PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Pelican

167 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
28
148 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A clash of legs there as Pelican blocks the low kick.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelican swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Pelican throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Pelican throws a big shot that misses.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith misses with a combination
enabling Pelican to counter with a crisp jab.
Pelican throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Pelican blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Pelican moves out of range.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick but Pelican moves out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Pelican sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pelican misses with a looping left.
Pelican lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Sean Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Pelican bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelican misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination. Pelican sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pelican scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Pelican scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Pelican moves out of range easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Pelican throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelican tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pelican keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pelican's head.
Smith misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Pelican there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelican slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelican moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Pelican lands with a left to the head.
Smith tries a body shot but Pelican blocks it.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Pelican has him pressed against the ropes.
Pelican prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pelican.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Pelican avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
Pelican lands with a left to the head.
Pelican lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pelican lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelican lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pelican lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelican lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pelican.
A shot in the inside from Pelican.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sean Smith has been cut.
Pelican lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelican lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Pelican lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Pelican throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Pelican works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelican working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pelican - that landed with a thud.
Pelican keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pelican softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pelican gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Pelican.
Pelican lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelican gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Pelican.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelican softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pelican lands an uppercut.
Pelican softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Pelican scores with a shoulder strike.
Pelican lands a right hand.

Pelican breaks from the clinch.
Pelican takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pelican throws a good cross that connects.
Pelican punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Pelican looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Pelican thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a head kick.
Pelican avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelican scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Pelican - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Pelican lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pelican throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Pelican scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Pelican tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelican.
Pelican throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Pelican moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pelican loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Pelican throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelican.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Crusty Pelican seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pelican throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith throws a right hand that Pelican ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelican also avoids with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pelican feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith walks into a jab.
Pelican throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith slips under a jab from Pelican.
Pelican paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelican.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pelican in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pelican throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pelican is out of range.
Pelican lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Pelican connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Pelican sees coming a mile off.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Pelican moves out of range.
Pelican throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Pelican misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelican feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pelican throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pelican lands a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Pelican bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith takes one on the button.
Pelican feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.

Pelican moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Pelican.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Pelican avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
Pelican pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelican works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelican lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelican scores with a shoulder strike.
Pelican scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Pelican.
Pelican lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelican just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Pelican pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pelican creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelican has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pelican digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pelican.
Pelican lands a left hand.
Smith tries to circle away but Pelican has him pinned against the ropes.
Pelican working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelican.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelican's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Pelican.
Nice body punch from Pelican.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelican.
Pelican lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Pelican digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelican lands with a short shot to the head.
Crusty Pelican seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

Pelican escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelican clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelican throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Pelican lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelican feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Pelican lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelican has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pelican lands a body shot.
Pelican moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pelican throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelican throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Pelican showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Pelican, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Pelican slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pelican throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pelican comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pelican fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pelican misses with a looping right.
Pelican misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelican dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pelican lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Pelican scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pelican lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelican throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Pelican moves out of range easily.
Pelican lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pelican.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Pelican had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Pelican's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
That kick from Pelican tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pelican scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Pelican bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sean Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands with a cross.
Pelican lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelican scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pelican throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pelican throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelican takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pelican throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Pelican looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Pelican avoids it well.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Pelican makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a double jab.
Pelican walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelican sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelican misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelican throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith tries a low kick but Pelican avoids it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelican motions for Smith to come forward. Pelican throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pelican paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pelican blocks a head kick by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Pelican cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pelican is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Pelican moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith checks a low kick from Pelican.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelican fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pelican.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelican motions for Smith to come forward. Pelican throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pelican blocks a head kick by Smith.
Pelican scores with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Pelican comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pelican 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Crusty Pelican!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Crusty Pelican!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Crusty Pelican!

Crusty Pelican wins by unanimous decision!