PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Smythinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk has chosen "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Benny Tronk enters the cage!

Smythinton
vs
Tronk

180 cm
25
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

188 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Smythinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythinton avoids the head kick by Tronk.
Smythinton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tronk clinches up with Smythinton and pushes him back against the cage.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but Smythinton blocks with his arms.
Tronk tries a knee to the head but Smythinton blocks it.
Smythinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tronk has him pressed against the cage.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smythinton blocks it with crossed arms.
Smythinton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tronk looking to throw knees to the head but Smythinton is blocking nicely.
Tronk lands a knee to the head.
Smythinton avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but Smythinton blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tronk.
Smythinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smythinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Smythinton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smythinton lands a jab to Tronk's midsection.
Smythinton swings for the body but Tronk moves out of range.
Smythinton misses with a series of wild punches.
Smythinton blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythinton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smythinton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Smythinton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tronk.
Tronk throws a head kick that misses.

Tronk closes the distance and clinches.
Tronk keeps control of Smythinton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tronk with a knee to the head.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.

Smythinton breaks from the clinch.
Tronk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Smythinton
and Tronk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smythinton.

Tronk closes the distance and clinches.
Tronk scores with a knee to the head.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Smythinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smythinton misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythinton managing to block the knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk misses with a knee to the head.
Smythinton presses Tronk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tronk scores with a knee to the head.
Tronk looks gassed!
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Smythinton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smythinton is looking to land body kicks.
Smythinton throws a hook but Tronk avoids it easily.
Smythinton is looking to wear down Tronk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smythinton misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smythinton just misses with a punch to the body.

Tronk moves into the clinch.
Tronk looking to throw knees to the head but Smythinton is blocking nicely.
Smythinton is looking to break free of the clinch but Tronk has double underhooks.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smythinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smythinton is defending well for now.

Smythinton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smythinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smythinton misses with a wild body shot.
Smythinton looks for the body kick but Tronk saw that one coming.
Tronk lands a head kick!
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton is having none of it.
Smythinton lands a really nice looking cross but Tronk seems unphased.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk slips a jab and a cross from Smythinton.
Tronk throws a jab when Smythinton was well out of range.
Smythinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Tronk counters with a body kick that stops Smythinton in his tracks momentarily.
Smythinton tries a head kick but it misses.
Tronk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smythinton scores with a nice head shot.
Smythinton misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Smythinton misses the target.
Smythinton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tronk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronk ducks under a wild hook from Smythinton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tronk.
Smythinton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tronk moves into the clinch.
Smythinton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tronk crunches a lovely knee into Smythinton's ribcage.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Smythinton wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Smythinton.
Smythinton gets through Tronk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tronk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smythinton.

Smythinton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis Smythinton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Smythinton misses.
Smythinton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tronk connects with a high kick.
Tronk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Smythinton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smythinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smythinton throws a looping overhand right but Tronk ducks down to avoid it.
Smythinton throws a jab when Tronk was well out of range.
Smythinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smythinton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tronk - the referee stops the clock and Smythinton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tronk. Smythinton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smythinton swinging wildly here.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Smythinton pushes him off.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Smythinton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tronk ducks under a wild hook from Smythinton.
Tronk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smythinton throws a lazy head kick
and Tronk counters with a leg kick.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Smythinton throws out a loose jab but Tronk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smythinton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Tronk or perhaps it was just good defense by Smythinton which made him look bad.
Francis Smythinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smythinton misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Smythinton pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tronk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Smythinton keeps it at a distance.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Smythinton keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smythinton throws out a loose jab but Tronk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smythinton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tronk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Tronk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smythinton throws a looping overhand right but Tronk ducks down to avoid it.
Tronk tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tronk.
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tronk throws a nice head kick!
Smythinton stuffs the takedown attempt from Tronk. Tronk gets slowly back to his feet.
Tronk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tronk scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tronk moves into the clinch.
Tronk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk with a knee to the head.

It looks like Francis Smythinton has been cut.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smythinton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smythinton avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Smythinton looking to stall.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Smythinton avoids the damage to the body.
Smythinton throws a head punch that misses.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk connects with a knee to the head.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smythinton is defending well for now.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk keeps control of Smythinton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smythinton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smythinton is trying to break free.
Smythinton cracks Tronk with a nice body shot.

Smythinton breaks the clinch.

Tronk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smythinton tries to circle away but Tronk has him pinned against the cage.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Smythinton - that landed with a thud.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Smythinton avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smythinton avoids it.

Smythinton breaks from the clinch.
Tronk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

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.
Tronk blocks a head kick by Smythinton.
Smythinton throws a looping overhand right but Tronk ducks down to avoid it.
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smythinton misses with a body kick.
Smythinton lands with a hook. Tronk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Smythinton misses its intended target.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Smythinton connects with a looping right hand.
Smythinton moves out of range of the body kick from Tronk.
Smythinton scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Smythinton.
Smythinton throws a series of punches but Tronk moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Smythinton scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Smythinton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smythinton works Tronk's body with a nice hook.
Smythinton tries a head kick but it misses.
Francis Smythinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smythinton swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tronk counters by moving into the clinch.
Smythinton is leaning against Tronk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Tronk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Smythinton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Left hook, right uppercut from Smythinton.
Smythinton throws a combination. Tronk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smythinton connects with a solid leg kick.
Tronk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tronk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smythinton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tronk has closed the distance and engaged Smythinton in a clinch.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smythinton is defending well for now.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smythinton managing to block the knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk connects with a knee to the head.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smythinton lands a right hand.
Tronk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smythinton.
Smythinton managing to block the knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Smythinton.

Smythinton breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythinton lands a really nice looking cross but Tronk seems unphased.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk staying out of range there.
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton moves out of range.
Smythinton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Smythinton lands.
Smythinton cracks Tronk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smythinton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smythinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tronk circles away quickly and effectively.
Smythinton takes a swing at Tronk's ribcage but misses.
Smythinton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smythinton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tronk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tronk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tronk slips under a jab from Smythinton.
Tronk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tronk lands with a nice body kick.
Smythinton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tronk was well out of range. Poor timing from Smythinton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Smythinton catches Tronk right on the button with a cross.
Tronk dodges the punch combination from Smythinton.
Smythinton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tronk manages to avoid it.
Tronk lands a nice shot to the body.
Smythinton swinging wildly here.
Smythinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk scores with a head kick.
Tronk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smythinton misses with a double jab.
Tronk scores with a spinning back kick!
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Smythinton misses with an uppercut. Tronk saw that one coming.
Benny Tronk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tronk scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tronk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Smythinton pushes him off.

Tronk has closed the distance and engaged Smythinton in a clinch.
Smythinton can't find room to land a body shot as Tronk controls the action.
Tronk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tronk lands a knee to the body.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smythinton blocks it with crossed arms.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smythinton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tronk.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk misses with a knee to the head.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
Smythinton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tronk avoids it.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Smythinton avoids the damage to the body.
Tronk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smythinton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythinton is leaning against Tronk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smythinton throws a head punch that misses.
Smythinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smythinton blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Smythinton.
Smythinton works on Tronk's body with a couple of short punches.
Smythinton is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Smythinton.
Francis Smythinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smythinton wants to get back to striking at distance but Tronk won't allow it.
Smythinton stalls.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Tronk.
Well Tronk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Tronk!