PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Tyrone looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smith
vs
Tyrone

159 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Tyrone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tyrone moves into the clinch.

Tyrone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Tyrone manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is pulling down on Tyrone's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyrone, at least for the moment.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling Tyrone's posture.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyrone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Tyrone controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone blocks nicely.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith won't allow Tyrone to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith wants to stand but Tyrone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Tyrone is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tyrone avoids it well.
Tyrone misses with a double jab.
Smith feints a jab promting Tyrone to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tyrone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyrone fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyrone is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Tyrone tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith seems keen to control Tyrone's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antony Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyrone throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyrone circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyrone is defended easily by Smith.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Tyrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrone tries to avoid it.
Drew Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyrone is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone avoids the head kick by Smith.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrone fails to land the takedown.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Antony Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Tyrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Antony Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Tyrone.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyrone's guard.
We've been informed that Tyrone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith is looking to stand up but Tyrone won't let him.

Tyrone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Tyrone has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrone trying to strike off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.

Smith gets control of Tyrone's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrone won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antony Smith 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!

Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

Smith feints and as Tyrone raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand but Tyrone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Antony Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Tyrone keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Tyrone has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Tyrone is working away.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyrone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tyrone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Smith stands and steps away. Tyrone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drew Tyrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antony Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antony Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antony Smith!
In defeat, Drew Tyrone stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm Going to fuck you up boy!'.