PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaki Mountain (ranked 342 p4p, 828 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 59 p4p, 129 weight class). Kaki Mountain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mountain
vs
Smith

180 cm
27
170
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
32
178
25 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA
FUClothing

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smith rushes Mountain and presses him up against the cage.
Mountain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
Mountain misses with a body punch.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mountain.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smith has Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith pushes Mountain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Mountain is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Mountain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mountain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
I was talking to Mountain's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Smith tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith presses Mountain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A short left from Mountain.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Mountain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands an elbow just above Mountain 's eye.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Smith.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mountain can pounce on him.
Mountain dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Mountain throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mountain.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain misses with a body punch.
Mountain tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Smith tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Mountain lands with a left to the head.
Mountain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Mountain in his tracks for a moment.
Mountain scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Mountain.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Mountain in his tracks for a moment.
Mountain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mountain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mountain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Mountain blocking some punches.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mountain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mountain. Mountain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Smith rushes Mountain and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Smith.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Mountain's head back.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Smith's head back.
Nice cross by Mountain.
Mountain swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Mountain lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Kaki Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Mountain misses with some punches.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith working aggressively here.
Mountain lands a right hand.
Smith tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountain lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Smith.
Mountain blocks the elbow strike.
Smith blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Mountain takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Kaki Mountain has been cut.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith tries to clinch but Mountain is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mountain throws out the jab.

Smith pushes Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Mountain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mountain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain misses with a straight right.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Mountain keeps it at a distance.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Mountain in a clinch.
Mountain tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mountain's efforts to push away.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Mountain shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Mountain scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Smith.
Mountain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mountain slowing the pace effectively.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith lands an elbow just above Mountain 's eye.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Mountain seems unphased.
Kaki Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith tries to clinch but Mountain is having none of it.
Mountain throws a body kick that misses.
Smith slips under a jab.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Mountain in a clinch.
Mountain lands a nice uppercut.
Mountain controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Smith tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Mountain pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Mountain.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mountain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mountain walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith slips under a jab from Mountain.
Smith tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith closes the distance but Mountain moves to the side
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mountain scores with a jab to the body.
Chad Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Mountain circles away.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mountain is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Mountain's head back.
Smith connects with a right hand. Mountain shakes it off.
Mountain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Smith forces Mountain back against the cage and clinches.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A short right from Mountain.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Mountain.
A short left from Mountain.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Mountain misses with some punches.
Mountain lands with a light punch inside.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Smith blocking some punches.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mountain - that landed with a thud.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Smith!
Chad Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.