PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Let It Rock. Tay Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Harrison

179 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison looks gassed!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tay Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Smith lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison blocks a leg kick.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith with a hook.
Smith stalks Harrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrison's face. Harrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tay Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Smith.
Harrison 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 Harrison.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrison.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harrison is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith is trying to buck Harrison off.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents Harrison from moving into mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Harrison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.

Harrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Harrison drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Smith tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Tay Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith works over Harrison's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tay Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrison at a distance.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Smith tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.

Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Mike Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tay Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith pushes Harrison off looking to stand but Harrison dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tay Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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