PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kicker Smalls (ranked 4875 p4p, 130 weight class) and Grapple HW (ranked 4878 p4p, 131 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smalls
vs
HW

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kicker Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grapple HW!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HW pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
HW moves in looking to clinch but Smalls pushes him off.
HW looks to land a body kick but Smalls moved away.
Smalls sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
HW wants to clinch up but Smalls keeps it at a distance.
Smalls fires out a quick counter leg kick but HW just manages to avoid it.
Smalls swats away the attempt to clinch by HW.
Grapple HW seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
HW misses with a body kick.

HW moves into the clinch.

Smalls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
HW tries to close the distance and clinch but Smalls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Smalls closes the distance and clinches.
Smalls scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smalls lands a shot to the body.

Smalls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smalls throws a leg kick which misses HW's front leg but catches the back leg as HW tries to avoid it.

Smalls closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smalls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body punch from Smalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smalls presses HW against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smalls breaks the clinch.
Smalls lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smalls throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by HW.

It looks like Grapple HW has been cut.
Smalls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
HW throws a lazy body kick
and Smalls finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Smalls rushes HW and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Smalls breaks from the clinch.
Smalls lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
HW takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smalls throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Smalls lands but HW takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HW tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smalls manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
HW should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
HW tries to clinch up but Smalls circles away and keeps his distance.

HW gets tackled into the cage by Smalls. Smalls maintains the clinch.
Smalls landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Smalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smalls.
Smalls scores with a knee to the head.
Smalls landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Smalls breaks the clinch.
Smalls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from HW misses
and Smalls makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. HW really felt that one!
HW looks winded!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smalls scores with a shot to the side of HW's head.
HW takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smalls breaks from the clinch.
HW walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smalls checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - HW looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kicker Smalls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smalls 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kicker Smalls!