PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaidee Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fairtex
vs
Smith

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

BEST NUTRITION,no doping

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaidee Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves away from the strike by Fairtex.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Fairtex tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Fairtex lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.

It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Fairtex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Fairtex misses with a series of wild punches.

Fairtex lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Fairtex thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex misses with a wild combination.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex scores with a body shot.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fairtex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Fairtex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fairtex misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fairtex.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fairtex is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairtex circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fairtex cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a double jab.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fairtex to score with a decent uppercut.
Fairtex is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex with a jab.
Fairtex could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fairtex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fairtex.
A slow jab from Fairtex misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Fairtex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Fairtex misses with a two punch combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fairtex.
Smith throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fairtex is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fairtex slips a jab from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith'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.

Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fairtex counters with a left to the body.
Jaidee Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fairtex lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fairtex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fairtex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
Fairtex darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fairtex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaidee Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fairtex counters with a one-two to the body.
Fairtex misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Fairtex displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith lunges at Fairtex with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairtex's hand.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Some wild striking there from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Fairtex counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Fairtex.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairtex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fairtex counters with a two punch combo.
Fairtex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Fairtex's head back.
Smith swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fairtex counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Fairtex counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Fairtex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Fairtex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fairtex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairtex cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Fairtex counters with a left to the body.
Fairtex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Fairtex scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fairtex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fairtex lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Fairtex darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fairtex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fairtex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Fairtex's head back.
A jab from Smith misses.
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Fairtex.

That's two 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.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fairtex jabs at Smith's body.
A big right from Smith misses.
A jab from Fairtex misses.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairtex catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Fairtex misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Fairtex looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fairtex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Fairtex is working the combinations to good effect here.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
Fairtex falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairtex tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fairtex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex scores with a shot to the body.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fairtex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fairtex lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fairtex.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaidee Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairtex has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidee Fairtex!