PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Smith
vs
Hawking

170 cm
24
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawking.
Smith blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawking misses the target.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Hawking's head but Hawking avoids it well.
Hawking is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.

Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawking is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawking is not content to let Smith control the position.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawking parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hawking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawking wants to get back to his feet.

Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawking wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is breathing heavily.

Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawking tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawking is trying to improve his position.
Hawking is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawking, who protects the arm well.
Hawking can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawking throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Hawking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawking.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawking.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a looping left.
Smith moves out of range as Hawking strikes.
Nice defenses there by Smith.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawking connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Terry Smith has been cut.
Hawking misses with a hook.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hawking.
Hawking darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hawking lands a jab to the head.
Hawking misses with a looping left.
Hawking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Stephen Hawking seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Hawking shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a looping right.
Hawking throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Hawking misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawking keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawking throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a hook.
Hawking is looking to land body kicks.
Smith slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A cross from Hawking lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hawking throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawking getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith defending well as Hawking loads up on a big left hand.
Hawking throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawking tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hawking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Hawking.
Hawking throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Terry Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Hawking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawking has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Stephen Hawking!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Stephen Hawking!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Stephen Hawking!

Stephen Hawking wins by unanimous decision!