PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Doorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Smash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doorman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gold Halo-The Datsuns. Hulk Smash has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Doorman
vs
Smash

190 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

GREEN!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Doorman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hulk Smash!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Smash crashes against the mat.
Smash looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Doorman is avoiding damage well.
Smash in side control, throwing shots but Doorman defends.
Doorman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smash.
Smash throws a strike aimed at the side of Doorman's head but Doorman avoids it well.
An elbow from Smash crashes against the mat.
Smash lands some shots froms side control.
Smash scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doorman to see if he's OK.
Smash throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smash is putting a hurting on Doorman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doorman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smash on the ground.
Sloppy strikes there by Smash.
Smash throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doorman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smash asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Doorman dodges the ground and pound from Smash.
Doorman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smash fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Doorman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doorman tries to get out of the position.
An elbow from Smash crashes against the mat.
Smash is putting a hurting on Doorman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smash working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smash lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smash fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Smash thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doorman taking a bit of punishment here - Smash scoring with strikes.

Doorman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Doorman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doorman checks a low kick from Smash.

Smash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smash throws a big right hand that misses.
Doorman is looking to stand back up but Smash counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Doorman.
Doorman is breathing heavily.
Doorman has hold of Smash's hands but Smash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smash is trying to control. Doorman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smash wants to pass the guard but Doorman is defending well.
Smash winds up and cracks Doorman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doorman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doorman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smash.
Smash looks to land a strike but Doorman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Smash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doorman wants to stand up but Smash is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doorman's head.
Smash landing with the ground and pound.
Smash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Doorman pushes Smash off and gets back to his feet.
Doorman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doorman throws a hook to the side of Smash's head but Smash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doorman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smash.
Doorman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smash shoots in looking for a takedown. Doorman tries to sprawl out of it but Smash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doorman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doorman avoids it really well and circles away.
Doorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smash was well out of range. Poor timing from Doorman.
Smash takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Doorman.
Doorman throws an overhand right that lands on Smash's shoulder, as Smash tries to avoid the shot.
Doorman misses the shot to the body.
Smash slips a straight right by Doorman.
Doorman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doorman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smash checks it well.
Doorman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smash showed some decent athleticism there.
Smash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.

Smash is working for a submission of some sort.
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doorman's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doorman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smash.
Smash slips a nice elbow through Doorman's hands, connecting with Doorman's forehead.
Smash is pressing down on Doorman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doorman is holding on for now.
Smash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doorman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Smash there.
Smash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doorman is not content to let Smash control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash wants to stand up but Doorman is controlling the position.
Smash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doorman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doorman is trying to stand up here but Smash is controlling him well.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.
Doorman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smash scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doorman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smash lands strikes from half guard.
Smash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smash slips a nice elbow through Doorman's hands, connecting with Doorman's forehead.
Ground and pound from Smash.
Doorman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smash.
Doorman has hold of Smash's hands but Smash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doorman wants to get back to his feet.
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Smash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smash closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doorman's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smash is nestled in close to Doorman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Smash seems to be looking for submissions.
Smash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash working Doorman over with strikes.
Smash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doorman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doorman is not content to let Smash control the position.
Smash lands strikes from half guard.
Smash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smash lands strikes from half guard.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doorman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smash is working for a submission of some sort.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash winds up and cracks Doorman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Smash looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash trying to control from half guard but Doorman is working away.
Doorman taking some punishment here, with Smash in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doorman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Smash really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smash fails with a takedown attempt.
Smash shoots in for a takedown but Doorman shows good takedown defense.
Doorman connects with a crisp jab.
Doorman throws a body punch but Smash moves out of range.
Doorman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smash manages to avoid it.

Smash scores with a takedown into Doorman's guard.
Smash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doorman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smash is looking to work some ground and pound but Doorman has wrist control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doorman's head.
Smash scoring with some ground and pound.
Doorman keeping moving, preventing Smash from controlling successfully.
Smash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smash throwing strikes from guard but Doorman blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smash pushes down on Doorman's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash wants to pass to mount but Doorman is defending the position.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Smash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doorman wants to get back to his feet.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smash wants to work for an arm triangle but Doorman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Smash working Doorman over with strikes.
Smash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smash is nestled in close to Doorman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doorman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smash.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Smash working over Doorman with some ground and pound. Doorman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Smash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Smash dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Doorman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doorman works Smash's body with a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smash.
Smash fails with a takedown attempt.
Doorman is looking to wear down Smash with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smash fails with the takedown.
Paul Doorman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Smash.
Doorman scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Hulk Smash has been cut.
Doorman throws a head kick that misses.
Smash blocks a head kick by Doorman.
Smash is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smash avoids the head kick by Doorman.
Sloppy strikes from Doorman. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doorman tries to sprawl but Smash drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
Smash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smash prevents Doorman from standing back up.
Smash looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Doorman is trying to stand back up but Smash is controlling him
Hulk Smash has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smash lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smash slips a nice elbow through Doorman's hands, connecting with Doorman's forehead.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Doorman tries to kick Smash off but Smash keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doorman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smash slips a nice elbow through Doorman's hands, connecting with Doorman's forehead.
Smash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smash throwing shots but Doorman is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smash lands a nice short elbow.
Smash is nestled in close to Doorman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash lands strikes from half guard.
Smash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doorman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paul Doorman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smash lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smash thows a huge punch but Doorman dodges it nicely.
Smash lands with a punch from half guard.
Smash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doorman's head.
Smash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smash wants to free his trapped foot but Doorman is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Smash wants to work for an arm triangle but Doorman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doorman defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Smash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smash winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 44:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 44:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Smash!
Hulk Smash is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hulk Smash thanked Hercules Fightwear ( Laundry 90 % ) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).