PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fear
vs
Smith

189 cm
20
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

187 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arthur Smith !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Smith lands but Fear takes it in his stride.

It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
Fear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Fear.
Fear misses with a wild body shot.
Fear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fear.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Fear throws an overhand right that lands on Smith 's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Smith .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fear tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fear connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.

It looks like Arthur Smith has been cut.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fear.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Dark Fear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fear throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Fear falls off balance throwing a combination

and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith .
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control but Fear is working from the bottom.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Fear from getting back to his feet.
Fear keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arthur Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Fear.
Fear misses with a looping left.
Smith defending well as Fear loads up on a big left hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Fear.
Fear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fear throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith . Fear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fear looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Fear looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Fear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fear.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fear takes a swing at Smith 's ribcage but misses.
Fear throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Fear's torso.
Fear is breathing heavily.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fear misses with an uppercut
and Fear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith is looking to slow Fear down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Fear misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fear swivels and escapes.
Fear looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fear misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Fear misses the target.
Fear swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Fear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fear.
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fear.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fear.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith .
Fear connects with a body shot.
Dark Fear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping leg kick lands for Smith .
Fear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Fear misses.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fear will feel that in the morning.
Fear misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dark Fear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Fear has wrist control.
Fear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fear pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Dark Fear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Fear gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fear looking to control.
Fear keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Fear trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fear keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fear throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith scores with a head kick. Fear tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith slips under a jab from Fear.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Fear throws an off balance right hand

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fear!
Fear wants to control but Smith postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear is trying to get back to half guard.
Fear is working hard here to advance position.
Smith controls the position.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Fear is working from the bottom.
Smith cracks Fear with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fear can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith scores with a leg kick.
Fear slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fear.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fear but Fear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fear misses with an uppercut
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fear misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fear is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith feints and then cracks Fear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fear down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fear throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A combination from Fear does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Fear misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Fear finds it's way through Smith 's defenses.
Nice body kick from Smith .
Fear will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fear misses with a left hand
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fear wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Fear is keeping the position.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith trying to control but Fear is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Arthur Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fear lands a lovely overhand right.
Fear steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith . That one must have hurt.
Fear throws a left and a right that both miss

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Fear's face as Smith controls the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Fear's head but Fear avoids it well.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Fear controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith staying calm.
Smith wants to control but Fear is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Fear controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Smith !
Arthur Smith was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.