PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaden Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Walsh
vs
Smith

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johny Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaden Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walsh off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Walsh.
Walsh lands an overhand right.
Smith shoots in but Walsh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith dives in and grabs Walsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walsh pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Walsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Walsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walsh lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Walsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working Walsh over with strikes here.
Walsh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walsh is trying to escape the mount.
Walsh is trying to stand.
Walsh working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Walsh wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Walsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Walsh is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to control but Walsh wriggling away.
Smith seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Walsh is holding on tight.
Smith wants to control the action but instead Walsh gets a body lock and reverses into Smith's guard! Nice work!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walsh wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walsh postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Walsh landing with the ground and pound.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walsh throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walsh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Walsh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.

Smith clinches.
Smith tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walsh to keep the fight standing.
Smith is trying to drag Walsh to the mat but Walsh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johny Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaden Smith.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walsh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith is working for takedown but Walsh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walsh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walsh is struggling to control the position.
Walsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walsh has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walsh has Smith pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to push Walsh away but Walsh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
Walsh looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Walsh.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Walsh shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Walsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Walsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walsh 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.
Johny Walsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walsh distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walsh scoring with some ground and pound.
Walsh lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands a couple of elbows.
Walsh lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walsh works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Walsh is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walsh is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Walsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Walsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Walsh connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Walsh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Walsh wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith wants to stand but Walsh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Walsh wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh 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.
Walsh wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Walsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johny Walsh just wasn't active enough.
Walsh sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walsh punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walsh connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Walsh is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walsh scores with a body shot.

Walsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Walsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walsh postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Walsh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walsh won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Walsh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Walsh scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Walsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walsh postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Walsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Walsh trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Walsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Walsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Walsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Walsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walsh is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walsh distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaden Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Walsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walsh content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Walsh!