PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Too sexy for my shirt - George Sampson. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smithy
vs
Rickett

157 cm
24
137 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Rickett!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rickett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rickett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithy 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.
Rickett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smithy swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Rickett down.
Rickett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rickett is out of range.
Rickett checks a leg kick.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickett throws a shot from downtown. Smithy moves away and avoids it.
Smithy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rickett avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Smithy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithy throws out a leg kick but Rickett moves out of range and Smithy only half commits.
Smithy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smithy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rickett blocks a leg kick.
Smithy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smithy misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smithy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Rickett avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Rickett avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett moved away.
Smithy wants to slow Rickett down by chopping away at his legs.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rickett's sensitive parts.
Rickett throws a big shot that misses.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy scores with a jab.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smithy misses with a hook. Rickett ducked under it nicely.
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rickett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Smithy is looking to score with low kicks.
Rickett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smithy is fending him off so far but Rickett persists. Nope, Smithy circles away and we're back to standing.
Timmy Smithy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Rickett.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rickett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rickett blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy 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.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rickett's calf.
Smithy lands a right hook to the body.
Rickett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithy cracks the inside of Rickett's front leg.
Smithy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rickett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smithy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rickett.
Rickett looks gassed!
Smithy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smithy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smithy misses with a low kick.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rickett. That did some damage!
Brad Rickett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rickett.
Rickett checks a low kick from Smithy.
Rickett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smithy defends it nicely.
Good work by Rickett as he checks the leg kick.
Smithy tries to clinch up but Rickett circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickett is breathing heavily.
Smithy misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Rickett is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Rickett.
Some bone on bone action there as Rickett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smithy misses with a head kick.
Smithy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smithy is looking to slow Rickett down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Rickett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rickett's sensitive parts.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smithy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithy wants to control but Rickett is keeping him busy.
Smithy advances nicely into full mount.
Smithy controlling the position easily from mount.
Rickett is squirming around, avoiding Smithy's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy controlling the pace for now.
Smithy wants to control the pace but Rickett is squirming around nicely.
Rickett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smithy controlling from mount.
Smithy trying to control but Rickett is having none of it.
Rickett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smithy wants to control the pace but Rickett is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Timmy Smithy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smithy connects with a crisp jab.
Smithy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rickett.
Rickett moves out of range of the leg kick from Smithy.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickett moves away.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rickett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smithy counters with a leg kick.
Timmy Smithy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Rickett.
Rickett blocks a low kick nicely.
Rickett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smithy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rickett checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smithy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rickett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rickett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
Timmy Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Rickett.
A clash of legs there as Rickett blocks the low kick.
Rickett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Smithy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rickett is out of range.
Good work by Rickett as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy is looking to chop away at Rickett's legs.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett moved away.
Rickett checks a leg kick.
Smithy wants to land a leg kick but Rickett is out of range.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett moved away.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rickett has his takedown stuffed
and Smithy counters with a thumping low kick.
Smithy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Rickett moves out of range easily.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rickett's calf.
Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rickett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rickett misses with a takedown
and Smithy counters with an inside leg kick.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rickett's sensitive parts.
Brad Rickett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Smithy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rickett.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rickett moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickett checks a leg kick.
Smithy tries a low kick but Rickett avoids it.
Rickett moves out of range as Smithy throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smithy!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smithy. Rickett shrugs it off though.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Rickett moves out of range easily.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rickett.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rickett. That did some damage!
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickett can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smithy.
Rickett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Smithy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rickett.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Rickett moves his leg out of the way.
Rickett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smithy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!