PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smo (ranked 7044 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 460 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Smo
vs
Scott

193 cm
29
185
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
185
16 - 5 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Smo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Smo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Smo moves into the clinch.
Smo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smo has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Smo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scott pulls his leg out and moves away.

Smo moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Smo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smo can't get the takedown.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Smo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Smo.
Smo tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smo's elbow.
Smo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scott pulls his leg out and moves away.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Smo slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Smo misses with a head kick.
Smo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smo off to one side.
Scott feints and then cracks Smo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smo down.
Smo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Smo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smo with a body shot.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scott!
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Smo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smo rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Smo has had enough of the clinch but Scott keeps him there for the moment.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Smo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott slips a straight right by Smo.
Michael Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott misses with a hook. Smo ducked under it nicely.
As Scott looks to move away, Smo throws a big counter combo but Scott just gets out of the way.

Smo moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott lands a shot to the body.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Smo.

Smo clinches up against the cage.
Smo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott is leaning against Smo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Smo breaks from the clinch.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smo if he has to take too many more of those.
Smo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scott.
Smo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smo shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Smo - just one landing.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Smo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Smo slips the punch.
Smo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smo. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Smo misses
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smo drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
Smo is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Smo's head.
Our sources have told us that Smo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Smo is trying to pull guard but Scott turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scott tries to work over Smo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott takes a shot to the head.

Smo breaks the clinch.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smo dives in for a single leg takedown but Scott sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Scott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smo. That did some damage!
Scott scores with a punch to the head.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smo doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Scott lands.

Smo moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smo's efforts to push away.
Smo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smo misses with some punches.
Joe Smo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Smo.
Smo looking to slow down the pace here.
Smo keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.
Smo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scott up against the cage.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Smo avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smo blocks an uppercut.
Smo is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smo has his back to the cage.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Smo.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott looks for the body kick but Smo saw that one coming.
Michael Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Smo clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.

Smo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smo ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Smo throwing a counter right hand but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smo manages to avoid it.
Smo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Michael Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott looks for the body kick but Smo saw that one coming.
Smo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Smo counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Smo to acknowledge the strikes.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smo scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joe Smo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Smo 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.

Smo moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Smo.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo scores with a shot to the body.
Smo wants to clinch
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott punishes Smo's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Smo moved out of range.
Smo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smo with a body shot.
Smo takes one on the button.
Smo fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smo goes for a double leg but Scott avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scott continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smo takes a shot to the head.
Smo blocking some punches.

Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
Scott thuds his shin into the meat of Smo's side.
Smo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smo tries to clinch
and Scott counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Smo with that takedown attempt.
Scott feints a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smo misses with a hook.
Smo tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Scott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smo walks into a left hand.
Smo looks to clinch
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smo misses with a takedown
and Scott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Scott.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Smo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Smo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smo tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Scott catches Smo right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Smo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott digs a good body shot into Smo's ribs.
Smo wants to clinch.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott lands a nice hook to Smo's body. Smo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smo.
Smo wants to clinch.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
Scott scores with a kick to the body.
Smo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott thuds his right hand into Smo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smo tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Good leg kick by Scott.
Smo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That kick from Scott tenderised Smo's leg. Smo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Smo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smo will feel that in the morning.
Smo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott misses with a body kick.

Smo clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott digs a right hand into Smo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smo's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Smo controls his hands.

Smo drags the fight down to the ground.
Scott wants to stand but Smo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Smo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smo has his hands on Scott's head, controlling the position.
Scott wants to stand but Smo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Smo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott prevents Smo from getting back to his feet.
Joe Smo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Scott should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smo has tightened it up now! Scott should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Smo!
Joe Smo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.