PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between NCAA Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocano Smithian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wrestling
vs
Smithian

170 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, NCAA Wrestling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bocano Smithian!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling shoots in but Smithian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smithian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smithian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wrestling circles away.
Wrestling fails with the takedown
and Smithian counters with a head kick.
Smithian scores with a leg kick.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smithian counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NCAA Wrestling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrestling .
Wrestling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smithian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wrestling is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wrestling !
Smithian trying to control but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smithian dominating with strikes here.
Wrestling trying desperately to get to his feet.
Smithian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wrestling is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smithian with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithian controlling from mount.
Wrestling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smithian on the ground.
Smithian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smithian won't let Wrestling get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Smithian working the ground and pound effectively.
Smithian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wrestling can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like NCAA Wrestling has been cut.
The referee warns Wrestling that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smithian trying to control but Wrestling is having none of it.

Smithian is working for a guillotine from mount but Wrestling frees his head quite easily.
Smithian scoring with strikes but Wrestling is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithian is landing with some decent strikes but Wrestling is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wrestling is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smithian controlling from mount.
Wrestling is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wrestling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrestling tries to get out of the position.
Smithian landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithian controlling the pace for now.
Wrestling 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wrestling 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.
Smithian unloading with bombs!
Wrestling is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smithian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smithian lands a nice shot to the head.
Smithian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smithian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smithian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wrestling 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Smithian working for a guillotine from mount but Wrestling is in no mood to give up.

That's four 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.
Wrestling wants to get back to his feet.
Smithian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wrestling hang on?
Wrestling 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smithian lands with some strikes.
Smithian won't let Wrestling get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithian looking to finish Wrestling with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wrestling !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bocano Smithian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on NCAA Wrestling 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smithian shoots in and bounces Wrestling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smithian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smithian prevents Wrestling from getting back to his feet.

Wrestling scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Smithian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smithian feints and then cracks Wrestling 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrestling down.
Smithian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrestling has his takedown stuffed
and Smithian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wrestling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wrestling takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smithian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrestling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling misses with a takedown
and Smithian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wrestling really felt that one!
Smithian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wrestling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smithian shoots in but no luck this time.
Smithian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Wrestling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wrestling lands in his opponent's guard.
Wrestling with a nice head shot there.
Wrestling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrestling lands a couple of elbows.
Smithian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smithian is trying to control the position but Wrestling postures up.

Smithian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wrestling defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wrestling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wrestling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smithian misses with a two punch combination.
Wrestling misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NCAA Wrestling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wrestling fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Smithian.
Wrestling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smithian's waist but Smithian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wrestling off to one side.
Smithian moves into range and connects with a jab.

Wrestling is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smithian's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrestling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smithian trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wrestling winds up and cracks Smithian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smithian has hold of Wrestling 's hands but Wrestling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wrestling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smithian defending well though.
Smithian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wrestling 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wrestling 's back!
Smithian lands shots from the back.
Smithian is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wrestling holding both Smithian 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bocano Smithian has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

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.
Smithian trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wrestling is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Smithian throwing sloppy strikes.
Wrestling looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Smithian lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Smithian.
Smithian somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Wrestling trying to get back to his feet but Smithian is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bocano Smithian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on NCAA Wrestling 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wrestling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smithian pinned against the cage. Smithian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bocano Smithian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
NCAA Wrestling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smithian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrestling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrestling fails with the takedown

so Smithian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smithian stops Wrestling from standing up.
Smithian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smithian is looking to work some ground and pound but Wrestling has wrist control.
Smithian stops Wrestling from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithian is working Wrestling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smithian prevents Wrestling from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smithian tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrestling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrestling takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wrestling has his takedown stuffed
and Smithian counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NCAA Wrestling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Smithian scores with a four punch combination!
Wrestling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smithian. Smithian obviously looking to wear him down.
Wrestling with a poor takedown
and Smithian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smithian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Smithian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wrestling is staying active underneath Smithian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wrestling wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithian thows a huge punch but Wrestling dodges it nicely.
Wrestling tries to kick Smithian off in order to stand up. Smithian Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wrestling wants to get back to his feet but Smithian drags him back down.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smithian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithian misses with a kick to the body.
Wrestling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrestling with a poor takedown
and Smithian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wrestling shoots in but no luck this time.
Wrestling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smithian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wrestling .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wrestling shoots in and bounces Smithian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wrestling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smithian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wrestling !
Wrestling wants to try and get back to his feet.
Smithian trying to control but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithian tries to control but Wrestling wriggling away.
Wrestling is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smithian looking to control but Wrestling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bocano Smithian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrestling is trying to stand up.
Smithian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smithian wants to control the pace but Wrestling is squirming around nicely.
Wrestling is trying to stand up.
NCAA Wrestling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bocano Smithian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smithian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bocano Smithian!