PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 2280 p4p, 287 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 2878 p4p, 342 weight class). Smiles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smile Like You Mean It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Walcott
vs
J Smiles

187 cm
29
191 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

198 cm
36
197 lbs
18 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smiles tries to counter with a clinch but Walcott shakes him off and moves away.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Walcott counters with a one-two to the body.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walcott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Smiles ducks down to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Walcott breaks the clinch.
Smiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott throws a push kick but Smiles slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott misses with a head kick.

Smiles closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
Smiles misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smiles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.

Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Walcott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Smiles tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiles avoided it.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Smiles slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Walcott lands.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.

Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it.
Walcott managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles controlling the action here for a moment.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Walcott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smiles up against the cage.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body.

Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Walcott pushes him off.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott throws a good cross that connects.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Walcott circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles misses with a combination
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walcott.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles landing knees to the head.

It looks like Joe Walcott has been cut.

Walcott breaks from the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smiles.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Joe Walcott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Walcott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smiles is looking to clinch.

Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walcott, pushing him back against the cage.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walcott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walcott is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Walcott avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walcott.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Walcott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
Walcott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Walcott to work.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Smiles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walcott's efforts to push away.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walcott is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Smiles! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Walcott.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.