PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between james smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shea boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). boy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: bad man forward badman pull up.. Shea boy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

smith
vs
boy

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, james smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea boy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from boy.
boy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
smith tries to bum rush boy with a series of wild strikes but boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
smith misses with a wild combination.
smith throws a right and a left that boy avoids nicely.
boy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
smith throws a nice looking combination but boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from smith misses.

smith moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
boy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from smith finds it's way through boy's defenses.
smith throws a head kick that boy semi-blocks.
smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
smith misses with a double jab.
boy dodges the punch combination from smith.
smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
boy blocks a low kick nicely.
smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
james smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around smith's waist but smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing boy off to one side.
james smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shea boy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
boy moves out of range of the body kick from smith.
smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
boy has a takedown stuffed.
smith scores with a head kick.
smith throws a series of strikes that have boy backpedaling.
boy avoids the body shot from smith.
smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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.
smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from boy is defended easily by smith.

boy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. smith did well to prevent boy getting side control.
smith wants to control but boy passes into side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked boy off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

smith tries to clinch up.
boy fails to land the takedown.

boy tries to keep at a distance but smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
smith working hard to break the clinch.
smith controlling the action here for a moment.

smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
james smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
smith throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith tries a head kick but it misses.
smith throws a right and a left that boy avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but boy circles away quickly and effectively.
smith throws a series of punches but boy moves out of range.
smith 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.

boy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
smith is trying to maintain the position but boy is very close to passing his half guard.

boy is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith gets full guard.
boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst boy is controlling him.
smith wants to sweep here but boy controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

boy has gone for a leg lock! smith slips out almost immediately though and dives into boy's guard.
smith with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.

boy looking for a triangle here. smith is fighting it but it looks tight! boy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, smith is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shea boy!