PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ray skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Smith
vs
skillz

180 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ray skillz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
skillz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith tries to clinch up but skillz circles away and keeps his distance.
skillz throws a right and a left that both miss.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
skillz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz takes an elbow to the forehead.
skillz tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite skillz's efforts to push away.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
skillz wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
skillz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

skillz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
skillz misses with a double jab.
skillz connects with a single shot there.
skillz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from skillz.
skillz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith dodges the punch combination from skillz.
Smith is looking to clinch.
skillz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
skillz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged skillz in a clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
skillz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
skillz can't break the clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
skillz managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
skillz has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith wants to clinch up but skillz keeps it at a distance.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
skillz throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
skillz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing skillz off to one side.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
skillz has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
skillz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
skillz leaning against his opponent.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Smith.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
skillz tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on skillz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through skillz's defenses.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.

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.
skillz blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but skillz is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries a knee to the head but skillz blocks it.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

skillz is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
skillz misses with a two punch combination.
skillz fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
skillz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith has skillz pressed against the cage, preventing skillz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
skillz wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
skillz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
skillz blocks the elbow strike.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.

skillz breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with skillz, pushing him back against the cage.
skillz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and skillz avoids it.

That's two 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.
skillz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
skillz blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith keeps control of skillz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Smith.
skillz is trying to break free.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
skillz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
skillz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
skillz blocks the elbow strike.
skillz wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but skillz avoids the damage to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but skillz blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but skillz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but skillz blocks it with crossed arms.
ray skillz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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