PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 4109 p4p, 491 weight class) and Piet Smit (ranked 4180 p4p, 498 weight class). Smit has chosen Baby Got Back as his entrance music. Piet Smit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Bois
vs
Smit

186 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smit slips under a jab from De Bois.
Smit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Bois.
De Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smit is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Bois sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Bois sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smit fails to land the takedown.
De Bois leaves Smit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
Smit tries to clinch but De Bois moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit shoots in looking for a takedown. De Bois tries to sprawl out of it but Smit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Bois manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Bois throws a shot from downtown. Smit moves away and avoids it.
Smit wants to clinch

and De Bois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois working the head and body with strikes.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smit's head.
De Bois working Smit over with strikes.
De Bois is controlling the pace.
De Bois is thwarting Smit's attempts to control the position.
De Bois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but De Bois is staying active.
Smit blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Bois.
De Bois sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smit defending well though.
De Bois not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smit trying to control but De Bois postures up.
Smit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Bois.
De Bois thows a huge punch but Smit dodges it nicely.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Smit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Bois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smit on the ground.
De Bois trying to control from half guard but Smit is working away.
Smit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smit trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.
De Bois seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smit trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.

Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Bois pulls his head out easily.
Smit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

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 two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Bois connects with a nice short shot to Smit's temple.
Nice strikes from De Bois there.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
Smit moves into full guard.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois working some strikes from top position.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smit controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smit tries to clinch up but De Bois circles away and keeps his distance.
Smit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bois swings for the body but Smit moves out of range.
Smit tries to clinch but De Bois is having none of it.

Smit has De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Bois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smit can do to turn this around?
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Bois.
De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Smit avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage.
De Bois tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit blocks an uppercut.
De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Bois.
Smit blocking some punches.
Smit blocking some punches.
Smit drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Bois pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Bois uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smit.
Smit misses with a takedown
and De Bois cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Smit pushes De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Smit blocks a body shot from De Bois.
Smit blocks an uppercut.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smit's elbow.
De Bois works on Smit's body with a couple of short punches.
Smit is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smit.
A head punch on the inside from De Bois fails to land.
Smit is looking to break free of the clinch but De Bois has double underhooks.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

De Bois breaks the clinch.
De Bois throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Bois lands with a right hand.

It looks like Piet Smit has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smit wants to clinch up but De Bois keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Bois throwing a counter right hand but Smit manages to avoid it.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
Smit tries to clinch up.
Smit tries to clinch up.
De Bois throws a jab when Smit was well out of range.
De Bois looks to land a left hand but Smit moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - De Bois throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Bois ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smit moves away.
Smit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Bois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Bois misses with a looping left.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Bois paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from De Bois misses its intended target.
Jambe De Bois is winning the standup battle so far.
Smit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smit.
Smit misses with an uppercut.
Smit tries for a takedown but De Bois sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Bois circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from De Bois misses the target.
De Bois punishes Smit's body with a nice straight punch.
Smit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Bois throws a hook but Smit avoids it easily.
Smit wants to clinch up but De Bois keeps it at a distance.
De Bois throwing a counter right hand but Smit manages to avoid it.
Smit tries to clinch up.
De Bois circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Smit rushes De Bois and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smit takes one to the chin there.
De Bois misses with a looping left.
Smit blocks a jab.
Smit tries to clinch there but De Bois circles away.
De Bois is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Bois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Bois. Smit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like De Bois wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piet Smit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Bois.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smit.
Smit misses with a takedown

so De Bois counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Smit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Bois doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Bois manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smit controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smit's head.
Smit is trying to keep De Bois in close.
Jambe De Bois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Smit is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smit trying to control the position.

Smit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Bois doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Bois manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
Smit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Bois is working Smit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois stopping the sweep attempt from Smit.
De Bois is in close to Smit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Smit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Bois defends well.

Smit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Smit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bois is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

De Bois got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Bois has managed to get both his arms back between Smit's legs - danger averted.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Smit trying to keep a closed guard but De Bois is proving a slippery customer.
Piet Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jambe De Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jambe De Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Bois has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambe De Bois!
Jambe De Bois thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Piet Smit was interviewed post fight and said 'Winning is not everything, it is the only thing!'.