PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Smith (ranked 3583 p4p, 4830 weight class) and Nelson Biederman (ranked 469 p4p, 561 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Biederman

190 cm
20
185
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Overeem’s Horse Meat

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Biederman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Biederman.
Biederman misses with a wild body shot.
Biederman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biederman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biederman. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Biederman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Biederman throws a head punch that misses.
Biederman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Biederman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Biederman's ribcage.
Biederman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biederman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biederman misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biederman to keep the fight standing.

Smith breaks the clinch.

Biederman clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.

Biederman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Biederman tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Biederman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biederman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biederman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Biederman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biederman lands a right hand.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Biederman working aggressively here.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biederman connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Biederman.
Biederman with a nice calf kick.
Biederman throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Biederman looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.

Smith darts in and clinches Biederman up against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Biederman is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Biederman fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Biederman has the dominant position.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Biederman blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biederman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biederman misses with some punches.

Biederman manages to break the clinch.
Biederman throws a leg kick that misses.
Biederman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Biederman lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is trying to stall.
Biederman lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biederman.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Biederman gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Biederman prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A short left from Biederman.
Biederman pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biederman looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Biederman throws a head punch that misses.
Biederman lands a left hand.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biederman throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Biederman slips under a jab.
Biederman lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Biederman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Biederman has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biederman smiles and moves away.
Biederman tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Biederman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biederman misses with a body kick.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Biederman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Biederman moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith slips a jab from Biederman.

Biederman has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Biederman breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Biederman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biederman misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Biederman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biederman wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Biederman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman avoids the head kick by Smith.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Biederman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Biederman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biederman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Biederman throws a head kick that misses.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Biederman circles away.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith is looking to clinch but Biederman is avoiding it.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Biederman counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Biederman misses

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Biederman misses with a punch on the inside.
Biederman managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Biederman's brow.
Biederman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries a body shot but Biederman blocks it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Biederman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biederman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Biederman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biederman's defenses.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Biederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Biederman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biederman throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Biederman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Biederman misses with a hook.
Biederman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Biederman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Biederman misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Zach Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Biederman in a clinch.
Biederman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Biederman avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biederman throws a head punch that misses.
Biederman has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Biederman lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biederman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biederman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Biederman misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Biederman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biederman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Biederman moves out of range.
Biederman misses the shot to the body.
Biederman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biederman throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Biederman with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Smith has Biederman up against the cage in a clinch.
Biederman looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Biederman tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith is stalling here.
Biederman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocking some punches.
Biederman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to break free but Biederman pushes him back against the cage.
Biederman trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman misses with a knee to the head.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Biederman.
Biederman misses with a punch on the inside.
Biederman tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biederman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working for takedown but Biederman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biederman lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Biederman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biederman, pushing him back against the cage.
Biederman struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Biederman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biederman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biederman digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biederman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Biederman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Biederman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Biederman.
Biederman lands with a shot to the body.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biederman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Biederman looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Biederman just gets out of the way.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Biederman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Biederman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biederman jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biederman slips under a jab.
Biederman scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith tries for a takedown but Biederman circles away easily
and Biederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Biederman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Biederman misses with a body punch.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to stall.
Biederman trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Biederman.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Biederman has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson Biederman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biederman prevents a body shot from Smith.
Biederman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biederman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biederman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biederman lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Biederman misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith clinches with his opponent.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biederman scores with a spinning back kick!

Biederman takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biederman lands a knee to the head.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Biederman.
Nelson Biederman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Biederman lands a right hand.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biederman. Biederman obviously looking to wear him down.
Biederman blocks a head kick by Smith.
Biederman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biederman throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Zach Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biederman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Biederman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biederman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Biederman!
A victorious Nelson Biederman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.