PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanner's choice of entrance music: Cleveland Rocks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Tanner

178 cm
24
177 lbs
10 - 2 - 2

171 cm
25
178 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Tanner blocks the leg kick.
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Tanner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith slips a straight right by Tanner.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeeves Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tanner.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Tanner on that attempt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
Jeeves Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanner blocks a head kick by Smith.
Tanner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Smith.

It looks like Shane Tanner has been cut.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tanner.
Smith works on Tanner's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Tanner has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Tanner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Smith looking for a guillotine here but Tanner defends easily.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanner working some strikes from top position.
Smith is trying to keep Tanner in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanner pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tanner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith tries to roll over but Tanner keeps him under control.

Tanner seems to be looking for submissions.

Tanner seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.

That's four 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 is looking to control Tanner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Tanner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tanner throws a combination that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Smith darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tanner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tanner has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Tanner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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.
Tanner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanner misses with a combination
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Shane Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Tanner misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanner darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith is looking to chop away at Tanner's legs.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanner checks a leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tanner throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Tanner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Tanner in his tracks momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Tanner.
Jeeves Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Tanner as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Smith misses.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Tanner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanner.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
A head kick from Smith lands but Tanner takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Tanner tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?

Smith clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Tanner.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tanner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tanner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Tanner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tanner trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.

Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tanner in particular looking to stall.
Tanner throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith tries to move into range but Tanner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Tanner working away.
Tanner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

Tanner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tanner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position but Tanner postures up.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Tanner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Tanner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tanner.
Tanner throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Tanner trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tanner is trying to control but can't.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Tanner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Tanner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tanner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Tanner any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Tanner really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tanner's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.

Tanner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Shane Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Tanner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Tanner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tanner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Smith tightening his grip on Tanner, looking for the choke.
Tanner turns into Smith and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
A lazy left from Tanner finds it's target.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.

Tanner rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Tanner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanner.
Tanner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith wants to stall.

Tanner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Tanner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tanner'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. This is the final round!

Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Tanner counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Tanner finds it's target.

Smith gets caught flat footed, as Tanner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Tanner tries to pass.
Smith is trying to keep Tanner in close.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner cracks Smith with a solid left hand.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tanner is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tanner's back instead.
Smith misses with punches from the back.
Smith keeps control of the position as Tanner tries to break free.
Smith wants to control but Tanner is keeping busy.
Tanner wants to escape the position.
Tanner trying to control but not successfully.

Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Tanner.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Tanner is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tanner controlling the pace.
Tanner slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner controlling the action here.
Tanner wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith is controlling Tanner's trapped leg to prevent Tanner from advancing to side control.
Tanner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith gets back to full guard.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanner wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tanner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tanner connects with a decent elbow.
Tanner lands a nice forearm strike.
Tanner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Tanner working the head with strikes.
Tanner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tanner cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tanner controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Tanner.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tanner!