PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Daltrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daltrey has chosen Won't Get Fooled Again/ The Who as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Smith
vs
Daltrey

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Daltrey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Smith jumps into guard, dragging Daltrey to the mat.
Daltrey landing with the ground and pound.
Daltrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daltrey throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daltrey on the ground.
Daltrey landing with the ground and pound.
Daltrey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daltrey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daltrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Daltrey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daltrey works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith is trying to keep Daltrey in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daltrey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daltrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Daltrey stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Daltrey missing with punches from the bottom.
Daltrey wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey landing rabbit punches to the side of Smith's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daltrey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Daltrey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Daltrey tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daltrey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daltrey with a poor takedown
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Daltrey really felt that one!
Daltrey looks gassed!

Smith instigates a clinch.
Daltrey goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

Smith feints and as Daltrey raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Daltrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Daltrey keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

Daltrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Daltrey is retaining full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Daltrey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daltrey keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Daltrey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands and throws Daltrey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daltrey throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Daltrey pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Daltrey throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Smith working the ground and pound but Daltrey is defending the strikes.
Daltrey prevents Smith from moving into mount.
Daltrey is not content to let Smith control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daltrey keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith has Daltrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Daltrey's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butch Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Butch Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Smith tries for a kimura but Daltrey is defending well.
Daltrey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Daltrey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daltrey lands with a few short shots to the body.
Smith trying to control the action but Daltrey is working from the bottom.
Daltrey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Daltrey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daltrey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Daltrey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Daltrey to sweep him here.
Daltrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daltrey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith tries to kick Daltrey off but Daltrey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daltrey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith wants to control but Daltrey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daltrey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Daltrey is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Daltrey is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith wants to control but Daltrey is keeping him busy.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Daltrey defends it.
Daltrey connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Daltrey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Daltrey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daltrey sees it coming and defends easily.
Daltrey manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daltrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daltrey fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Daltrey misses with a takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Daltrey is having none of it.
Daltrey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daltrey is not content to let Smith control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Daltrey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daltrey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith wants to stand up but Daltrey is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Daltrey missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith gets a clinch.
Daltrey wants a takedown.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Daltrey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Smith rushes Daltrey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daltrey prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Daltrey keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Daltrey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daltrey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Butch Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daltrey.
Daltrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Daltrey misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Daltrey shrugs it off.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daltrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daltrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith prevents Daltrey from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Daltrey bucks and avoids them well.
Daltrey wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Daltrey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daltrey because Smith loaded up on that one.
Daltrey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smith wants to control the pace but Daltrey is squirming around nicely.
Daltrey tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daltrey is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daltrey because Smith loaded up on that one.
Daltrey is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daltrey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daltrey is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith trying to control but Daltrey is having none of it.
Daltrey is controlling an arm, preventing Smith from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Smith 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daltrey is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith blocks Daltrey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Daltrey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Daltrey regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Daltrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Smith!