PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Diabolic- Soldier's Logic. Revan Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gracie
vs
Smithy

170 cm
34
147 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

157 cm
35
147 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Revan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smithy.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smithy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Smithy settles back down.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smithy.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Smithy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smithy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smithy lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Smithy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smithy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithy throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie throws a right hand that Smithy ducks under and follows up with a left that Smithy also avoids with ease.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Smithy swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smithy's guard now.
Smithy pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Smithy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Smithy!
Smithy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Smithy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smithy passes into half guard.
Smithy wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Well, if Smithy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Smithy is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smithy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Timmy Smithy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smithy ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smithy.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Smithy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks Smithy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smithy's waist but Smithy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Smithy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
Smithy lands an overhand right.
Smithy cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Smithy.
Smithy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smithy digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smithy misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smithy. Smithy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smithy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smithy feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Smithy.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Smithy scores with a jab to the body.
Smithy swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy misses the shot to the body.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Smithy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smithy ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy dominated that 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.

Smithy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Smithy lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Smithy throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Smithy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithy throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smithy but Smithy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smithy avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Smithy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithy.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smithy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.
Smithy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smithy on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Smithy ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithy missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Smithy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smithy.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smithy defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie slips a straight right by Smithy.
Smithy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Smithy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Smithy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook but Smithy avoids it easily.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Smithy ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Smithy throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Smithy only half commits.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smithy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Timmy Smithy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smithy. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smithy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Smithy misses.
Smithy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smithy stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Smithy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Smithy scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Smithy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Smithy.
The crowd cheers as Smithy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Smithy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smithy takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smithy.
A low kick from Gracie misses
letting Smithy counter with a right hand.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Smithy with an uppercut!
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithy.
Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Smithy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Smithy which made him look bad.
Smithy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smithy avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Smithy misses with a body kick.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
Smithy connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Smithy scores with a push kick.
Smithy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smithy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smithy lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smithy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
letting Smithy counter with a right hand.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie defending well as Smithy loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie misses with a right hand
letting Smithy counter with a right hand.
Smithy moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Smithy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Smithy swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Smithy throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smithy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Smithy.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smithy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Smithy.
A jab from Smithy does it's job there.
Smithy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithy moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie throws a hook but Smithy blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Smithy scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smithy connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice takedown defense from Smithy. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smithy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smithy misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smithy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smithy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smithy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smithy connects with an inside leg kick.
Smithy lands a body shot.
Revan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smithy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
An out of breath Timmy Smithy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.