PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Van Den Broeck (ranked 2930 p4p, 3282 weight class) and Luke Smith (ranked 183 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Den Broeck
vs
Smith

172 cm
19
135
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
19
135
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Knock Out Sups
Silverback Sweatshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Van Den Broeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Broeck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith slips under a jab from Van Den Broeck.
Smith throws a leg kick but Van Den Broeck sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith takes a swing at Van Den Broeck's ribcage but misses.
Van Den Broeck is looking to counter punch.
Van Den Broeck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Van Den Broeck.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Van Den Broeck moved out of range.
Smith tests Van Den Broeck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Smith lands.
Van Den Broeck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Den Broeck throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Van Den Broeck throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith defending well as Van Den Broeck loads up on a big left hand.
Van Den Broeck misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith cracks Van Den Broeck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Den Broeck throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Broeck misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Van Den Broeck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Den Broeck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Broeck.
Smith stuns Van Den Broeck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Den Broeck misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Den Broeck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Den Broeck looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Broeck misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Den Broeck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Den Broeck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith slips a straight right by Van Den Broeck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Den Broeck missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Den Broeck misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith jabs Van Den Broeck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Den Broeck slips a straight right by Smith.
Van Den Broeck staying out of range there.
A jab from Van Den Broeck misses.
Van Den Broeck swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Broeck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas Van Den Broeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Van Den Broeck misses.
Van Den Broeck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but Van Den Broeck avoids the punch easily.
Van Den Broeck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Van Den Broeck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith slips a straight right by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck misses with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

Van Den Broeck is rocked!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Van Den Broeck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Van Den Broeck's head back.
Smith moves out of range as Van Den Broeck strikes.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Den Broeck throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Broeck. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Broeck throws out the jab.
Van Den Broeck throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Smith!