PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Smasher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJ Sweeney's chin.

Smasher
vs
Sweeney

180 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
22
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

CBK MMA Nutrition
Asphyxiation Ltd.

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, BJ Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney tries to clinch up.
Sweeney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sweeney moves in looking to clinch but Smasher pushes him off.
Smasher looks to land a combination but Sweeney avoids it well.
Sweeney is looking to clinch but Smasher is avoiding it.
Sweeney moves in looking to clinch but Smasher pushes him off.
Sweeney wants to clinch up but Smasher keeps it at a distance.
Sweeney tries to close the distance and clinch but Smasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smasher swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweeney.
Sweeney moves in looking to clinch but Smasher pushes him off.
Sweeney moves out of range as Smasher throws a body kick.
Sweeney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smasher.
Sweeney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sweeney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smasher to score with a decent uppercut.
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney tries to clinch up.
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney is looking to clinch.
Sweeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeney tries to close the distance and clinch but Smasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smasher lands a two punch combo.
Sweeney misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sweeney tries to clinch up but Smasher circles away and keeps his distance.
Smasher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smasher keeps the fight on the outside.
Smasher lands with an overhand left.
Smasher digs a good body shot into Sweeney's ribs.
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney throws a hook but Smasher avoids it easily.
Sweeney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smasher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smasher keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweeney missing with a left hand there. Smasher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sweeney doesn't manage to clinch there - Smasher circles away.
Sweeney fails with a takedown attempt.
BJ Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smasher works over Sweeney's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney tries to clinch but Smasher moves out of range.
Smasher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney walks into a jab.
Sweeney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sweeney looks gassed!
Smasher stalks Sweeney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sweeney's face. Sweeney staggers backwards, shaken.

Sweeney is rocked!
Sweeney throws a hook to the side of Smasher's head but Smasher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smasher lands a jab-cross combination.
Sweeney is still on wobbly legs! Can Smasher finish him?
Smasher throws a series of strikes that have Sweeney backpedaling.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smasher defends it nicely.
Joe Smasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Sweeney.
Smasher rushes Sweeney with punches - Sweeney moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sweeney goes down! Smasher follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Smasher!