PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Patelle (ranked 4240 p4p, 4129 weight class) and Loquacious Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Patelle
vs
Smiff

172 cm
24
162
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
162
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Patelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loquacious Smiff!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smiff defends it nicely.
Patelle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smiff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Patelle defends it well.
Smiff throws the left hand but Patelle avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Smiff as Patelle shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Patelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patelle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smiff sprawls well. Smiff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patelle gets slowly back to his feet.
Patelle leaves Smiff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff goes for a double leg but Patelle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patelle continues to drive forward.

Patelle gets caught flat footed, as Smiff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smiff with a flurry of punches that miss.

Patelle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smiff looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff lands a couple of digs.
Patelle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiff is one step ahead there.
Smiff lands a couple of digs.
Patelle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patelle keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff throws a strike but Patelle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Smiff tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Patelle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smiff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patelle has managed to get both his arms back between Smiff's legs - danger averted.
Patelle trying to control but Smiff is working from the bottom.
Patelle wants to pass the guard but Smiff is keeping the position.
Patelle trying to control but Smiff is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patelle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patelle looking to sit in guard and control but Smiff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Patelle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patelle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patelle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiff is one step ahead there.

Patelle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smiff defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff wants to control from the top but Patelle keeps moving.
Patelle is trying to hold Smiff in close to prevent damage but Smiff has managed to pass into half guard.
Smiff thows a huge punch but Patelle dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smiff is working for a submission of some sort.
Smiff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Loquacious Smiff dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smiff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smiff lands in his opponent's guard.

Patelle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smiff scoring with punches to the head and body.

Patelle working for a triangle but Smiff defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patelle keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff passes into half guard.
Smiff wants to pass the guard but Patelle is defending well.
Smiff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patelle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smiff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patelle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smiff.
Patelle is pressing down on Smiff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Patelle pulls Smiff in close to prevent any damage.
Smiff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patelle keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Loquacious Smiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smiff wants to pass the guard but Patelle is keeping the position.
Smiff scoring with some ground and pound.
Patelle keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patelle wants to sweep here but Smiff controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff trying to control the position from guard on top but Patelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smiff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patelle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smiff somewhat.
Patelle attempts a counter takedown but Smiff avoids it well and moves away.
Patelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smiff's waist but Smiff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patelle off to one side.
Patelle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patelle attempts a counter takedown but Smiff avoids it well and moves away.

Smiff shoots in and gets a takedown into Patelle's guard.
Patelle looking for a sweep. Not yet Patelle, not yet.
Smiff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patelle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff pushes down on Patelle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smiff prevents Patelle from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smiff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Loquacious Smiff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smiff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patelle attempts a counter takedown but Smiff avoids it well and moves away.
Patelle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Smiff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smiff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Patelle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smiff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Patelle prevents Smiff from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patelle sneaks back into half guard.

Patelle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is looking to take a break and control but Patelle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smiff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smiff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patelle?
Smiff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smiff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smiff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patelle's face.
Patelle is working to get back to half guard.
Maxwell Patelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loquacious Smiff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patelle is looking to escape.
Smiff with shots to the head and body - Patelle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Patelle is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff avoids the attempt from Patelle to control.
Patelle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smiff lands a big elbow.
Smiff lands a heavy elbow.
Patelle is looking to improve his position but Smiff isn't that keen on the idea.
Patelle holds on, trying desperately to control.
Smiff working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff wants to control the pace but Patelle is squirming around nicely.
Smiff with good strikes from the mount here!
Smiff lands a nice shot to the head.
Patelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smiff with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Smiff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smiff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patelle?
Smiff lands a big elbow.

Patelle is rocked!
Patelle tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Loquacious Smiff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smiff 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Loquacious Smiff!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Loquacious Smiff!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Loquacious Smiff!

Loquacious Smiff wins by unanimous decision!