PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bawns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short McSmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Bawns has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bawns
vs
McSmall

186 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
124 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Bawns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Short McSmall!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSmall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McSmall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bawns scores with a kick to the midsection.
McSmall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bawns was well out of range. Poor timing from McSmall.
McSmall lands with a shot to the body.
McSmall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bawns's head.
McSmall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McSmall lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bawns looks for the body kick but McSmall saw that one coming.
Bawns misses with a wild body shot.
Bawns slips a straight right by McSmall.
Bawns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McSmall cracks Bawns with an open hand slap.
Bawns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McSmall works Bawns's body with a nice hook.
McSmall misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bawns moves out of range of the body kick.
McSmall checks a leg kick.
McSmall avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSmall. That's going to slow Bawns down.
McSmall throws the kick towards the body but Bawns avoids it.
Nice body punch from McSmall.
McSmall scores with a nice head shot.
McSmall throws a head kick but Bawns moves out of range.
It appears Bawns was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bawns swings away with a body shot that misses
and McSmall counters with a left and a right that stings Bawns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSmall connects with a body shot.
Bawns is breathing heavily.
Bawns tries to move into range but McSmall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bawns tries to close the distance and clinch but McSmall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bawns tries to clinch there but McSmall circles away.
McSmall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bawns momentarily.
Bawns looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bawns ducks right into an uppercut from McSmall.
Bawns tries to clinch up
and McSmall counters with a stiff right hand.
McSmall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bawns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McSmall scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSmall checks a low kick from Bawns.
McSmall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bawns moves out of range of the body kick from McSmall.
Bawns throws a counter high kick but McSmall was just alert enough to avoid it.
McSmall throws a head kick but Bawns moves out of range.
Bawns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McSmall. That one must have hurt.
Bawns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from McSmall.
McSmall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSmall tests Bawns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bawns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSmall scores with a spinning back kick!
Bawns misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bawns.
McSmall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McSmall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bawns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSmall misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSmall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bawns tries to land a leg kick but McSmall saw it coming and moves away.
McSmall throws a solid leg kick but Bawns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McSmall.
Bawns avoids the head kick by McSmall.
McSmall just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBawns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Short McSmall dominated that 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.

Bawns scores with a head kick. McSmall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bawns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for McSmall. That snapped Bawns's head back.
McSmall misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. McSmall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bawns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bawns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSmall misses with a leg kick.
Bawns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McSmall scores with a jab. Bawns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawns avoids the head kick by McSmall.
Bawns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bawns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McSmall - the referee stops the clock and Bawns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McSmall. Bawns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSmall. That's going to slow Bawns down.
McSmall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bawns is looking to counter with head kicks.
McSmall is breathing heavily.
Bawns throws a push kick but McSmall slaps the foot to one side.
McSmall tests Bawns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McSmall just misses with a punch to the body.
Bawns moves out of range as McSmall throws a body kick.
McSmall jabs Bawns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bawns looks to land a body kick but McSmall moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSmall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bawns throws a head kick but McSmall moves out of range.
Short McSmall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bawns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bawns moves in looking to clinch but McSmall pushes him off.
McSmall throws out a counter right but Bawns avoids it with no problem.
McSmall throws a push kick but Bawns slaps the foot to one side.
McSmall misses with a straight left.
As McSmall tries to get set, Bawns tries to push him back and clinch up but McSmall manages to avoid the attempt.
McSmall fails to land with a series of punches.
McSmall looks to score with a jab to the body but Bawns is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bawns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bawns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bawns misses with a kick to the body.
McSmall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McSmall if he has to take too many more of those.
Bawns tries to clinch up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bawns!
Bawns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McSmall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bawns walks into a straight right hand from McSmall.
McSmall throws a combination that misses
and Bawns counters with a low kick, right behind McSmall 's knee.
Bawns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bawns jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bawns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McSmall throws out the jab.
Bawns throws a jab when McSmall was well out of range.
McSmall misses with a jab to the body
and Bawns counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bawns.
Bawns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McSmall ducks under a wild hook from Bawns.
McSmall throws a body punch but Bawns moves out of range.
McSmall keeps the fight on the outside.
Bawns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McSmall thumps Bawns with a low kick.
Short McSmall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bawns lands a leg kick that knocks McSmall off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSmall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McSmall throws a poor cross that misses
and Bawns counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Short McSmall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McSmall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McSmall lands a nice shot to the body.
McSmall misses with a hook. Bawns ducked under it nicely.
Bawns wants to clinch
and McSmall counters with a nice uppercut.
McSmall tests Bawns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McSmall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bawns throws the kick towards the body but McSmall avoids it.
McSmall lands a nice shot that snaps Bawns's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bawns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bawns throws a low kick, looking for McSmall's leg but McSmall calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawns takes one on the button.
Bawns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McSmall misses with a body kick.
Bawns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for McSmall. That snapped Bawns's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bawns might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McSmall thows a body kick. Bawns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bawns lands a high kick!
McSmall misses with a few strikes there.
McSmall throws a head kick but Bawns moves out of range.
Bawns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McSmall throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSmall misses with a wild body shot.
McSmall looks to land a right hand but Bawns moved out of range.
McSmall circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bawns.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bawns.
A head kick misses from McSmall.
McSmall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bawns throws a hook but McSmall blocks it.
Bawns misses with an attempted mid kick.
McSmall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawns doesn't manage to clinch there - McSmall circles away.
McSmall throws a sloppy head kick and Bawns moves out of range easily.
Bawns wants to clinch
and McSmall counters with an outside leg kick.
McSmall scores with a kick to the body.
McSmall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bawns.
Bawns moves out of range of the body kick.
Bawns thinks about countering with a head kick.
McSmall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bawns thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bawns just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as McSmall blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSmall lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from McSmall misses.
It appears Bawns was looking to counter with a kick there.
McSmall lands with an overhand left.
Bawns throws a sloppy head kick and McSmall moves out of range easily.
Bawns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McSmall tests Bawns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McSmall scoring well with a low kick there.
McSmall tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Bawns lands but McSmall takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bawns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Short McSmall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McSmall 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 Elvis Blanc 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... Short McSmall!
An out of breath Short McSmall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.