PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efram Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foreman
vs
Smith

191 cm
19
227 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Efram Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Bob Smith has been cut.
Foreman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Efram Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Foreman moves into the clinch successfully.
Foreman scores with a knee to the head.
Foreman keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman with a knee to the head.
Foreman tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foreman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith is pushing Foreman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Foreman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foreman.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Foreman moves out of range easily.
Foreman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith looks gassed!
Foreman tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.

Smith scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith avoids the attempt from Foreman to control.
Foreman is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foreman tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Foreman wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Foreman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Foreman is looking to get to half guard.

That's two 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.
Foreman regains half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Foreman pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.

Foreman drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foreman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Efram Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Smith.

Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Foreman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foreman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Foreman scores with a head kick.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foreman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Foreman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1-2. Foreman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foreman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foreman.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foreman.
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as Smith shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Foreman lands a head kick!
Foreman works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Foreman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith is putting a hurting on Foreman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Foreman is working away.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Foreman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Foreman can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efram Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Foreman.
Efram Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Foreman avoids the head kick by Smith.

Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foreman to the mat! Foreman manages to get full guard.
Smith trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foreman is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Foreman pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Foreman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Foreman cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
A right-left combo lands from Foreman.

Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Foreman breaks the clinch.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Foreman get back to his feet.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Efram Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Foreman throws a head kick that half lands.

Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Foreman's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foreman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foreman's guard.

Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Foreman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.

Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Foreman was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Foreman controlling the position.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Foreman is retaining full guard.
Foreman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Foreman has wrist control.
Smith postures up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Foreman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Foreman is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foreman wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foreman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Efram Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foreman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith tries to break free but Foreman pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Foreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foreman misses with a knee strike.
Foreman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries to break free but Foreman pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman wants to break the clinch but can't.

Foreman breaks the clinch.

Smith pushes Foreman up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A frustrated look appears on Foreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Foreman breaks from the clinch.
Foreman scores with a leg kick.

Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foreman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith working away.
Foreman regains half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Foreman pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Foreman wants to clinch

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Foreman lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foreman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Foreman wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control the position but Foreman is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Foreman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foreman keeps working.
Foreman struggling a bit here.
Foreman tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foreman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foreman.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Foreman has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foreman is trying to break free.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foreman throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foreman to the mat! Foreman manages to get full guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

Smith stands up and waves to Foreman to follow him.
A leg kick checked by Smith.

Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Foreman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Foreman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Foreman is trying to buck Smith off.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Foreman is not content to let Smith control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Foreman pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Foreman is not content to let Smith control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foreman.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Smith!