PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Smash Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan comes into the arena with AC/DC -Problem Child blaring out of the sound system. Crazy Smash Ya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gardan
vs
Smash Ya

186 cm
26
201 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
189 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crazy Smash Ya!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smash Ya moves away.
That kick from Smash Ya tenderised Gardan's leg. Gardan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Smash Ya. Those never looked like landing.
Gardan defending well as Smash Ya loads up on a big left hand.
Smash Ya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smash Ya lands a body shot.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Smash Ya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smash Ya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardan manages to avoid it.
Gardan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardan throws a wild body kick that Smash Ya sees coming a mile off.
Gardan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smash Ya throws a hook but Gardan avoids it easily.
Gardan throws a leg kick that misses.
Gardan tries to work over Smash Ya's front leg with a kick but Smash Ya checks it.
Smash Ya misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick and Smash Ya moves out of range easily.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick and Smash Ya moves out of range easily.
Smash Ya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardan throws a body punch but Smash Ya moves out of range.
Smash Ya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardan.
Gardan misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Gardan tenderised Smash Ya's leg. Smash Ya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gardan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gardan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smash Ya scores with a jab.
Gardan connects with a body shot that sends Smash Ya's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smash Ya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smash Ya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smash Ya connects with a crisp jab.
Gardan motions for Smash Ya to come forward. Gardan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Gardan gets a clinch.
Smash Ya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gardan throws a punch but it's blocked by Smash Ya.
Gardan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gardan throws an elbow but misses.
Smash Ya is working Gardan over against the cage.
Gardan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smash Ya backwards.
Smash Ya working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Smash Ya.
Gardan is breathing heavily.
Smash Ya tries a body shot but Gardan blocks it.
Smash Ya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smash Ya misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Ya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smash Ya misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardan lands an elbow inside that Smash Ya shrugs off.

Gardan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smash Ya wants to clinch up but Gardan keeps it at a distance.
Gardan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gardan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gardan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smash Ya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smash Ya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gardan looks to land a body kick but Smash Ya moved away.
Smash Ya works the jab nicely.
Gardan blocks a jab.
Smash Ya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Gardan misses.
The fighters circling - Gardan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laurent Gardan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash Ya is looking to clinch.
Smash Ya thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardan throws a body punch but Smash Ya moves out of range.
Smash Ya misses with a hook.
Smash Ya lands with a shot to the body.

Smash Ya clinches with his opponent.
Smash Ya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smash Ya takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Crazy Smash Ya has been cut.
Smash Ya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardan managing to block the knees to the body from Smash Ya.
Smash Ya misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gardan is leaning against Smash Ya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardan lands a shot to the body.
Smash Ya throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardan.
Gardan blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gardan - that landed with a thud.
Smash Ya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smash Ya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardan misses with a body punch.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smash Ya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gardan pushes Smash Ya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smash Ya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Gardan can't find room to land a body shot as Smash Ya controls the action.
Smash Ya misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardan.

Gardan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smash Ya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gardan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throwing strikes from guard but Smash Ya blocks nicely.
Gardan thows a big elbow that misses.
Smash Ya keeping moving, preventing Gardan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smash Ya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gardan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smash Ya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gardan controls the pace.
Smash Ya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smash Ya connects with a body shot that sends Gardan's belly button to the back.
Smash Ya dips to his left and cracks Gardan with an uppercut!

Gardan moves into the clinch.
Gardan can't find room to land a body shot as Smash Ya controls the action.
Smash Ya lands with a short shot to the head.
Smash Ya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gardan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smash Ya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smash Ya.
Smash Ya moves out of range of the body kick.
Smash Ya lands with a shot to the body.
Gardan walks into a stiff left hand from Smash Ya.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smash Ya checks a leg kick.
Smash Ya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardan was well out of range. Poor timing from Smash Ya.
Smash Ya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gardan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smash Ya throws a looping overhand right but Gardan ducks down to avoid it.
Smash Ya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smash Ya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smash Ya lands a right hook to the body.
Gardan takes a swing at Smash Ya's ribcage but misses.
Smash Ya checks a low kick from Gardan.
Gardan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smash Ya with a jab.
Gardan lands with a straight right. Smash Ya didn't see that one coming.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smash Ya tries to clinch up but Gardan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gardan lands an overhand right.
Smash Ya is looking to clinch.
Smash Ya lands with a right hand.
Gardan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smash Ya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gardan misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smash Ya closes the distance and clinches.
Smash Ya lands a body punch.
Smash Ya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smash Ya tries to work over Gardan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Crazy Smash Ya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crazy Smash Ya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gardan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smash Ya thumps Gardan with a low kick.
Gardan throws a front kick aimed at Smash Ya's knee but Smash Ya avoids it well.
Smash Ya tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gardan throws a solid leg kick but Smash Ya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gardan.
Smash Ya misses the jab.
Smash Ya checks a low kick from Gardan.
Gardan tries a head kick but it misses.
Smash Ya defending well as Gardan loads up on a big left hand.
Gardan swings for the body but Smash Ya moves out of range.
Gardan throws a jab when Smash Ya was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smash Ya lands with a cross.
Gardan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Ya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gardan at a distance.
Gardan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Smash Ya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smash Ya lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gardan is rocked!
Smash Ya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Gardan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smash Ya lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gardan to his knees! Smash Ya keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Smash Ya!