PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MGK - Wild Boy ft. Waka Flocka Flame. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Philippe Njewel

168 cm
29
147 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

170 cm
33
145 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Njewel. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Njewel lands the left hand.
Njewel 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.
Njewel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Njewel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Njewel checks a leg kick.
Njewel lands a two punch combo.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Njewel lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.

Smith is rocked!
Njewel misses with the combination.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Njewel rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Njewel.
Smith blocking some punches.

Njewel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Njewel ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Smith clinches up with Njewel and pushes him back against the cage.
Njewel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Njewel blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Njewel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Njewel is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Njewel wants to break free but Smith has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants a takedown.

Njewel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Njewel checks a leg kick.
Martin Philippe Njewel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njewel moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Njewel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Njewel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Njewel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Njewel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Njewel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Njewel.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Njewel sprawls and moves away.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Njewel drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.

Njewel has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Njewel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Njewel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Smith dives into side control.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Njewel wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel is trying to get back to half guard.

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Njewel tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Njewel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Njewel has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Philippe Njewel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Njewel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Njewel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin Philippe Njewel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Njewel's head.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Njewel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Njewel's head.
Smith throws a strike but Njewel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Smith is in close to Njewel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Njewel's brow.
Njewel working a defensive guard here.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Njewel is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith won't allow Njewel to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Njewel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Njewel misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Njewel.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Njewel sprawls and moves away.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Njewel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Njewel misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Njewel 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's jab looks to have found its range, popping Njewel under the eye.
Smith throws a body punch but Njewel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jimmy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Philippe Njewel.
Njewel throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Njewel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Smith.
Njewel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Smith lands.
Njewel moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Njewel misses with a series of wild punches.

Smith drives through and clinches with Njewel against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Njewel misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith prevents Njewel from breaking the clinch.

Njewel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Njewel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Njewel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Smith seems keen to control Njewel's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Njewel closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.

Njewel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimmy Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Njewel gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Njewel rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Njewel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Njewel is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Njewel down to the mat. Njewel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Njewel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Njewel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Njewel prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Njewel has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Njewel throws knees to the body.
Njewel gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Njewel blocks an elbow strike.
Njewel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith prevents Njewel from improving his position.
Njewel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Njewel punches Smith on the ear.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jimmy Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Njewel trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smith doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Njewel manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Njewel goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Smith escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Smith wants to take a breather but Njewel is having none of it.
Smith is pressing down on Njewel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Njewel is holding on for now.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is thwarting Njewel's attempts to control the position.
Njewel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Njewel striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Njewel blocks nicely.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njewel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Njewel is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Njewel avoid being mounted?
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Smith.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!