PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Not John Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Remmi
vs
John Smythe

225 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Veto Remmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Not John Smythe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remmi tries to clinch but Smythe moves out of range.
Smythe throws a front kick aimed at Remmi's knee but Remmi avoids it well.
Remmi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smythe checks a leg kick.
Remmi has a takedown stuffed.
Smythe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smythe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythe misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Remmi.
A low kick from Smythe is predictable there
and Remmi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smythe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smythe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Remmi's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Remmi.
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!
Remmi works the jab nicely.
Remmi throws a head kick that half lands.
Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Remmi lunges at Smythe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smythe's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remmi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smythe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smythe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smythe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Remmi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Remmi scores with a nice strike.

Remmi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smythe was covering up waiting for the punch and Remmi finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remmi gets to his feet. Smythe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Remmi throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Remmi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Remmi keeps Smythe at a distance using the push kick.
Remmi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Remmi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Remmi, right into the meat.
Smythe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smythe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smythe throws a body punch but Remmi moves out of range.
Smythe misses with a body shot.
Smythe stuffs the takedown.
Remmi shoots in but Smythe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veto Remmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Remmi!
Smythe looks gassed!
Smythe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Smythe.
Smythe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Remmi is out of range and Smythe settles back down.
Remmi looks for the body kick but Smythe saw that one coming.
Remmi cracks Smythe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remmi checks a leg kick.

Remmi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smythe connects with a couple of short punches.
Remmi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remmi is working hard here to advance position.
Remmi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Remmi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smythe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smythe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Remmi rather than just go for the knockout.
Remmi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remmi digs a good body shot into Smythe's ribs.
Remmi throws a right and a left that Smythe avoids nicely.
Remmi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smythe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Remmi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Remmi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Remmi.
Remmi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smythe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Remmi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Remmi scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Remmi slams his shin into Smythe's torso.
Smythe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remmi connects with a nice looking jab.
Remmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Remmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Remmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Remmi scores with a spinning back kick!
Smythe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Remmi.
Remmi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Remmi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Remmi closes the distance and pushes Smythe back into the cage.
Remmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smythes head.
Remmi lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Remmi.
Remmi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Remmi works on Smythe's body with a couple of short punches.
Smythe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Remmi - that landed with a thud.
Remmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smythes head.
Smythe tries to break free but Remmi pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Remmi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remmi lands with a left to the head.
Remmi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smythe is defending well for now.
Remmi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smythe or not.
Smythe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Remmi.
Remmi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Remmi lands with a left to the head.
Remmi scores with a shot to the side of Smythe's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Remmi.
Remmi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Remmi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Remmi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smythe takes a shot to the head.
Remmi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smythe's face.

Remmi jumps guard and drags Smythe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Remmi wants to stand but Smythe is controlling the position.
Smythe is looking to work some ground and pound but Remmi has wrist control.
Remmi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smythe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Remmi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Remmi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smythe stops Remmi from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veto Remmi dominated that 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.

Remmi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smythe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smythe avoids the head kick by Remmi.
Remmi tries to clinch up but Smythe circles away and keeps his distance.
Remmi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Remmi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smythe can do to turn this around?
Remmi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smythe circles away quickly and effectively.

Smythe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smythe showed some decent athleticism there.
Remmi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Remmi is looking for a sweep. Smythe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remmi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smythe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smythe thows a huge punch but Remmi dodges it nicely.
Remmi is pressing down on Smythe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smythe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Remmi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smythe with a nice head shot there.

Remmi working for submissions but it's allowed Smythe to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smythe connects with a nice short shot to Remmi's temple.
Smythe is keen to just control but Remmi is a slippery customer.
Remmi wants to improve his position but Smythe is controlling well.
Smythe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remmi defending well though.
Remmi is looking for a sweep. Smythe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Remmi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Remmi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smythe's guard.
Smythe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smythe working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smythe connects with a nice short shot to Remmi's temple.
Smythe trying to mount his opponent but Remmi defends it.
Remmi pushes Smythe off but Smythe dives into side control.
Remmi is looking to reverse the position.
Remmi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smythe is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smythe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Remmi wants to stand up but Smythe is controlling the position.
Remmi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smythe's head.
Remmi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Remmi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Remmi's back!
Smythe lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Remmi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Smythe lands a shot to the head.

Remmi is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Smythe off. It looks like it's working - Smythe slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Remmi displaying calm under pressure there.
Remmi blocks a leg kick.
Remmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remmi wants to clinch up but Smythe keeps it at a distance.

Smythe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smythe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Remmi is looking to get to half guard.
Smythe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Remmi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smythe looking to control but Remmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smythe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Not John Smythe has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smythe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smythe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Remmi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smythe looking to control but Remmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smythe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smythe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Remmi tries to reverse the position but Smythe maintains control.
Smythe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Not John Smythe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Smythe moves out of range as Remmi strikes.
Remmi checks a leg kick.
Remmi ducks under a wild hook from Smythe.
Remmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remmi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smythe throws a leg kick but Remmi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Remmi lands a front kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Remmi!
Smythe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Remmi counters with a nice uppercut.
Remmi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Remmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remmi throws the kick towards the body but Smythe avoids it.
Smythe tries to work over Remmi's front leg with a kick but Remmi checks it.
Remmi lands with a kick to the temple. Smythe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smythe thows a leg kick but Remmi checks it
and Remmi counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smythe misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remmi is defended easily by Smythe.
Remmi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe walks into a left hand.
Smythe moves out of range of the leg kick from Remmi.
Veto Remmi is winning the standup battle so far.
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Smythe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remmi 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 Smythe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smythe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Remmi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smythe.
Remmi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smythe.
Smythe swings for the body but Remmi moves out of range.

Smythe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Remmi!
Remmi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Remmi is looking to get to half guard.
Smythe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smythe lands a big elbow.
Remmi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smythe scoring with strikes but Remmi is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Remmi is squirming around, avoiding Smythe's attempts to control the action.
Smythe landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smythe working the ground and pound effectively.
Smythe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Remmi is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Smythe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smythe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Remmi gets back to half guard.
Smythe lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remmi is trying to stand up here but Smythe is controlling him well.
Remmi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Smythe manages to move to mount!
Smythe with good strikes from the mount here!
Remmi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Smythe has control of Remmi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Remmi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smythe cracks Remmi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Remmi is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Smythe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Remmi is looking to get to half guard.
Remmi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smythe is taking a breather. Remmi 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.
Remmi wants to improve his position but Smythe is controlling well.
Smythe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remmi wants to improve his position but Smythe is controlling well.
Remmi is trying to stand.
Smythe passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Not John Smythe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smythe 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!