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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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328 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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258 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sajjad Gharibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digby Smith!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Gharibi's head back.
Smith keeps Gharibi at a distance using the push kick.
Smith thumps Gharibi with a low kick.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Gharibi sees coming a mile off.
Gharibi throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Gharibi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Gharibi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gharibi is looking to counter punch.
Gharibi throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Gharibi throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith moves away from the strike by Gharibi.
Smith clobbers Gharibi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gharibi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gharibi looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Gharibi misses the shot to the body.
Gharibi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gharibi as he jumps to the side.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith cracks Gharibi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gharibi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gharibi leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sajjad Gharibi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digby Smith.
Gharibi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Gharibi trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Gharibi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gharibi tries to get out of the position.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Gharibi is trying to control but can't.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gharibi wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith 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.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is taking a breather. Gharibi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gharibi is trying to control but can't.
Smith is nestled in close to Gharibi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Gharibi trying to control from the bottom.
Gharibi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gharibi trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith working Gharibi over with strikes.
Smith working Gharibi over with strikes.
Smith working over Gharibi with some ground and pound. Gharibi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gharibi wants to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Gharibi is defending well.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gharibi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith winds up and cracks Gharibi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gharibi wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gharibi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gharibi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gharibi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digby Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gharibi's calf.
Smith stalks Gharibi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gharibi's face. Gharibi staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith sizes up Gharibi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gharibi.
Gharibi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith avoids the body shot from Gharibi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Gharibi's head back.
Sajjad Gharibi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gharibi throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Gharibi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Gharibi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gharibi walks into a left hand.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gharibi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith jabs Gharibi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gharibi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Digby Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gharibi on the side of the head.
Digby Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gharibi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gharibi.
Sajjad Gharibi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Digby Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gharibi has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is nestled in close to Gharibi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gharibi trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is thwarting Gharibi's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Gharibi's temple.
Smith 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.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Gharibi's head.
Smith is nestled in close to Gharibi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gharibi trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gharibi taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gharibi tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith 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.
Gharibi has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gharibi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gharibi is rocked!
Smith winds up and cracks Gharibi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Gharibi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Gharibi taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gharibi quite badly. Gharibi pulls Smith in close trying to recover. Smith postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gharibi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gharibi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Digby Smith!
Digby Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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