PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 3866 p4p, 431 weight class) and Max Debrine (ranked 3667 p4p, 414 weight class). Debrine has chosen The Best as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Debrine

192 cm
41
259 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

189 cm
23
230 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Debrine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Debrine.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Debrine has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Debrine trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.

Debrine manages to pull guard.
Debrine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Debrine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Debrine wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Debrine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Debrine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Debrine trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Debrine.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Debrine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Debrine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Debrine is adopting a defensive guard.
Debrine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith passes into half guard.

Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Debrine is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Debrine avoid being mounted?
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Debrine is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Debrine avoid being mounted?
Debrine is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Debrine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.

Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Smith winds up and cracks Debrine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Smith looking for a submission but Debrine manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Debrine is keeping the position for now.
Debrine wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith stands up over Debrine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Debrine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Debrine has escaped and now he's on top!

Debrine throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Debrine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Debrine blocks nicely.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Debrine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Debrine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Debrine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Debrine!

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Debrine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Debrine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith shoots in but Debrine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Debrine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Debrine looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Debrine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Debrine avoids it well and moves away.

Debrine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Debrine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Debrine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Debrine.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Debrine.
Debrine pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Debrine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Smith tightens his grip and picks Debrine up, before dumping him to the ground. Debrine manages to land in guard.
Debrine has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Debrine.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Debrine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Debrine!

Debrine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Debrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has his hands on Debrine's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Debrine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Debrine can do to turn this around?
Debrine is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Debrine trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.

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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Debrine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Debrine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Debrine.
Max Debrine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Debrine lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Debrine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Debrine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Smith has clasped his hands together around Debrine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Debrine defends.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.

It looks like Max Debrine has been cut.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debrine is looking for a sweep.

Smith tries for a kimura but Debrine is defending well.

Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Debrine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Debrine!

Debrine content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Smith has locked up a guillotine! Smith's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Debrine is holding on here and Smith must be using up a lot of energy. Debrine has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Smith gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Smith!
A less than humble Johnny Smith misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Max Debrine spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry dudes'.