PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Droxx Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gill
vs
Smith

221 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Droxx Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gill to the ground. Smith is now in Gill's guard.
Gill is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

Gill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill trying to control the position.
Smith passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to take a breather but Gill is having none of it.
Gill is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gill trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.

Gill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Gill trying to control here.
Gill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two 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 is trying to control. Gill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gill is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gill avoid being mounted?
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Gill defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith is thwarting Gill's attempts to control the position.

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

Gill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gill winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Gill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith trying to control here.
Gill is controlling the pace.
It looks like Gill is going to stand back up.
Gill trying to control the pace.

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.

Gill escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith is fighting to break Gill's control of his arms but Gill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Gill trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Droxx Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Smith does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gill.

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gill's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Gill keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill controlling Smith's posture.
Smith won't allow Gill to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill trying to control the position.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Gill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gill swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Droxx Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gill is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gill avoid being mounted?
Smith is pressing down on Gill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gill is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Gill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Gill managing to control the position.
Gill tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gill moves away.
Gill shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four 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 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gill tries to improve position but can't.
Gill takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith working away.
Smith wants to control but Gill is keeping him busy.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Who's going to make the next move?
Gill tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Droxx Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gill fails to land the takedown.

Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gill's guard.
Smith trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Smith stands up over Gill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Gill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Gill has wrist control.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
Gill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Gill working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Gill looking for a sweep. Not yet Gill, not yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Gill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.

Gill is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.

Gill stands up from Smith's guard - Gill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gill wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gill defends it well.
Gill keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Gill's head and hops out.
Gill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gill misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gill dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Gill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.

Smith has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gill is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vito Gill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Droxx Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smith manages to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Droxx 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Droxx Smith!