PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peanutbutter Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Maramot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smack
vs
Maramot

190 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peanutbutter Smack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Maramot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maramot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smack taking punishment in the form of punches.

Maramot stands up and beckons Smack to his feet.

Maramot gets a clinch.

Maramot jumps into guard, dragging Smack to the mat.

Maramot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Peanutbutter Smack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maramot gets a takedown into half guard.

Maramot decides to stand up.
Maramot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smack is breathing heavily.
Smack has his takedown stuffed

and Maramot moves into the clinch.
Maramot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maramot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maramot controlling from mount.
I looks like Maramot might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Maramot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smack being controlled here momentarily.

Maramot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Maramot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maramot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smack is fighting to break Maramot's control of his arms but Maramot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Maramot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smack prevents the takedown attempt.
Maramot stalling the fight.
Smack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maramot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maramot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peanutbutter Smack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Maramot.
Maramot tries to land knees in the clinch but Smack avoids the damage to the body.
Smack tries to work over Maramot's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.

Maramot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maramot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maramot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maramot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Peanutbutter Smack has been cut.
Maramot controlling the pace for now.
Maramot with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maramot controlling his opponent.
Smack really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Let's hope that Maramot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smack is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Maramot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peanutbutter Smack's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maramot closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maramot cracks Smack with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maramot has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maramot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Maramot is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smack!
Maramot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maramot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maramot wants to hit a switch here but Smack passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maramot there!
Randy Maramot has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maramot tries to hold on but Smack pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maramot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smack throwing strikes here but Maramot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maramot is looking to get to half guard.
Maramot tries to lock up and control but Smack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maramot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maramot gets back to full guard.

Maramot uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smack misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maramot shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maramot showed some decent athleticism there.
Maramot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smack is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maramot wants to pass the guard but Smack is defending well.
Still in half guard, Maramot seems content to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Randy Maramot just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maramot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smack misses with a hook. Maramot ducked under it nicely.
Maramot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Smack misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maramot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack fails with the takedown

and Maramot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maramot stays in close to Smack's body and controls the position.
Maramot wants to pass the guard but Smack is keeping the position.
Maramot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maramot passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maramot working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Maramot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maramot prefers to stall for the moment though.
Maramot connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smack some visible discomfort.
Maramot cracks Smack with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Maramot stalls from top position.
Maramot scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smack trying his best to control but Maramot has mounted him.
Maramot controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Maramot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peanutbutter Smack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Smack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maramot throws a head kick but Smack moves out of range.

Maramot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smack!
Maramot controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Maramot connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maramot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maramot landing strikes, looking to finish!

Smack is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Smack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maramot with good strikes from the mount here!
Maramot controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maramot dominating with strikes here.
Maramot scoring with strikes but Smack is staying in there.
Maramot landing shots from mount.
Maramot with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Smack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maramot controlling from the full mount.
Maramot with shots to the head and body - Smack looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Maramot connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smack is bucking up trying to escape but Maramot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Maramot looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Smack defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maramot.
Maramot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smack's face.
BOOM! Maramot connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Maramot controlling from the full mount.
Maramot landing shots from mount.

Peanutbutter Smack's cut is getting worse.
Maramot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smack looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maramot working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Smack looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Maramot! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randy Maramot!