PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmy Smithy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smithy
vs
Wiggins

157 cm
22
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
131 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins fails to land the takedown.
Smithy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggins.
Joe Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggins throws a leg kick
and Smithy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiggins. That did some damage!
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiggins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smithy is fending him off so far but Wiggins persists. Nope, Smithy circles away and we're back to standing.
Wiggins moves in looking to clinch but Smithy pushes him off.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Timmy Smithy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wiggins.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wiggins.
Wiggins shoots for a double leg takedown but Smithy sprawls well. He's pushed Wiggins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wiggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smithy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smithy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wiggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smithy's waist but Smithy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiggins off to one side.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiggins tries for a takedown but Smithy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smithy lands a jab-cross combination.
Wiggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Smithy misses with a series of wild punches.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiggins's calf.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggins blocks a head kick by Smithy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiggins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Smithy. No joy for Wiggins on that attempt.
Wiggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiggins looks gassed!
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smithy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smithy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Wiggins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy feints and then cracks Wiggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiggins down.
Wiggins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smithy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wiggins somewhat.
Smithy is looking to slow Wiggins down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Wiggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy lands a body shot.
Smithy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiggins's calf.
Wiggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithy.
Smithy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smithy tries to clinch up but Wiggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Smithy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smithy tries to clinch there but Wiggins circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiggins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smithy lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiggins throws a sloppy head kick
and Smithy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wiggins's knee momentarily.
Smithy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smithy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiggins takes a step back to recover.
Smithy throws a leg kick which misses Wiggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiggins tries to avoid it.
Smithy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiggins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smithy. Smithy obviously looking to wear him down.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wiggins blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Smithy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wiggins misses with a takedown attempt - Smithy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smithy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wiggins's head.
Smithy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wiggins.
Wiggins shoots for a takedown but Smithy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timmy Smithy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wiggins.
Smithy throws a head kick but Wiggins moves out of range.
Smithy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins is breathing heavily.

Smithy has closed the distance and engaged Wiggins in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy tries to break free but Wiggins pushes him back against the cage.

Smithy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Wiggins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Wiggins down.

Smithy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiggins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smithy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Smithy breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Smithy.
Smithy lands a head kick. Wiggins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smithy lands a front kick.
Smithy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggins.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Smithy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Smithy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smithy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smithy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wiggins counters with a shoot takedown. Smithy fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithy wants to stand but Wiggins is controlling the position.
Wiggins wanted to stand there but Smithy had control of the position.
Smithy wants to stand and escape but Wiggins is having none of it.
Smithy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to control from the top but Smithy keeps moving.
Smithy wants to get back to his feet but Wiggins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wiggins closes the distance and clinches up with Smithy, looking for a takedown. Wiggins pushes Smithy against the cage but Smithy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smithy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wiggins moves in looking to clinch but Smithy pushes him off.
Smithy throws a leg kick which misses Wiggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiggins tries to avoid it.
Timmy Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Smithy stalks Wiggins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiggins's face. Wiggins staggers backwards, shaken.
Smithy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smithy lands a slapping body shot.
Wiggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wiggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiggins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wiggins duly obliges.
Wiggins fails with the takedown.
Wiggins shoots in but Smithy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smithy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wiggins.
Smithy thuds his right hand into Wiggins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggins moves out of range easily.
Smithy misses with the combination.
Wiggins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Smithy keeps Wiggins at a distance using the push kick.
Smithy misses with the combination.
Wiggins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smithy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smithy!
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithy.
Smithy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smithy moves in looking to clinch but Wiggins pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wiggins.
Timmy Smithy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wiggins.
Smithy throws a leg kick which misses Wiggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiggins tries to avoid it.
Wiggins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Wiggins avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Wiggins blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smithy throws a series of punches but Wiggins avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smithy lands with a kick to the temple. Wiggins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smithy throws a combination that misses
and Wiggins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smithy counters with a nice leg kick.
Smithy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smithy is looking to wear down Wiggins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smithy throws a head kick that Wiggins semi-blocks.
Smithy stuffs the takedown.
Wiggins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wiggins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timmy Smithy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy feints and then cracks Wiggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiggins down.
Smithy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggins moves out of range easily.
Smithy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smithy. Wiggins shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smithy - that will leave a mark!
Smithy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Timmy Smithy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smithy tries to clinch but Wiggins is having none of it.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggins.
Joe Wiggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiggins misses with a jab to the body
and Smithy counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smithy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!