PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piet Smit (ranked 773 p4p, 122 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 1658 p4p, 249 weight class). Smit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baby Got Back. Piet Smit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smit
vs
Romeo

188 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

BEAST

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smit.
Smit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romeo.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smit is looking to clinch.
Romeo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch but Romeo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romeo connects with a right hand. Smit shakes it off.
Romeo stuns Smit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Romeo pushes him off.
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Romeo pushes him off.

Smit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romeo stalling against the cage.

Smit decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Romeo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smit, up you get!
Smit wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Romeo there.

It looks like Piet Smit has been cut.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch but Romeo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smit is looking to clinch but Romeo is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Romeo.
Romeo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romeo throws an overhand right that lands on Smit's shoulder, as Smit tries to avoid the shot.
Romeo misses the body punch
and Smit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romeo as he jumps to the side.
Romeo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romeo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Smit.
Romeo thuds a left hand into Smit's body.
Smit looks to clinch
and Romeo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romeo misses with a straight left.
Romeo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anthony Romeo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Romeo is struggling to control the position.

Romeo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romeo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeo loads up on a big right hand but Smit slips the punch.
Romeo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmit.
Romeo swings for the body but Smit moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo takes a swing at Smit's ribcage but misses.
Smit moves out of range of the strikes.
Smit tries to clinch but Romeo moves out of range.
Romeo misses with a straight right.
Romeo looks to land a left hand but Smit moved out of range nicely.
Romeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romeo.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smit was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
Smit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romeo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smit throws a wild body kick that Romeo sees coming a mile off.
Romeo throws a big shot that misses.
Romeo keeps the fight on the outside.
Romeo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romeo takes a swing at Smit's ribcage but misses.

Smit drives through and clinches with Romeo against the cage.
Romeo stalls.

Romeo breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit is looking to clinch but Romeo is avoiding it.
Romeo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smit moves away.
Romeo fails to land with a series of punches.
Smit tries to clinch up.
Romeo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romeo duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romeo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romeo throws a body shot but no joy.

Smit clinches up against the cage.
Smit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Romeo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piet Smit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Romeo breaks from the clinch.
Smit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romeo to score with a decent uppercut.

Piet Smit's cut is getting worse.
Romeo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smit.
Romeo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smit ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Smit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeo moves away.
Smit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Romeo misses.

Smit has closed the distance and engaged Romeo in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Romeo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smit wants to clinch up but Romeo keeps it at a distance.
Smit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romeo moves away.
Smit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smit throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeo.
Romeo scores with a nice right hand.
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Romeo pushes him off.
Romeo takes a swing at Smit's ribcage but misses.
Romeo misses with a wild combination.
Smit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smit tries to clinch up.
Romeo throws the left hand but Smit avoids the punch easily.
Smit moves away from the strike by Romeo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Romeo counters with a nice uppercut.
Smit tries to clinch but Romeo moves out of range.

Smit instigates a clinch.
Smit fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit jumps guard but Romeo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smit tries to score a body lock takedown but Romeo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piet Smit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romeo has Smit pushed against the cage.
Romeo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Romeo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch but Romeo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romeo throws out a counter right but Smit avoids it with no problem.
Smit takes one on the button.

Smit clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Romeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws a hook but Smit blocks it.
Smit is looking to clinch but Romeo is avoiding it.
Romeo scores with a jab. Smit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romeo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Romeo keeps the fight on the outside.
Smit blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Romeo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smit doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romeo connects with a body shot that sends Smit's belly button to the back.
Romeo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romeo lunges at Smit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smit's hand.

Smit is rocked!
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Romeo pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Romeo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Smit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smit walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Romeo! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!
Anthony Romeo is the new light heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Piet Smit stepped up to the mic, saying 'Winning is not everything, it is the only thing!'.