PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Howser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Not John Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howser comes to the cage accompanied by Calilfornia Uber Alles. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Howser
vs
John Smythe

180 cm
20
280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

205 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huell Howser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Not John Smythe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Howser looks to land a combination but Smythe avoids it well.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
Smythe staying out of range there.
A big left from Howser misses.
Howser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
Smythe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smythe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howser.
Smythe is looking to score with low kicks.
Howser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howser just misses with a punch to the body.
Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Not John Smythe has been cut.
Smythe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howser checks it well.

Smythe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Howser was covering up waiting for the punch and Smythe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smythe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smythe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe works over Howser with some ground and pound from guard.
Howser has Smythe pulled in close to control his posture.
Smythe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smythe working some strikes from top position.
Smythe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smythe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smythe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe throwing strikes but missing.
Smythe thows a big elbow that misses.
Howser wants to sweep but no luck.
Smythe wants to pass the guard but Howser is keeping the position.
Howser trying to keep a closed guard but Smythe is proving a slippery customer.
Howser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Smythe misses.
Howser misses with a hook. Smythe ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smythe moves away.
Smythe wants to land a leg kick but Howser is out of range.
Smythe throws a low kick, looking for Howser's leg but Howser calmly moves out of range.
Howser scores with a one two! Smythe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smythe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Howser checks a leg kick nicely.
Smythe throws and low kick but Howser moves out of range easily.
Smythe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smythe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howser throws out the jab.
Smythe takes a swing at Howser's ribcage but misses.
Howser blocks a low kick nicely.
Smythe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howser. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howser checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smythe throws the kick towards the body but Howser avoids it.
Howser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howser.
Howser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smythe tries to land a leg kick but Howser saw it coming and moves away.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howser loads up on a big right hand but Smythe slips the punch.
Smythe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Smythe throws a leg kick but Howser moved away.
Howser misses with a wild combination.
Smythe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howser is out of range and Smythe settles back down.
Smythe fails with a takedown attempt.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses.
Smythe shoots in for a double leg but Howser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smythe tries a low kick but Howser avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Smythe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howser trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howser 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huell Howser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Howser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howser throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howser misses with a wild body shot.
Smythe throws out a leg kick but Howser moves out of range and Smythe only half commits.
Smythe 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.
Howser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smythe.
Smythe misses with a head kick.
Smythe 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.
Smythe shoots in but Howser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smythe tries to work over Howser's front leg with a kick but Howser checks it.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Howser throws a right and a left that Smythe avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smythe gets the takedown into side control.
Smythe tries to score with some ground and pound. Howser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smythe wants to control but Howser is keeping him busy.
Howser can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Howser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smythe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Howser keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howser's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howser defending well though.
Smythe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howser is looking for a sweep. Smythe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howser's head.
Smythe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howser defending well though.
Howser is looking to control Smythe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howser avoid being mounted?
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smythe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smythe trying to advance position but Howser counters by regaining guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howser thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Howser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but Howser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huell Howser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smythe is breathing heavily.
Howser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smythe was well out of range. Poor timing from Howser.
A jab from Howser misses.
Howser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howser tries to work over Smythe's front leg with a kick but Smythe checks it.
Howser just misses with a punch to the body.
Howser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smythe manages to avoid it.
Smythe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smythe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howser loads up on a big right hand but Smythe slips the punch.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
Smythe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howser checks it well.
Horrible takedown by Smythe or perhaps it was just good defense by Howser which made him look bad.
Huell Howser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not John Smythe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smythe.
Huell Howser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythe misses with a low kick as Howser jumps back.
Howser throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smythe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smythe throws a low kick, looking for Howser's leg but Howser calmly moves out of range.
Smythe is looking to score with low kicks.

Smythe gets the takedown into side control.
Howser sneaks back into half guard.
Smythe is keen to just control but Howser is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howser gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smythe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huell Howser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Not John Smythe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Howser misses with a looping left.
Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howser swivels and escapes.

Smythe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smythe showed some decent athleticism there.
Smythe is thwarting Howser's attempts to control the position.
Smythe winds up and cracks Howser with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smythe is trying to control the action in half guard but Howser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smythe throws a strike but Howser avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Howser wants to get back to his feet but Smythe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smythe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe looking to sit in guard and control but Howser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smythe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Smythe, not yet.
Howser is stalling in the full guard.
Smythe working a defensive guard but Howser manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smythe tries to bench press Howser off him but Howser keeps the position.
Smythe wants to control but Howser postures up.
Smythe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howser is trying to control but can't.
Smythe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Howser to regain full guard.
Howser seems keen to control Smythe's posture.

Howser kicks Smythe off and gets to his feet.
Smythe throws a series of punches but Howser avoids them all with ease.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but Howser shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
Howser swings for the body but Smythe moves out of range.
Smythe is looking to chop away at Howser's legs.
An inside leg kick from Smythe misses.
A punch combination from Howser misses.
Howser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smythe is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Howser misses its intended target.
Smythe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howser misses with a series of wild punches.
Howser looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
Howser blocks a leg kick.
Smythe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howser is fending him off so far but Smythe persists. Nope, Howser circles away and we're back to standing.
Huell Howser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not John Smythe.
Howser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smythe swings for the body but Howser moves out of range.

Smythe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Howser napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howser defending against the ground and pound.
Howser avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smythe.
Howser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smythe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smythe prevents Howser from improving his position.
Smythe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smythe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Not John Smythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huell Howser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smythe thows a huge punch but Howser dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Not John Smythe.
I think Howser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huell Howser!