PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Moon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Moon

160 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Moon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Moon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like David Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a push kick but Moon slaps the foot to one side.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moon circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moon.
Moon misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Moon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws a right hand that Moon ducks under and follows up with a left that Moon also avoids with ease.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
A punch combination from Moon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.

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

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Moon tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.

Smith gets a clinch.
Smith has Moon pressed against the cage, preventing Moon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moon is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries a low kick but Moon avoids it.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.

Smith clinches.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Moon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Moon looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Moon throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Moon looks gassed!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Moon as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Moon misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Smith misses with the combination.
Moon blocks a head kick by Smith.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moon moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.

Smith rushes Moon and presses him up against the cage.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Moon avoids nicely.
Moon throws a combination that misses

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith is pushing Moon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Moon counters with a straight right hand.
Moon slips a straight right by Smith.
Moon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to bum rush Moon with a series of wild strikes but Moon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moon circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moon misses with a double jab

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Moon jumps guard but Smith stands there with Moon around his waist. Moon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moon can't break the clinch.

Moon manages to break the clinch.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Moon.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.

Smith rushes Moon and presses him up against the cage.

Smith manages to break the clinch.

Smith has Moon up against the cage in a clinch.
Moon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Moon.
Moon is breathing heavily.
A big left from Moon misses.
Moon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
David Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Moon in a clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moon avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
Moon slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Moon avoids nicely.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Moon.
Moon misses the shot to the body.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moon.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Smith moves into the clinch.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith tries to circle away but Moon has him pinned against the cage.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Moon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.

Smith breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moon backs up against the cage.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Smith moves into the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moon.
Smith misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moon throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Moon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Moon.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Moon counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moon throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith darts in and clinches Moon up against the cage.
Moon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moon backwards.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Moon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Moon will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Moon blocks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Moon throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Moon back into the cage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Moon managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Moon misses with a combination

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Moon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
David Smith is winning the standup battle so far.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Smith clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Moon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Moon blocks the body kick.

Smith moves into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Moon keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith is looking to wear down Moon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Moon is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moon's head backwards.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Moon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
David Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Moon misses with the combination.
Moon misses with a combination

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Moon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith lands a nice hook to Moon's body. Moon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

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