PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Weis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weis comes to the cage accompanied by Bitter and then Some. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Weis
vs
Smith

180 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Weis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Weis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weis misses with some punches.
Weis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Weis can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Weis.
Weis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weis is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith works on Weis's body with a couple of short punches.
Weis misses with some punches.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Weis back against the cage.
A short right from Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Weis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gerald Weis has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weis.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Weis's head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Weis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Weis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Weis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Weis swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith pushes Weis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Weis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weis misses with a straight left.
Smith misses the jab.
Weis cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Weis.
Weis throws a head punch that misses.
Weis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Weis blocks it.
Weis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Weis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weis avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weis's defenses.
Weis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Weis is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Weis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Weis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Weis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Weis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith blocking some punches.
Weis has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands an elbow just above Weis 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Weis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Weis.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Weis blocks it.
Weis misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Weis blocks it.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Weis avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weis or not.
Weis misses with the head strike.
Weis dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Weis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weis looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weis misses with some punches.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Weis.
Weis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weis.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Weis - that landed with a thud.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Weis is blocking nicely.
Weis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith works on Weis's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Weis is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Weis works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Weis shrugs off.
Weis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weiss head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Weis's ribcage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Weis'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.

Smith clinches.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Weis.
Weis lands a shoulder strike.
Weis misses with a body punch.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith lands an elbow just above Weis 's eye.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weis lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Weis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weis.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weis blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands an elbow just above Weis 's eye.
Weis blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Weis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith working aggressively here.
Jack Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith digs a right hand into Weis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weis's gas tank.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Weis looking to stall.
Weis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Weis back against the cage.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Weis manages to break the clinch.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Weis back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Weis.
Weis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weis is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Weis into the cage.
Weis takes a shot to the head.
Weis lands a body punch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Weis blocks it.
Weis misses with a body punch.
Weis swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Weis dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Weis lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Weis avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Weis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weis blocks an uppercut.
Weis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Weis misses with a punch to the body.
Weis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Weis's ribcage. Weis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Weis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Weis managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Weis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weis avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.

Weis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weis tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Weis really felt that one!
Weis wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to bum rush Weis with a series of wild strikes but Weis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weis looks to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Weis clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Weis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Weis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weis tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Weis.
Gerald Weis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weis digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith cracks Weis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands an elbow just above Weis 's eye.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Weis in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Weis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Weis can't break the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weis can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerald Weis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith avoids the body shot from Weis.
Weis moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weis tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a right hand that Weis ducks under and follows up with a left that Weis also avoids with ease.
Weis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weis tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Weis.
Weis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weis misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith cracks Weis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weis moves out of range of the body kick.
Weis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Weis moves out of range.
Weis tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weis throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith closes the distance but Weis moves to the side

and Weis moves into the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Weis in his tracks for a moment.
Weis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith prevents Weis from breaking the clinch.

Weis manages to break the clinch.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weis scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Weis shows good takedown defense.
Weis throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Weis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Smith rushes Weis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weis lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Weis pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weis takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Weis has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Weis avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith keeps control of Weis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A body shot lands from Weis.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Weis backwards.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weis is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Weis tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weis.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Weis working aggressively here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Weis scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Weis controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Weis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weis lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Weis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Weis is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weis looking to stall.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weis cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Weis throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weis blocks an uppercut.
Smith working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Weis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weis.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Weis shrugs off.
Weis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gerald Weis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Smith!