PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''More Human Than Human'' by White Zombie. The crowd seem to be enjoying East's choice of entrance music: Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
East

183 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by East.
A swing and a miss from East.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because East is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith thows a huge punch but East dodges it nicely.
Smith wants to take a breather but East is having none of it.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
East is trying to stand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from East.
Smith lands with a hook. East tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
East moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A punch combination from East misses.
Smith looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East throws a leg kick that is checked

and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. East didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
East wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
East striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
East lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith wants to control but East is having none of it.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
East working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East lands a nice shot to the head.
East postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to hold on but East postures up.
East is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

East working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by East.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by East.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
East lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
East scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from East.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.

East is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.

Smith is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but East pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
East is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
East avoids the head kick by Smith.
East thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a good low kick that East was not able to check.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
East doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a hook but East blocks it.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by East.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darren Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

East misses with a hook.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
East looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
East displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
East swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith thows a body kick. East tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darren Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into East's torso.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
East sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow East down.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped East's head back.
East misses with a looping right.
Smith scores with a head kick.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on East if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to East's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to East's calf.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
East throws a sloppy head kick

and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
East looking for a sweep. Not yet East, not yet.
Smith passes East's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klein East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is keen to just control but East is a slippery customer.
East wants to get back to full guard.
East is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith trying to control from half guard but East is working away.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith thuds a left hand into East's body.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a big head kick but East shrugs it off.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Klein East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
East throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
East tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith is trying for a kimura here. East looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smith wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Smith!
Darren Smith retains his light heavyweight title!