PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Urquidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redman - Da goodness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Urquidez
vs
Smith

190 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
175 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Urquidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a body shot.

Urquidez has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Urquidez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.

It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Urquidez blocks it.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Urquidez, against the cage.
Urquidez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urquidez is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urquidez down to the mat. Urquidez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Urquidez clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urquidez has him pressed against the cage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Urquidez's face.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urquidez.
Smith is pushing Urquidez 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a lazy head kick

and Urquidez counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urquidez throws an elbow but misses.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
Urquidez tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urquidezs head.
Urquidez throws an elbow that misses.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Urquidez is controlling him.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urquidez has him pressed against the cage.
Smith stalls.
A short right from Smith.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Urquidez.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Urquidez tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Urquidez wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Devin Urquidez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Urquidez counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith throws a right hand that misses

and Urquidez counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Urquidez.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Urquidez lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Urquidez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquidez lands a knee to the head.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez misses with an elbow strike.
Urquidez pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Urquidez has control.
Urquidez missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Urquidez, against the cage.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith is working Urquidez over against the cage.
Urquidez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Urquidez is breathing heavily.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Urquidez pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Urquidez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Urquidez counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Urquidez gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Urquidez misses with an elbow strike.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urquidez throws an elbow but misses.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Urquidez keeps him there for the moment.
Urquidez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urquidez blocks an uppercut.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith is working for takedown but Urquidez is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith has Urquidez pressed against the cage.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urquidezs head.
Urquidez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urquidez blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urquidez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urquidez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urquidez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urquidez throws an elbow but misses.
Urquidez lands a nice elbow.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Smith avoiding damage as Urquidez throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez working Smith over with knees to the body.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Urquidez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Devin Urquidez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Smith.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Urquidez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Urquidez counters with a body kick.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut

and Urquidez counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Urquidez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Urquidez avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Urquidez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urquidez landing knees to the body.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez blocks the elbow strike.
Urquidez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith tries for a takedown but Urquidez manages to get underhooks.
Devin Urquidez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Urquidez, against the cage.
Urquidez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Urquidez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urquidez tries to clinch up
and Urquidez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urquidez throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Urquidez tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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.
Smith shoots and misses

and Urquidez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Urquidez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Urquidez's head.
Devin Urquidez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with the body kick

and Urquidez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Urquidez.
Urquidez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Urquidez is controlling him.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquidez lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urquidez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Urquidez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Urquidez looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urquidez slips a jab from Smith.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses

and Urquidez counters by moving into the clinch.
Urquidez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith lands a left hand.
Urquidez lands an elbow inside.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Urquidez is controlling the position.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urquidez tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquidez tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith tests Urquidez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Urquidez has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Urquidez tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Urquidez misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urquidez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urquidez stops a takedown attempt from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urquidez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquidez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Urquidez.
Urquidez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Urquidez keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Urquidez.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Urquidez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urquidez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Urquidez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.

Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Urquidez's half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Urquidez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Smith!