PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calan Smith (ranked 4958 p4p, 4138 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 534 p4p, 500 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jayden Sven enters the cage!

Smith
vs
Sven

187 cm
23
185
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
177
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Sven moved out of range nicely.
Jayden Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven throws a right hand that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sven throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Sven just misses with a punch to the body.
Sven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Sven gets a clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Sven has the dominant position.

Smith breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a body punch but Sven moves out of range.
Sven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sven swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Sven throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven with a hook.

Sven darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

Sven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sven clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Sven.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sven has him pressed against the cage.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Sven misses.

Sven moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Sven to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sven working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sven misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Sven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sven slips a jab from Smith.
Sven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sven might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sven.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Sven ducks down to avoid it.
Sven is looking for the big counter here.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sven dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Sven.
Smith swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sven lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith looks to land a combination but Sven avoids it well.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sven works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Sven misses the target.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Sven forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sven has him pressed against the cage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sven manages to break the clinch.
Sven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Sven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith missing with a left hand there. Sven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Sven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Sven.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Sven.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Sven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith throws a combination. Sven tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Sven lands a head shot.
Sven looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sven counter with a right hand.

Smith is rocked!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sven drops Smith with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smith! Sven dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Sven!