PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MGK - Wild Boy ft. Waka Flocka Flame. IP Freely told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Smith
vs
Freely

168 cm
24
147 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

160 cm
29
140 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freely with a nice cross.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freely.
IP Freely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freely off to one side.
Freely doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Freely fights it but they end up in guard.
Freely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith is in close to Freely's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Freely.

Freely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freely keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Freely is keeping the position.
Freely thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Freely throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Freely is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Freely is trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control the action but Freely is working from the bottom.

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 scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freely to see if he's OK.
Freely wants to control but Smith postures up.
Freely is not content to let Smith control the position.
Freely takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Freely struggling a bit here.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freely takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Freely wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith cracks Freely with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freely avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Freely on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Freely is trying to improve his position.
Freely sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Freely trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Freely has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps control of the position as Freely tries to break free.

Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Freely is really stuck here.
Smith punishes Freely with strikes from the back mount.
Freely covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freely is really stuck here.
Smith lands shots from the back.
Freely rolls, trying to escape but Smith keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smith dominated that 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.

Freely takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Freely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Freely is now in Smith's guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Freely wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Freely tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely trying to control here.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Freely's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Freely is defending the position.
Freely tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freely can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Jimmy Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freely is working to get back to half guard.
Freely is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely can't escape the position.
Freely wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!

Freely is rocked!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Freely is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freely is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith cracks Freely with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smith!
Jimmy Smith retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Jimmy Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.