PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 2632 p4p, 2481 weight class) and Mike Justice (ranked 177 p4p, 170 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Heave Away- The Fables blaring out of the sound system. Dylan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Justice

155 cm
20
138
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
134
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Justice!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Justice.

Justice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to control but Justice postures up.
Smith is trying to improve his position.

Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is not content to let Justice control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to remain calm as Justice controls from the top position.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Justice slows the pace down.
Smith keeps Justice under control for a moment.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.

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.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Justice is controlling the position.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.

Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith has one of Justice's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Justice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith 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.
Justice taking a breather here.
Justice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is letting Justice control him for a moment.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
We've been informed that Justice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Justice manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Justice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith looking to score a takedown here. Justice is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Justice's guard.
Smith throws a strike but Justice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Justice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Justice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Smith pulls Justice in close to prevent any damage.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith is pulling down on Justice's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justice darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Justice into the cage.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Justice jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Smith wants the takedown. Justice is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Justice's guard against the cage.
Justice wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith won't allow Justice to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

Smith is pulling down on Justice's head. It's preventing any offense from Justice, at least for the moment.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Justice advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Justice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Justice ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Justice defends well and Smith ends up having to push Justice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Justice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Justice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Smith has Justice pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Justice tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Justice's guard.
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.

Smith wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Justice is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Justice is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Justice has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justice is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.

Justice looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Justice passes to side control.
Mike Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Justice controlling from side mount.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith trying to remain calm as Justice controls from the top position.

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.

Justice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Justice controlling the position from side mount.

Justice tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Justice has an Americana. Smith didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Justice is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Justice hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Justice!