PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chancey Karnt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Guerilla Radio by RATM as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karnt
vs
Smith

203 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chancey Karnt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karnt wants to clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to bum rush Karnt with a series of wild strikes but Karnt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Karnt forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karnt.
Karnt tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Karnt drops back down to his feet.
Karnt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancey Karnt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Karnt is trying to break free.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Karnt, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Karnt against the cage but Karnt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnt shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Karnt 's knee.
Karnt shoots in but no luck this time.
Karnt fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karnt is trying desperately to improve position.
Karnt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Karnt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karnt is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control but Karnt is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnt is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling from mount.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karnt is looking to escape.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to finish Karnt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karnt!
Karnt is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Karnt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karnt tries to get out of the position.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith avoids the attempt from Karnt to control.
Karnt really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Karnt is breathing heavily.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Karnt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Karnt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karnt tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karnt has his takedown stuffed

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Smith gets to his feet - Karnt follows without any prompting.

Karnt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karnt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Karnt from controlling successfully.
Karnt is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Karnt controls the position.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karnt tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.

That's two 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.
Karnt is trying to escape the mount.
Smith cracks Karnt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karnt tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith wants to control the pace but Karnt is squirming around nicely.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Karnt is looking to get to half guard.

Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Karnt is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Karnt is squirming around nicely.
Karnt tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Karnt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karnt is looking to get to half guard.
Karnt wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Karnt tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith prevents Karnt from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karnt has a takedown stuffed.
Karnt takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Karnt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Karnt backing up. Karnt nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Karnt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Karnt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancey Karnt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karnt swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.

Karnt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karnt working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith is not content to let Karnt control the position.
Smith tries to bench press Karnt off him but Karnt keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Matt Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karnt is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Karnt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Karnt wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

Karnt stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karnt throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karnt fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Karnt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karnt wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Karnt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karnt stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karnt connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnt stalling.
Karnt is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Karnt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karnt is tying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karnt works his way into full mount!
Karnt with a couple of short strikes.
Karnt controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karnt landing strikes from the mount.
Karnt landing punches.
Karnt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Karnt has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chancey Karnt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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