PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ouellette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smart kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billy Talent - Red Flag. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smart
vs
Ouellette

175 cm
24
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Ouellette!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smart moves into the clinch successfully.
Ouellette lands a body punch.
Smart is looking to control Ouellette's arms but Ouellette gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smart has his back to the cage.
Smart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouellette.
A head punch on the inside from Ouellette fails to land.
Smart is leaning against Ouellette and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smart avoiding damage as Ouellette throws knees to the body.
Ouellette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smart looking to stall.
Ouellette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smart looking to stall.
Ouellette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ouellette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ouellettes head.
Smart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ouellette tries to throw a body punch but Smart avoids it by throwing Ouellette back against the cage.
Smart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ouellette tries to work over Smart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ouellette is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smart managing to block the knees to the body from Ouellette.
Smart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellette wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smart.
Ouellette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smart's elbow.
Smart managing to block the knees to the body from Ouellette.
Ouellette lands with a short shot to the head.
Ouellette lands a body shot.

Ouellette works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ouellette postures up in Smart's guard and throws a big left but Smart blocks it.
Smart keeping full guard, as Ouellette tries to pass.
Ouellette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smart wants to get back to his feet but Ouellette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouellette accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouellette throws and elbow that misses. Smart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ouellette's guard. Nice move by Smart!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouellette manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ouellette 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.
Ouellette pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smart avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ouellette.
Ouellette throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ouellette.
Ouellette putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart really wants to buck Ouellette off and get back to his feet.
Ouellette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ouellette throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ouellette scoring with strikes but Smart is staying in there.
Smart tries to buck Ouellette off but he can't manage it.
Smart is breathing heavily.
Ouellette connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ouellette throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smart because Ouellette loaded up on that one.
Smart wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ouellette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ouellette punching from mount but Smart doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ouellette thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ouellette cracks Smart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ouellette unloads with some shots from mount but Smart bucks and avoids them well.
Smart is trying to stand.
Ouellette working the ground and pound effectively.
Ouellette working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ouellette has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smart's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouellette throws some wild stikes that Smart manages to avoid easily.
Ouellette landing punches.
Smart blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Ouellette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouellette lands with a nice combination. Smart backs away looking to recover.
Ouellette wants to clinch up but Smart keeps it at a distance.
Ouellette throws a right and a left that Smart avoids nicely.
Ouellette swinging wildly here.
Smart tries to clinch up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smart.
Smart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ouellette sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ouellette manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smart's best efforts.
Smart is looking to take a break and control but Ouellette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ouellette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smart is working away from the top position though.
Ouellette missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouellette slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellette lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smart!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smart avoids a strike by Ouellette and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Ouellette's guard! Fantastic escape!
Smart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ouellette looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouellette, not yet.

Smart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ouellette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Ouellette trying to keep a closed guard but Smart is proving a slippery customer.
Smart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smart working some strikes from top position.

Ouellette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smart is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouellette keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Ouellette wants to sweep here but Smart controlling him for the moment.
Smart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smart closes the distance and clinches.
Smart leaning against his opponent.
Ouellette lands a shot to the body.
Ouellette tries to land knees in the clinch but Smart avoids the damage to the body.
Smart lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ouellette trying to land knees to the body.
Ouellette lands a body punch.
Ouellette has a couple of punches blocked by Smart.
Ouellette has Smart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouellette can't get the takedown.
Ouellette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smart avoiding damage.
Smart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ouellettes head.
Smart taking a breather.
Smart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ouellette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul Smart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Ouellette.
Ouellette tries to throw a body punch but Smart avoids it by throwing Ouellette back against the cage.
Smart lands a body shot.
Smart digs a right hand underneath Ouellette's ribcage. Ouellette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ouellette tries to work over Smart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smart slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smart.
Smart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ouellette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smart fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Smart scores with a takedown into Ouellette's guard.

Ouellette looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smart passes into half guard.
Smart controlling the pace.
Smart wants to pass to mount but Ouellette is defending the position.
Smart lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Smart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ouellette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouellette goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouellette moves away from the strike by Smart.
Smart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouellette tries to clinch but Smart moves out of range.
Smart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ouellette.

Ouellette moves into the clinch.
Smart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ouellette swings wildly with an uppercut but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ouellette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ouellette is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smart.
Ouellette drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Smart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouellette tries to get to full guard but Smart has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ouellette manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smart stopping the sweep attempt from Ouellette.
Smart postures up and lands a big shot to Ouellette's brow.
Smart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smart wants to control from the top but Ouellette keeps moving.
Smart is really struggling to control Ouellette but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ouellette is keeping the position for now.
Ouellette wants to sweep here but Smart controlling him for the moment.

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

and Smart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ouellette's guard.
Nick Ouellette has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ouellette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ouellette looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouellette, not yet.
Smart passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ouellette is refusing to be controlled, as Smart sits in half guard.
Smart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smart working Ouellette over with strikes.
Ouellette wants to get back to full guard.
Ouellette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smart is working away from the top position though.
Ouellette is trying to get back to full guard.
Smart wants to control but Ouellette is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ouellette lands a jab to Smart's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Ouellette.
Ouellette moves in looking to clinch but Smart pushes him off.
Ouellette takes a swing at Smart's ribcage but misses.
Smart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouellette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouellette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouellette throws a nice looking combination but Smart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouellette is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smart rather than just go for the knockout.
Ouellette swings away with a body shot that misses

and Smart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ouellette's guard.
Smart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smart advances position into side control!
Ouellette is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smart 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smart!