PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smirnov
vs
Maximus

173 cm
19
140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.

Smirnov darts in and clinches Maximus up against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Brutus Maximus has been cut.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Maximus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
Maximus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maximus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maximus has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Maximus 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maximus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Maximus's ribcage.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Maximus tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Maximus misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maximus blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maximus tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maximus can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Maximus shrugs off.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Maximus's ribcage.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maximus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Maximus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maximus blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Maximus shrugs off.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maximus's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Maximus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to work over Maximus's front leg with a kick but Maximus checks it.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Smirnov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick there by Smirnov.
Smirnov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smirnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus tries to land a front kick but Smirnov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maximus thumps Smirnov with a low kick.
Maximus avoids the body shot from Smirnov.
Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smirnov throws a leg kick which misses Maximus's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximus tries to avoid it.
Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smirnov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maximus tries to land a body kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maximus thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smirnov moves into the clinch successfully.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Maximus shrugs off.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov prevents Maximus from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Maximus shrugs off.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Maximus blocks it.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Maximus is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Maximus tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alexander Smirnov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Maximus takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Maximus wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnov won't allow it.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Maximus 's eye.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov slows down the pace here.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Maximus 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov slowing the pace effectively.
Maximus tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Maximus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smirnov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maximus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Maximus blocks the low kick.
Brutus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus wants to land a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range.
Smirnov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus lands a lovely overhand right.
Maximus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maximus scores with a leg kick.
Smirnov moves out of range of the body kick from Maximus.
Maximus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smirnov. That one must have hurt.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maximus.
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smirnov.

Smirnov forces Maximus back against the ropes and clinches.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maximus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Maximus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smirnov.
Maximus takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maximus's defenses.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Maximus's ribcage.
Maximus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maximus avoids the damage to the body.
Maximus managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maximus blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Maximus can't break the clinch.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
Maximus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maximus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maximus throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Brutus Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maximus's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smirnov 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
A victorious Alexander Smirnov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.