PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boadicea by Enya. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Bam Beastly

185 cm
21
223 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
204 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickhard Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastly drops Smith with a nice combination! Beastly dives into Smith's guard, looking to finish!

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Rickhard Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastly trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beastly chips away with some ground and pound.
Beastly trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Beastly is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beastly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beastly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beastly trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Beastly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beastly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beastly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beastly thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Beastly with that takedown attempt.
Beastly avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Beastly moved out of range.
Beastly swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Beastly keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beastly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beastly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly avoids the body shot from Smith.
Rickhard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beastly counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rickhard Smith's cut is getting worse.
Beastly loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beastly moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch there but Beastly circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to clinch there but Beastly circles away.
Beastly keeps the fight on the outside.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beastly checks it well.
Rickhard Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Beastly loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Beastly pushes him off.
Beastly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Beastly.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beastly circles away quickly and effectively.
Beastly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Beastly. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith is looking to wear down Beastly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Smith drives through and clinches with Beastly against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam Beastly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickhard Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Beastly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.

Beastly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beastly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beastly is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beastly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beastly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Beastly is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beastly.
Beastly misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Beastly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beastly with a nice head shot there.
Beastly pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith has hold of Beastly's hands but Beastly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is looking to improve his position.

Beastly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Beastly closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Beastly pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Smith moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beastly dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Beastly was well out of range.
Beastly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beastly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beastly staying out of range there.
Beastly looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Beastly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beastly tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Beastly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith looks to land a combination but Beastly avoids it well.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beastly manages to avoid it.
Beastly looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up but Beastly circles away and keeps his distance.
Beastly checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beastly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Beastly with that takedown attempt.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly misses with a straight left.
Beastly throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Beastly fails to land the takedown.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Beastly slips the punch.
Beastly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam Beastly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickhard Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beastly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beastly swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Beastly is just out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beastly fails to land with a series of punches.
Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rickhard Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beastly moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Beastly slips the punch.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Bam Bam Beastly has been cut.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bam Bam Beastly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith feints and then cracks Beastly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beastly down.
Beastly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Beastly misses.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly moves out of range of the strikes.
Beastly moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Beastly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beastly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Beastly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith moves forwards but Beastly connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Beastly.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Beastly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beastly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Beastly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Beastly. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a body punch but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith wants to clinch up but Beastly keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beastly throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beastly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beastly slips under a jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Beastly sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickhard Smith clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Beastly avoids it easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beastly checks a low kick from Smith.
Beastly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Beastly fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a wild combination.

Smith has Beastly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beastly blocking some punches.
Beastly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beastly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beastly dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beastly shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Smith throws the left hand but Beastly avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Beastly.
Beastly ducks under a wild hook from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beastly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beastly shoots in but no luck this time.
Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beastly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beastly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Beastly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Beastly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beastly circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam Beastly dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Beastly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Beastly.
Beastly tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.

Beastly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Beastly stands up from half guard.
Beastly throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a swing at Beastly's ribcage but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch.
Beastly shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beastly throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Beastly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beastly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beastly's sensitive parts.
Beastly misses with a double jab.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.

Beastly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beastly showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beastly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Beastly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Beastly is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Beastly throwing strikes but missing.
Beastly pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beastly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith moves into full guard.
Bam Bam Beastly has got the better of the ground game so far.

Beastly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beastly takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Beastly landing some decent shots from guard.

Beastly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Beastly checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Beastly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beastly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!

Bam Bam Beastly wins by unanimous decision!