PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blye has chosen Cheerleader - OMI as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Smith
vs
Blye

168 cm
35
147 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

173 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Blye!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blye wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blye sprawls and moves away.
Blye misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucas Blye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Blye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blye lands with an overhand left.
Blye checks a low kick from Smith.
Blye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith lands a high kick!
Blye misses with a looping right.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Blye avoids it well and moves away.

Blye drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blye tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blye is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blye lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blye throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Blye lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.

Blye is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Blye scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Blye wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith tries to buck Blye off but Blye is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye working away.
Blye lands an elbow.

Blye is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blye wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Blye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blye fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith tries to bench press Blye off him but Blye keeps the position.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith winds up and cracks Blye with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blye wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. Blye takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blye is on top in guard.

Blye lands a couple of elbows.
Blye trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Blye looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Blye from controlling successfully.
Blye controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith trying to control the position.
Blye wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith keeping full guard, as Blye tries to pass.
Blye lands a couple of digs.
Blye loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Blye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Blye is quick to defend against it.
Blye throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Blye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws the left hand but Blye avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blye! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Blye there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye slips a straight right by Smith.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blye's head.
Blye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Blye's head.
Blye tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Blye is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking to pass Blye's guard but actually Blye recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Blye is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Blye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blye's guard.

Blye keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith stays in close to Blye's body and controls the position.
Blye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blye is on top in guard.

Blye throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blye's guard. Nice move by Smith!

Smith won't allow Blye to sweep him here.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Blye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blye dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Blye shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blye missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blye works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Blye scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blye prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye looking to pass the guard.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Blye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blye throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blye tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Blye throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith managing to control the position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Blye from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.
Blye stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Blye pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith trying to control but Blye is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Blye blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Blye's guard and throws a big left but Blye blocks it.
Blye is trying to keep Smith in close.
Blye wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith tries to clinch but Blye moves out of range.
Blye looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.

Blye gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Blye wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling Blye's posture.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blye is one step ahead there.
Blye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blye trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas Blye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blye throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Blye.
I think Blye has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucas Blye!
As Lucas Blye got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want that Belt!'.