PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dru Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Smith
vs
Rivers

184 cm
29
196 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Smith connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slopey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivers's head backwards.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
A head kick misses from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivers's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dru Rivers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith checks a low kick from Rivers.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slopey Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dru Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rivers looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.
Rivers walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
Smith throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Smith lands a high kick to the side of Rivers's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Smith dives into guard, looking to finish.

Rivers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivers is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Rivers is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rivers manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Smith seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rivers has recovered full guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers is trying to keep Smith in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slopey Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dru Rivers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
A low kick from Rivers is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Smith cracks the inside of Rivers's front leg.

Smith scores with a takedown into Rivers's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dru Rivers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Smith.
Rivers throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slopey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivers thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Slopey Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slopey Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slopey Smith!
Slopey Smith looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey y'all! Slopey's back and rollin! You know... Gotta go now!'.