PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Gibson (ranked 24624 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Smith (ranked 3800 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gibson
vs
Smith

170 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

198 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristobal Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jr Smith !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gibson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gibson showed some decent athleticism there.
Gibson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gibson prevents Smith from standing back up.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Gibson is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Smith is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Gibson has the dominant position.
Smith tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Gibson.

Gibson jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Gibson is controlling Smith 's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to stand and escape but instead Gibson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Gibson prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gibson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith wants to stand up but Gibson is controlling him.
Gibson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibson working some strikes from top position.
Gibson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is looking to stand up but Gibson isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Smith 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gibson jumps guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Gibson won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibson is on top in guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to stand up but Gibson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristobal Gibson 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibson is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibson drops back down to his feet.
Gibson has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gibson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith is looking to stand up but Gibson won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Gibson is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith wanted to stand there but Gibson had control of the position.

Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jr Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Smith . No joy for Gibson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristobal Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Smith 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Gibson has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibson drops back down to his feet.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Gibson.
Gibson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.

Gibson pulls guard.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gibson pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Smith stands and steps away. Gibson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Smith .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibson tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jr Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gibson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibson there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Cristobal Gibson has been cut.
Smith connects with a jab.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
Gibson has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Smith 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Smith .
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
Gibson fails to pull guard.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Gibson fails to pull guard.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Smith lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gibson. Smith pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jr Smith !