02 MMA Prodigia fight for belt PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Mcqueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Edward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Edward
vs
Mcqueen

170 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
283 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Loki Mcqueen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward lands a jab to Mcqueen's midsection.
Mcqueen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edward as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Edward.

It looks like Loki Mcqueen has been cut.
Edward scores with a nice strike.
Edward stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edward wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Edward. Those never looked like landing.

Edward drops Mcqueen with a beautiful combination! Mcqueen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edward is looking for the KO!

Mcqueen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edward thuds a left hand into Mcqueen's body.
Edward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcqueen looks winded!
Edward throws an overhand right that has Mcqueen reeling! Edward follows up with more punches and Mcqueen is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Edward!
Our winner, Jack Edward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dechlan Tomsett looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Chan
vs
Tomsett

195 cm
25
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Unicorn Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomsett.
Tomsett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Tomsett counters with a two punch combo.
Tomsett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTomsett.
Tomsett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tomsett ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan throws the left hand but Tomsett avoids the punch easily.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Tomsett is out of range.
Tomsett moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Tomsett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomsett blocks a jab.
Tomsett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Tomsett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomsett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tomsett blocks a jab.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomsett.
Tomsett blocks a jab.
Tomsett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomsett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tomsett.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Tomsett saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Tomsett throws a counter combo.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Tomsett's shoulder, as Tomsett tries to avoid the shot.
Tomsett tries to counter with a clinch but Chan shakes him off and moves away.
Chan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tomsett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Tomsett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chan's half guard.

Chan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tomsett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to keep Tomsett in close.

Chan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Tomsett is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tomsett is looking to defend but Chan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tomsett! Chan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tomsett taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Unicorn Chan!

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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Ted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costa
vs
Ted

185 cm
21
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Ted!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Ted shows good takedown defense.

Ted closes the distance and clinches.
Ted pushes off an throws an elbow but Costa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ted gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ted gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Diego Costa has been cut.
Ted throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ted is pressed up against the cage. Costa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ted down to the mat. Ted avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Costa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ted quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Costa connects with a nice short shot to Ted's temple.
Costa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ted!
Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Costa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa tries to control but Ted wriggling away.
Costa is really struggling to control Ted but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Costa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Costa working Ted over with strikes here.
Costa working the ground and pound effectively.
Ted wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa punching from mount but Ted doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Ted really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Costa tries to control but Ted wriggling away.
Costa controlling from mount.
Costa landing strikes from the mount and Ted is in trouble!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ted can do anything to dispel that myth.
Costa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ted wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Costa.
Costa controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Costa dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Costa controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa dominating with strikes here.
Costa landing strikes from the mount and Ted is in trouble!
Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ted is looking to escape.
Ted'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.
Costa breaks from Ted's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Ted is rocked!
Costa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Costa postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ted badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Costa around the waist but Costa pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Costa is the winner by TKO! Costa jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Costa!
Diego Costa is the new light heavyweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mc Cullough Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc Cullough Erwin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Price's chin.

Cullough Erwin
vs
Price

170 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mc Cullough Erwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Price!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price 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.
Erwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price shoots and misses
letting Erwin counter with a right hand.

It looks like James Price has been cut.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Erwin throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Erwin throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Price drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Erwin defends it well.
Price takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erwin throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws a front kick aimed at Price's knee but Price avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Price closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Price trying to control the position but Erwin is working away.

Price decides to stand back up. Price steps back and let's Erwin get back to his feet.

Price closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Erwin quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to pass the guard but Erwin defending well.
Erwin tries to get to full guard but Price has control of the leg.

Price decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Price moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Erwin is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Erwin circles away and we're back to standing.
Erwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mc Cullough Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Price.
Erwin leaves Price with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Price looks winded!
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Price was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Price tries to clinch there but Erwin circles away.
Price darts in trying to clinch
and Erwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
Price misses the body punch

and Erwin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Price! Erwin lets Price back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Price is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin connects with a body shot that sends Price's belly button to the back.
Price is still on wobbly legs! Can Erwin finish him?
A jab from Erwin misses.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.

Erwin lands a big uppercut and Price crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Price looks OK. Erwin waves Price back to his feet!

That has opened up James Price's cut even more.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Price clinches with his opponent.

Erwin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mc Cullough Erwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Price's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Erwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
James Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
Erwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Price has a takedown stuffed.
Price is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Erwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price tries to clinch there but Erwin circles away.
Mc Cullough Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Erwin counter with a right hand.
Mc Cullough Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Price.

Erwin cracks Price with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Erwin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Price to stand back up!
Erwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erwin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Price tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mc Cullough Erwin!
Mc Cullough Erwin is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Len Weaver looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smith
vs
Weaver

190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

MR. Cleaners(laundry 90%)

V-Mask Clothing (10%)
Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Len Weaver!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Weaver back into the cage.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Weaver is trying to break free.
Weaver is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith jumps guard but Weaver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weaver is trying to stall.
Smith tries for a takedown but Weaver manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Weaver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Weaver misses with a body punch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weaver avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Smith backs off Weaver throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Matt Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Weaver looks winded!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weaver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Weaver moved out of range.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Weaver avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes a swing at Weaver's ribcage but misses.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weaver misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weaver.
Weaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Weaver doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith throws a series of punches but Weaver moves out of range.
Weaver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weaver ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Weaver circles away and keeps his distance.
Weaver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Weaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Weaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weaver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Weaver circles away.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Weaver tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Weaver throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smith pushes Weaver up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Weaver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to pull guard but Weaver won't allow it.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Weaver is breathing heavily.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weaver.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Weaver tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weaver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weaver.

Smith drives through and clinches with Weaver against the cage.
Weaver stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Weaver circles away.
Weaver keeps the fight on the outside.
Matt Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Weaver to keep the fight standing.

Weaver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weaver can do to turn this around?
Weaver tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith slips under a jab from Weaver.
Smith throws a right hand that Weaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Weaver also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch up but Weaver keeps it at a distance.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks to land a combination but Weaver avoids it well.
Matt Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith wants to clinch.

Smith drops Weaver with a beautiful combination! Weaver stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!

It looks like Len Weaver has been cut.
Weaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Weaver's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Weaver slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Smith can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Smith!
Matt Smith is the new heavyweight champion!