PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 625 p4p, 785 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 80 p4p, 103 weight class). Grey Ape acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Smith
vs
Ape

185 cm
36
178
33 - 28 - 0

185 cm
32
173
22 - 13 - 2

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World class boxer
Granite chin

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Granite chin

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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 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ape! But no joy.
Smith looks to clinch
enabling Ape to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Ape throws a right hand that misses

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Ape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ape tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ape blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ape pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but Ape moves out of range.
Ape raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Smith drives through and clinches with Ape against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ape's elbow.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ape takes a shot to the head.
Ape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ape is controlling him.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Ape avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ape manages to break the clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ape has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ape and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ape doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Ape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ape counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Ape has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ape takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith jabs Ape to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith tries to clinch but Ape is having none of it.
Ape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Ape misses with a knee strike.
Ape misses with a knee strike.
Ape prevents a body shot from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith pushes Ape back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Ape tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Ape back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape scores with a knee to the head.
Ape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Ape tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Ape prevents a body shot from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Ape controls the action.
Ape lands a knee to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ape looking to slow down the pace here.
Ape crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Ape scores with a knee to the head.
Ape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ape breaks from the clinch.
Smith digs a good hook to Ape's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ape manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ape circles away and keeps his distance.
Ape is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Smith tries a low kick but Ape avoids it.
Ape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ape swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ape counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Ape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Ape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Ape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ape 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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a right and a left that Ape avoids nicely.
Ape looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ape lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ape throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith cracks Ape with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ape shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chad Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ape counters with a leg kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ape paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ape shapes to counter with a head kick.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chad Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ape landing knees to the head.

Chad Smith's cut is getting worse.
Ape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a body punch.
Ape lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ape can do to turn this around?
Ape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ape avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Ape misses with a knee strike.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith works on Ape's body with a couple of short punches.
Ape is breathing heavily.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Ape leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith working aggressively here.
Ape prevents a body shot from Smith.
Ape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ape misses with a knee strike.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ape manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ape looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Ape is rocked!
Smith lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ape off his feet! Ape tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Smith!
In his post fight interview, Chad Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.