PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biot Savart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savart has chosen Alice in Chains - Check My Brain as his entrance music. Henry Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smith
vs
Savart

185 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bargain Basement Best Buy (only $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Biot Savart!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Savart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith avoids the head kick by Savart.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savart throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savart misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Savart misses.

Savart pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Savart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savart walks into a left hand.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Savart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savart tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith cracks Savart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Savart's head.
Savart wants to clinch.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Savart misses its intended target.
Savart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Savart dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Savart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savart misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savart thinking.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Savart's head.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savart looks gassed!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith cracks Savart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Savart backpedaling.
Smith throws a series of punches but Savart moves out of range.
Nice cross by Savart.
Savart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Savart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by Savart.
Savart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Savart closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith throws a right and a left that Savart avoids nicely.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs at Savart's body.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Savart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Savart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Savart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Savart backs away looking to recover.
Savart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savart throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Savart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws a combination. Savart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination. Savart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith throws a combination. Savart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Biot Savart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savart. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith punishes Savart's body with a nice straight punch.
Savart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith sizes up Savart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savart ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Savart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith looks to land a combination. Savart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savart tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Savart swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Savart lands a head kick!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savart counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savart throws a right and a left that both miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Savart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savart on the side of the head.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Savart's defenses.
Savart misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Smith.
Savart tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Savart walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savart can do to turn this around?
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Smith looks to land a combination but Savart avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Savart moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith scores with a jab. Savart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savart throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Savart closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith punishes Savart's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith swings for the body but Savart moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Savart.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savart was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Henry Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Savart connects with a solid leg kick.
Savart misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Savart.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savart throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Savart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Savart misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savart. Savart obviously looking to wear him down.
Savart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith scores with a one two! Savart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Savart moves away from the strike by Smith.
Savart is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Savart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savart misses with a head kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Savart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith avoids the head kick by Savart.
Smith works Savart's body with a nice hook.
Savart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Savart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savart walks into a jab.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savart was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Savart tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Savart. Smith shrugs it off though.
Savart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith avoids the head kick by Savart.
Savart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savart misses with a low kick.
Savart wants to clinch.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
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 Henry 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!

The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savart doesn't seem phased though.
Savart wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Savart's ribs.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savart throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes a swing at Savart's ribcage but misses.
Savart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Savart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savart lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Henry Smith has been cut.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Savart's head back.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith works Savart's body with a nice hook.
Smith tries to bum rush Savart with a series of wild strikes but Savart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Savart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savart tries to clinch up.
Smith looks to land a combination. Savart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savart's head.
Smith looks to land a combination. Savart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savart misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Savart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savart digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Savart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.

Savart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Savart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Savart's head.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Savart scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savart is defended easily by Smith.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Smith stalks Savart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savart's face. Savart staggers backwards, shaken.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Savart with an uppercut!
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Savart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Smith.
Savart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savart darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith blocks a head kick by Savart.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savart at a distance.
Henry Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savart walks into a jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Biot Savart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savart connects with a high kick.
Savart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith thuds a left hand into Savart's body.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith lands a nice hook to Savart's body. Savart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savart 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 Savart backpedaling.
Smith lands a nice hook to Savart's body. Savart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Savart tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

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