PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Stuffins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Smith
vs
Stuffins

160 cm
31
148 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doc Stuffins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stuffins.
Stuffins checks a low kick from Smith.
Stuffins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stuffins avoids a kick to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Stuffins's guard.
Stuffins controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Stuffins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stuffins is trying to keep Smith in close.
Stuffins wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuffins controlling Smith's posture.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuffins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stuffins's guard.
Stuffins keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Stuffins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stuffins seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stuffins is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stuffins!
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stuffins is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Stuffins is working to get back to half guard.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuffins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stuffins is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Stuffins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stuffins has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
You can see the frustration on Stuffins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smith has good solid back control here.
Stuffins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith has the hooks in. Stuffins is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding Stuffins 's attempts to control his hands.
Stuffins prevents Smith from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Stuffins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stuffins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Smith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Stuffins is still trying to improve position.
Stuffins avoids the strikes from Smith.

Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Smith thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
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!
Stuffins staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuffins feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a combination
and Stuffins counters with a body kick.
Stuffins throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stuffins avoids it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Stuffins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stuffins lands a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stuffins.
Stuffins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuffins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Stuffins gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuffins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Stuffins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Stuffins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuffins lands a right hook to the body.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doc Stuffins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stuffins! But no joy.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Stuffins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stuffins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stuffins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Stuffins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stuffins looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Stuffins leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Doc Stuffins seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Stuffins counter with a right hand.
Stuffins connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuffins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuffins.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stuffins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Stuffins.
Stuffins misses with a body kick.
Stuffins throws a big shot that misses.
Stuffins throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Stuffins keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stuffins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control but Stuffins is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stuffins is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stuffins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stuffins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stuffins trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Stuffins looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Stuffins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stuffins throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stuffins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stuffins looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stuffins.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Stuffins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stuffins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Stuffins throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stuffins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Stuffins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Stuffins.
Stuffins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stuffins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stuffins.
Stuffins connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Stuffins finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Stuffins throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Stuffins connects with a solid leg kick.
Stuffins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stuffins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stuffins is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stuffins.
Stuffins is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith swings for the body but Stuffins moves out of range.
Stuffins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stuffins misses with a body shot
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stuffins misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Stuffins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith is looking to wear down Stuffins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Stuffins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a low kick but Stuffins avoids it.
Stuffins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Stuffins looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Stuffins throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Stuffins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuffins misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Stuffins as Smith shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Stuffins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuffins manages to avoid it.
Stuffins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A cross from Stuffins lands.
Peter Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stuffins.
Stuffins stuffs the takedown.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stuffins wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuffins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuffins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuffins controlling the position for now.
Smith thows a huge punch but Stuffins dodges it nicely.

Stuffins manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stuffins pinned against the cage. Stuffins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stuffins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Stuffins.
Nice cross by Stuffins.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Stuffins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Stuffins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stuffins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Stuffins!
After winning the bout, Doc Stuffins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Peter Smith had this to say: 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight.'.