PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Jr (ranked 3429 p4p, 22398 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jr
vs
Smith

180 cm
27
155
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
28
155
9 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Jr has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jr's best efforts.
Smith is controlling Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Jr is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jr distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith with a nice head shot there.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jr looking to control.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith distracts Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.

Jr is rocked!
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith is working Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith distracts Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jr is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.

Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Smith distracts Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jr has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith digs a good hook to Jr's body.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Jr working a defensive guard here.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith cracks Jr with a solid left hand.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stays in close to Jr's body and controls the position.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jr's head.
Jr wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Jr's brow.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith won't allow Jr to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith distracts Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
George Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jr.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Jr walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.

Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jake Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nice strikes from Smith there.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith prevents Jr from standing back up.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jake 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.
Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Smith controlling the action here.

Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Smith!
Jake Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.