PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dront (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dront
vs
smith

193 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

200 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dront!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dront missing with a left hand there. smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dront tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dront gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dront gets underhooks to prevent smith's takedown attempt.
smith goes for a takedown attempt but Dront pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Dront moves into the clinch.
smith is trying to stall.
Dront is looking to break free of the clinch but smith has double underhooks.
smith stalling in the clinch but Dront improves position.
smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dront has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky smith.
smith wants to break free but Dront has control.
smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
smith can't get the takedown.
Dront is looking to break free of the clinch but smith has double underhooks.
Dront lands a shoulder strike.
Dront wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Dront.
smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
smith prevents Dront from breaking the clinch.
Dront can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dront.
smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Dront avoids the damage to the body.
smith is working for takedown but Dront is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dront.
smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
smith wants a takedown.
Dront has had enough of the clinch but smith keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Dront.
smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
smith keeps control of Dront as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dront blocks an elbow strike from smith.
Dront lands a left hand.
smith tries to pull guard but Dront holds him up against the cage and eventually smith drops back down to his feet.
Dront is trying to break the clinch but smith has him pressed against the cage.
Dront works on smith's body with a couple of short punches.
smith looks gassed!
Dront gets underhooks to prevent smith's takedown attempt.

Dront breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith dodges the punch combination from Dront.
Dront connects with a body shot.

Dront has taken the fight to the clinch.
smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dront wants to get back to striking at distance but smith won't allow it.
smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
smith can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Dront.
Dront taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dront is leaning against smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
smith tries to pull guard but Dront holds him up against the cage and eventually smith drops back down to his feet.
Dront leaning against his opponent.
smith tries to stall but Dront uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dront avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dront digs a right hand into smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on smith's gas tank.
Dront is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront lands with a short punch from the clinch.
smith is working for takedown but Dront is calmly controlling the position for now.
smith has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dront tries to break the clinch but smith is controlling the position.
Dront wants to get back to striking at distance but smith won't allow it.
Dront wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dront wants to get back to striking at distance but smith won't allow it.
smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dront prevents it.
Dront lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dront wants to break free but smith has control.
smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dront is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dront prevents it.
smith keeps control of Dront as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dront working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dront cracks smith with a nice body shot.
smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dront prevents it.
Dront gets through smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
smith trying to stall but Dront improves his position.
Dront wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
smith jumps guard but Dront stands there with smith around his waist. smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dront works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dront.
smith wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dront dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dront lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dront misses with the combination.
smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dront is looking to clinch but smith is avoiding it.
smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dront tries to clinch but smith moves out of range.
smith avoids the body shot from Dront.
Dront throws a body punch but smith moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dront takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dront uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dront wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront misses with a double jab.
Dront throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dront is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
smith prevents Dront from getting the reversal.
Dront is squirming around, avoiding smith's attempts to control the action.
Dront is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dront keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dront tries to improve his position but instead smith has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dront is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dront trying to survive by controlling the hands.
A lull in the action here.
Dront knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for smith on the ground.
Dront just trying to survive but smith is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
smith misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Dront is controlling his hands well.
Dront controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Dront looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
smith landing with strikes.
Dront looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Dront has hold of smith's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
smith not allowing Dront to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dront controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Dront rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Dront manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The Dront is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dront wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Dront darts in and clinches smith up against the cage.
smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dront has him pressed against the cage.
smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
smith trying to stall but Dront improves his position.
Dront is looking to break free of the clinch but smith has double underhooks.
Dront lands a right hand that snaps the head of smith backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dront dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dront trying to control here.
smith wants to take a breather but Dront is having none of it.
Dront keeping control of the position.
smith is looking to take a break and control but Dront is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
smith works his way into side control.
Dront tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront wants to get back to his feet but smith is dominant here and he's now got Dront's back!
Dront tries to hold on but smith pushes him away.
smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dront is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dront is squirming around, avoiding smith's attempts to control the action.

smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dront tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dront tries to lock up and control but smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dront is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dront is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dront wants to control but smith is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront can't escape the position.

Dront defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from smith.
Dront is desperately trying to improve his position but smith has a good base and remains in mount.
smith avoids the attempt from Dront to control.
Dront is squirming around, avoiding smith's attempts to control the action.
Dront tries to hold on but smith pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dront has managed to escape the submission attempt.
You get the feeling that Dront really doesn't like being in this position too much.
smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Dront has left one of his arms exposed and smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Dront screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky smith!