PBP Commentary

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

Faspred
vs
Smith

184 cm
27
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faspred moves into the clinch successfully.
Faspred stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Faspred.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Faspred for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faspred pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Faspred pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Faspred lands an elbow inside.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Faspred.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faspred to keep the fight standing.
Faspred stalling.
Faspred is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faspred down to the mat. Faspred avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomy Faspred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Smith.
Faspred is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faspred swivels and escapes.
Tomy Faspred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faspred did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith wants to take a breather but Faspred is having none of it.
Faspred is trying to stand.
Smith is thwarting Faspred's attempts to control the position.
Smith wants to take a breather but Faspred is having none of it.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Faspred defends it.
Faspred tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Faspred has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faspred punching from the bottom.
Faspred is looking to improve his position.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Faspred tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faspred knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Faspred's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Faspred.
Faspred is looking to get to half guard.

Smith has control of Faspred's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Faspred regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Faspred is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith looking to take Faspred's back but Faspred rolls and after a scramble, Faspred ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Faspred to escape a tricky position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Faspred from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith controls Faspred momentarily but Faspred frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomy Faspred 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.

Faspred moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Bo Smith has been cut.
Smith tries to pull guard but Faspred forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Smith pulls guard successfully.
Faspred has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faspred is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Faspred wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faspred stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faspred scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faspred trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faspred seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith controls Faspred momentarily but Faspred frees himself.

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.

Faspred clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faspred walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Faspred darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Faspred is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faspred down to the mat. Faspred avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomy Faspred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Smith.

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

Smith has hold of one of Faspred's legs. Faspred is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Faspred kicks Smith off and gets to his feet.
Faspred is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

Faspred moves into the clinch successfully.
Faspred controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Faspred.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Faspred turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faspred just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Faspred lands a damaging elbow.
Tomy Faspred has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Faspred has him pressed against the cage.
Faspred avoiding damage.
Faspred controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred has Smith pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomy Faspred.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faspred pinned against the cage. Faspred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomy Faspred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faspred doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faspred doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

Faspred gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faspred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomy Faspred dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Faspred moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Faspred 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.
Faspred sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Faspred avoids it this time.
Faspred tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith with a poor takedown

and Faspred counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!

Faspred decides to stand back up. Faspred steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
Faspred tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.

Faspred closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faspred smiles and moves away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faspred is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Faspred pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Faspred tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faspred moves away.
Faspred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Faspred's half guard.
Faspred is trying to control but can't.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Faspred defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Faspred is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. Faspred takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Faspred keeps moving.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Faspred gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Faspred not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faspred wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Faspred is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faspred wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faspred is one step ahead there.
Faspred wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tomy Faspred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Faspred trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Faspred is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faspred throwing strikes but missing.
Faspred is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faspred tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Faspred instigates a clinch.
Bo Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faspred throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomy Faspred showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faspred, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomy Faspred!