PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhino Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by 10 Years - All White. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Smith
vs
Rice

192 cm
25
259 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhino Rice!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rice wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Rice keeps moving and retains side control.

Rice stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.

Rice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rice.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rice tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Rice is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Rice wants to get back to his feet.
Smith tries to roll over but Rice keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rhino Rice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rice is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

Rice shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rice with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to control the position.
Rice wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rice shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rice tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Rhino Rice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.

Rhino Rice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rice misses with a few strikes there.
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rice dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Rice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls Rice momentarily but Rice frees himself.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rice drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Rice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhino Rice was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rice lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rice defend it? Smith steps over the head and cranks it - Rice is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Smith!
Johnny Smith tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.