PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen My Delerium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doucet
vs
Smith

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Doucet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bambam Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith checks a low kick from Doucet.
Bambam Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Doucet, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Doucet against the cage but Doucet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Doucet is having none of it.
Smith lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Doucet sprawling to the canvas. Smith follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Doucet hang on?

Doucet is rocked!
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Doucet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oh Doucet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Smith stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Doucet to get to his feet.
Doucet shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Doucet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doucet shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Doucet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doucet lands the left hand.
Doucet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doucet seems to have got his legs back now.

Doucet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doucet showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith tries to roll over but Doucet keeps him under control.
Smith is looking to control Doucet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Doucet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith pushes Doucet off looking to stand but Doucet dives back in and keeps control.
Doucet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith is pressing down on Doucet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doucet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doucet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Doucet is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.

Doucet decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Doucet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a takedown

and Doucet counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Doucet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is trying to keep Doucet in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith keeping full guard, as Doucet tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet preventing the sweep.

Doucet drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Doucet off! Doucet jumps back into Smith's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doucet stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Doucet moves into full mount!
Smith wants to hold on but Doucet pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doucet controlling his opponent.
Doucet landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Doucet pushes him away.
Doucet working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doucet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Doucet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Smith is looking to improve his position but Doucet isn't that keen on the idea.
Doucet landing punches.
Doucet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doucet working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Doucet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith tries for a takedown but Doucet circles away easily

so Doucet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Doucet has passed into side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Doucet working away.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Doucet controls the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Doucet drags him back down.
Doucet remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Doucet tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doucet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Doucet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Doucet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Doucet is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith trying to hold on to Doucet's head to control him but Doucet postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith kicks off Doucet and gets to his feet.

Doucet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Smith pushes Doucet off and gets back to his feet.

Doucet tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Doucet won't allow it.
Smith tries for a takedown but Doucet manages to get underhooks.
Matthew Doucet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambam Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Doucet fails to land.

Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Doucet controlling him for the moment.
Smith is trying to control the position but Doucet postures up.
Doucet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Doucet is posturing up here but Smith has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Doucet tries to roll out but it's too tight and Doucet has to tap! Slick submission there by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bambam Smith!