PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Smir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smir has chosen Go to sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rage
vs
Smir

190 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimbo Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Smir!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smir misses with a wild combination.

Rage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smir!
Smir wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage throwing strikes here but Smir is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smir tries to hold on but Rage postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rage tries to control but Smir wriggling away.
Smir wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Rage misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smir because Rage loaded up on that one.
Rage prevents Smir from getting the reversal.
Smir tries to hold on but Rage postures up.
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage controlling the position easily from mount.
Smir wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Smir is looking to get to half guard.

Rage is going olschool here, as he tries to force Smir to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smir shrugs it off.
Smir tries to lock up and control but Rage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smir hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Rage there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Rage there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smir tries to hold on but Rage postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage wants to control the pace but Smir is squirming around nicely.
Smir avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rage.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smir looks a forlorn figure.
Smir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rage looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Rage with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage landing punches.
Rage 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.
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smir gets back to half guard.
Smir pushes Rage off looking to stand but Rage dives back in and keeps control.
Smir holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Smir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rage is working away from the top position though.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smir's head.

Rage wants to work for an arm triangle but Smir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smir keeping hold of Rage's head, controlling as best he can.
Smir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rage wants to take a breather but Smir is having none of it.
Rage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smir is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smir throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.

Smir gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rage postures up.
Smir looking for a sweep. Not yet Smir, not yet.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Smir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smir controlling Rage's posture.
Smir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rage controls the pace.
Smir is controlling Rage's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage postures up.
Rage thows a big elbow that misses.
Smir trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Rage dominated that round.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smir throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
Smir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock Smir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Smir throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Smir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.

Rage forces Smir back against the cage and clinches.
Smir gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Rage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smir just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smir gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Rage is trying to get an arm triangle but Smir is defending well.
Rage looks up at the clock and then as Smir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rage misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smir dodges the ground and pound from Rage.
Smir is trying to buck Rage off.
Rage misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Rage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smir is trying to improve his position.

Rage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smir is trying to control Rage's posture but Rage avoids it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Smir misses the target.
Smir throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Smir scores with a leg kick.
Brock Smir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rage fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smir sprawls well initially but Rage persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rage prevents Smir from improving his position.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage prevents Smir from improving his position.
Smir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kimbo Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage slips a straight right by Smir.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smir.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Smir which made him look bad.
Smir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smir tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Smir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smir looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Smir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage throws a shot to the body.
Rage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smir is fending him off so far but Rage persists. Nope, Smir circles away and we're back to standing.

Rage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smir is looking for a sweep.
Smir pushes Rage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Smir prevents Rage from moving into mount.
Smir wants to control but Rage postures up.
Smir tries to improve position but can't.
Rage working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Rage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smir misses with the combination.
Smir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rage moves into range and clinches up with Smir.
Nice body punch from Smir.

Rage works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rage advances position into side control!

Rage is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Smir is trying to escape and Rage transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Smir is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rage! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimbo Rage!