PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyber Bully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Bully

180 cm
23
172 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Blue Moon

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Bully lands.
Bully throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bully fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Bully's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bully was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Bully takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bully misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith digs a good hook to Bully's body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bully lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Bully misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully throws a lazy uppercut
and Bully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Bully.
Bully throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Bully finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bully buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bully fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Bully misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith slips a jab from Bully.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith takes a swing at Bully's ribcage but misses.
Bully misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Bully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bully, as that shot connected.
Bully scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bully bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bully misses with a low kick.
No luck for Bully with that takedown attempt.
Bully misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Bully walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Bully takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bully throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a cross.
Bully dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bully! But no joy.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bully flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bully misses with a hook
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Bully lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Bully throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Cyber Bully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Bully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith moves away from the strike by Bully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Bully throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Bully.
Bully lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bully throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Bully only half commits.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Smith misses.
Bully just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bully misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bully loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bully throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bully as he jumps to the side.
Bully looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bully is looking to land body kicks.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Bully lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully throws out a powerful jab.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith cracks Bully with a good jab.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Bully counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Bully is predictable there
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Bully misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
As Bully looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Bully just gets out of the way.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bully throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Bully throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Bully only half commits.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Bully scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bully misses with a low kick.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bully throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frank Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands with a cross.
Bully throws a leg kick that misses.
Bully shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bully.
Bully lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Bully misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Smith has Bully up against the cage in a clinch.
Bully is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Bully tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyber Bully.
Bully will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Bully.
Bully misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Bully blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bully escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bully throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bully misses the target.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bully walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Bully throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Bully's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bully scrambles back to his feet.
Bully looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith darts in and clinches Bully up against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bully forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bully.
Bully misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bully tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bully wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bully.
Bully thows a leg kick but Smith checks it

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Bully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bully or not.
A head punch on the inside from Bully fails to land.
Bully avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.

Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Bully postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Bully is having none of it.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bully defends it easily.
Bully trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Bully sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bully's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bully is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith wants to control but Bully is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Bully sits in half guard.

Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Bully.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control but Bully is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bully scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bully is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bully not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Bully passes to side control.
Bully scoring with punches from side control.
Smith is trying to control Bully's posture but Bully avoids it.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Frank Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bully has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

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 Frank Smith.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.