PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abednego Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Savage
vs
Smiff

181 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abednego Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Smiff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smiff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Savage controlling Smiff's posture.
Smiff looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savage wants to stand but Smiff is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Smiff.
Smiff wants to control the position but Savage says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Smiff is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Savage controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Savage seems content to control.

Billy Savage has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savage defending well as Smiff loads up on a big left hand.
Smiff has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Savage is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff walks into a straight right hand from Savage.
Savage misses with an uppercut.

Smiff shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Savage managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Billy Savage has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smiff tries to work over Savage's front leg with a kick but Savage checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiff looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Savage dominated that 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.

Smiff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smiff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savage circles away.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Smiff checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smiff.
Smiff takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Smiff throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
Smiff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Smiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Abednego Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Billy Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smiff scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Smiff scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smiff.
Smiff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smiff lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smiff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff throws a shot from downtown. Savage moves away and avoids it.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Smiff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Smiff clinches up with Savage and pushes him back against the cage.
Savage tries to work over Smiff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savage wants to stall.
Savage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Savage prevents Smiff from breaking the clinch.
Smiff prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Smiff.
Come on Smiff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Smiff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Smiff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smiff lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Savage will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Savage cracks Smiff with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Smiff falls to his knees and Savage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Savage!
After the big win, Billy Savage made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.