smithy is looking to land body kicks.
Gushiken misses with a two punch combination.
Crunch! Smithy slams his shin into Gushiken's torso.
Smithy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smithy feints and then cracks Gushiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gushiken down.
Smithy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Gushiken. Beautiful body shot.
Gushiken throws a lazy right hand but Smithy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Smithy lands a leg kick that knocks Gushiken off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gushiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gushiken swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
Smithy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gushiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Timmy Smithy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gushiken wants to clinch up but Smithy keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Gushiken.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Smithy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gushiken 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

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