PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 1722 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Chaos (ranked 2446 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Chaos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Chaos

196 cm
26
262 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

190 cm
26
250 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Chaos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Smith misses with a body shot.

Chaos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith keeping his opponent close.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chaos off and has taken his back!
Smith trying to control momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Chaos wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Will Smith go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chaos tries to escape the position.
What can Chaos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chaos tries to escape but Smith has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chaos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos covering up well under a series of strikes from Smith.
Good control from Smith.
Smith throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Smith struggling to land strikes to the head as Chaos covers up.
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Chaos is taking damage to the body and head.

Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Chaos is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chaos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control momentarily.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Smith trying to control momentarily.
I would not like to be Chaos right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith continues to stall.
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
A lull in the action here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
More hug and hope from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaos.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith catches Chaos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chaos lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with the combination.
Chaos misses with a looping right.
Chaos throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chaos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chaos working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Chaos postures up.
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chaos is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.

Smith throws Chaos to one side and escapes!
Chaos misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaos can do to turn this around?
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Chaos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaos's head.
Smith blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaos on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chaos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Chaos slips under a jab from Smith.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Chaos misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Brutus Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaos thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Brutus Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaos doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaos catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith lands with a straight right. Chaos didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Chaos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

Chaos is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Chaos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
In his post fight interview, John Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.