PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gretel (ranked 1082 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 67 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gretel
vs
Smif

170 cm
24
130
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
141
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Smif misses.
Gretel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gretel throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gretel is out of range.
Smif throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smif looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gretel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gretel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smif throws a sloppy head kick
and Gretel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smif scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smif misses with a right hand
and Gretel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Smif finds it's target.
Smif throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gretel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gretel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
A low kick lands for Smif.
Gretel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif throws an off balance right hand
and Gretel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smif thinking.
Smif throws a leg kick but Gretel checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gretel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smif lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gretel's sensitive parts.
Gretel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smif.
Smif with a nice calf kick.
Gretel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smif misses the shot to the body.
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif misses with a hook. Gretel ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Smif.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smif.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smif tries to land a body kick
and Gretel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gretel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif connects with a right hand. Gretel shakes it off.
Gretel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smif throws a series of punches but Gretel avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Smif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been told by Gretel's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smif looks to land a right hand but Gretel moved out of range.
Gretel looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
Smif takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smif slips a straight right by Gretel.
Smif looks to land a body kick but Gretel moved away.
Gretel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Gretel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smif jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gretel looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
Smif scores with the left hand. Gretel knows he should have avoided that one.
Smif connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smif, as that shot connected.
Gretel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smif dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gretel. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Smif misses.
Smif displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gretel throws out the jab.
Gretel misses with a looping right.
Smif flicks out a counter leg kick but Gretel steps away.
Smif connects with a leg kick.
Gretel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gretel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gretel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smif scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smif looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gretel manages to avoid it.
Smif scores with a body shot.
Gretel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gretel misses the shot to the body.
Gretel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gretel throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jumba Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif's corner calls for a 1-2. Smif obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Smif does no damage.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gretel.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gretel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Smif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif feints and then cracks Gretel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gretel down.
Smif throws a lazy uppercut
and Gretel counters with a nice body shot.
Smif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gretel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smif tries to score with a low kick but Gretel moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jumba Smif dominated that round.
That's time! Gretel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crunch! Smif slams his shin into Gretel's torso.
Smif misses with a body punch
and Gretel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smif lands a jab to the head.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gretel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gretel throws a jab but it's blocked by Smif.
Gretel throws the left hand but Smif avoids the punch easily.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smif.
Gretel misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Smif. Those never looked like landing.
Jumba Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif throws a series of punches but Gretel avoids them all with ease.
Gretel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Gretel.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif scores with a decent looking hook.
Smif throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Gretel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Gretel misses the target.
Jab by Smif.
Gretel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gretel blocks a head kick by Smif.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gretel.
Gretel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smif.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gretel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Gretel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gretel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smif misses with an uppercut
and Gretel counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Gretel blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Gretel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Smif connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretel lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gretel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smif.
Gretel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Smif lands a glancing blow to the side of Gretel's head.
Smif scores with a sloppy right hand. Gretel should have avoided that one.
Smif walks into a jab.
A jab from Gretel misses.
Gretel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Gretel misses.
Gretel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smif closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smif wants to land a leg kick but Gretel is out of range.
Smif throws a right hand that misses
and Gretel counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a head kick that misses
and Gretel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gretel if he has to take too many more of those.
Gretel punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Smif lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Gretel.
Jab from Gretel.
Smif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smif wants to slow Gretel down by chopping away at his legs.
Smif dips to his left and cracks Gretel with an uppercut!
Gretel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gretel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smif walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gretel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smif. Smif obviously looking to wear him down.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Smif.
Smif moves away from the strike by Gretel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretel moves out of range of the body kick from Smif.
Gretel throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif scores with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Smif as he connects with a hook.
Gretel throws a big shot that misses.
Smif throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gretel's head.
Gretel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smif misses with a hook. Gretel ducked under it nicely.
Gretel ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Gretel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smif misses with a right hand
and Gretel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Smif does no damage.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smif is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif throws a head kick that misses
and Gretel counters with a right hand to the body.
Smif takes one to the side of the head.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gretel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jumba Smif 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!

Smif blocks a low kick nicely.
Smif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smif throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick there by Smif.
Smif throws a leg kick which misses Gretel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gretel tries to avoid it.
Gretel loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
Gretel moves out of range of the leg kick from Smif.
Smif staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Smif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smif lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Gretel looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
Smif lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smif misses with a low kick as Gretel jumps back.
Gretel blocks a head kick by Smif.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smif swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gretel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gretel cracks Smif with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smif lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gretel punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
Gretel throws a lazy right hand but Smif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smif throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gretel's head.
A slow jab from Gretel misses its intended target.
Smif lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gretel's sensitive parts.
Smif staying out of range there.
Gretel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gretel.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif cracks a nice hook into Gretel's ribs.
Peter Gretel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jumba Smif is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gretel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gretel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smif thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Smif is predictable there
and Gretel counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif with a nice cross.
Smif lunges at Gretel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gretel's hand.
Smif defending well as Gretel loads up on a big left hand.
Smif tries to score with a low kick but Gretel moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Smif.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gretel.
Smif buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smif tests Gretel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smif scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretel walks into a jab.
Smif works the jab nicely.
Gretel needs to keep his hands up - Smif had a free shot at his head there.
Gretel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smif moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gretel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smif misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Gretel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Smif slams his shin into Gretel's torso.
Smif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smif lands a body shot.
Smif takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gretel throws a shot to the body.
Gretel checks the leg kick.
Gretel misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif misses with a shot to the body
and Gretel counters with a nice uppercut.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gretel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif works over Gretel's head and body with a nice combination.
Smif fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gretel is out of range.
Gretel is looking to counter punch.
Smif throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smif keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smif.
Smif throws a head kick that misses.
Smif buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gretel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gretel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gretel takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gretel.
Gretel defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Gretel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gretel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smif lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smif has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
Our winner, Jumba Smif, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.