PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Hugandkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanda Hugandkiss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hugandkiss
vs
Smith

180 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amanda Hugandkiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Smith!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugandkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A big right from Hugandkiss misses.
Hugandkiss avoids the body shot from Smith.
Hugandkiss throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Hugandkiss moved out of range.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hugandkiss.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hugandkiss moves away.
Hugandkiss blocks a jab.
A left lands for Hugandkiss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugandkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hugandkiss throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hugandkiss finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hugandkiss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith pushes Hugandkiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hugandkiss holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Hugandkiss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Hugandkiss misses with the head strike.
Smith is working Hugandkiss over against the cage.
Hugandkiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Hugandkiss blocking some punches.
Hugandkiss blocks a body shot from Smith.
Hugandkiss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hugandkiss wants to break free but Smith has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hugandkiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugandkiss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hugandkiss misses with a series of wild punches.
Hugandkiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hugandkiss's head but Hugandkiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugandkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith tries a low kick but Hugandkiss avoids it.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Hugandkiss counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hugandkiss.
Lawrence Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A punch combination from Hugandkiss misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hugandkiss moves away.
Smith throws a leg kick but Hugandkiss checks it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith slips a jab from Hugandkiss.
Hugandkiss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Hugandkiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hugandkiss throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith tries to work over Hugandkiss's front leg with a kick but Hugandkiss checks it.
Jab by Hugandkiss.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hugandkiss's head backwards.
Smith slips a jab from Hugandkiss.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Hugandkiss moves away and avoids it.
Hugandkiss misses with a wild body shot.
Hugandkiss ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugandkiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amanda Hugandkiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Hugandkiss both land. Nice combination.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hugandkiss's legs.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugandkiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Hugandkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hugandkiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Hugandkiss misses with a straight right.
Hugandkiss missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hugandkiss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hugandkiss.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hugandkiss.
Smith avoids the body shot from Hugandkiss.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hugandkiss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hugandkiss.
A combination from Hugandkiss does no damage.
Smith with a hook.
Amanda Hugandkiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hugandkiss.
Hugandkiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hugandkiss with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hugandkiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hugandkiss defends it nicely.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hugandkiss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hugandkiss throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hugandkiss's head but Hugandkiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugandkiss stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hugandkiss throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Hugandkiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hugandkiss.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hugandkiss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hugandkiss as he jumps to the side.
Amanda Hugandkiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Smith.
Hugandkiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hugandkiss misses with a looping right.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hugandkiss.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugandkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hugandkiss lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hugandkiss throws out the jab.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Hugandkiss, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Hugandkiss against the cage but Hugandkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hugandkiss misses with a body shot.

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.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hugandkiss throws out the jab.
Smith takes a swing at Hugandkiss's ribcage but misses.
Hugandkiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hugandkiss counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Hugandkiss to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Hugandkiss moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hugandkiss looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hugandkiss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hugandkiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amanda Hugandkiss dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith misses with a body punch
and Hugandkiss counters with a stiff right hand.
Hugandkiss throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hugandkiss.
Hugandkiss looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Hugandkiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hugandkiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hugandkiss ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hugandkiss scores with a nice strike.
Hugandkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hugandkiss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hugandkiss cracks Smith with a good jab.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amanda Hugandkiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hugandkiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hugandkiss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hugandkiss counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith feints and as Hugandkiss raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hugandkiss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith wants to control from the top but Hugandkiss keeps moving.
Hugandkiss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Hugandkiss working a defensive guard here.
Hugandkiss keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugandkiss wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.

Hugandkiss uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Hugandkiss moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hugandkiss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hugandkiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hugandkiss.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hugandkiss swivels and escapes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugandkiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a low kick but Hugandkiss avoids it.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Hugandkiss counters with a stiff right hand.
Hugandkiss just misses with a punch to the body.
Hugandkiss throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Hugandkiss scores with a jab to the head.
Hugandkiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hugandkiss cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugandkiss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amanda Hugandkiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hugandkiss, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amanda Hugandkiss!