PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Dahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dahlin
vs
Smith

191 cm
21
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
224 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Dahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahlin.
Dahlin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dahlin throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Dahlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Dahlin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dahlin throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlin misses with a wild combination.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin Dahlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahlin tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dahlin drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dahlin is looking for the KO!

Smith is rocked!
Dahlin looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahlin finish him?
Dahlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dahlin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Dahlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dahlin throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Dahlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Dahlin looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Dahlin throws a sloppy head kick

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Dahlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dahlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dahlin is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dahlin is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Dahlin's head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith avoiding damage.
Dahlin can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dahlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dahlin wants to stall.
Smith just leaning against Dahlin, taking a breather.
Dahlin working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlin tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.

Dahlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dahlin.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahlin throws out the jab.
Dahlin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dahlin misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dahlin loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Dahlin looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.

Smith rushes Dahlin and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith prevents Dahlin from breaking the clinch.
Dahlin tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dahlin can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Dahlin tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dahlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dahlin throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Dahlin shrugs it off.
Dahlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Dahlin is breathing heavily.
Dahlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.

Dahlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dahlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Dahlin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dahlin throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahlin missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith slips under a jab.
Dahlin misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Dahlin misses with a wild body shot.
Dahlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith thumps Dahlin with a low kick.
Martin Dahlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dahlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Dahlin misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Dahlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Dahlin moves out of range easily.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Dahlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dahlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dahlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dahlin misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Dahlin in his tracks momentarily.
Dahlin throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Dahlin throws a head kick that misses

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dahlin throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dahlin backwards.
A short left from Smith.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dahlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan Smith.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dahlin will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlin throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dahlin backs up against the cage.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dahlin misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Dahlin throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Dahlin was not able to check.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlin.
Jordan Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlin looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
A slow jab from Dahlin misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Dahlin falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Dahlin strikes.
A head kick by Dahlin misses
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Dahlin was not able to check.
Dahlin throws a head kick that misses

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dahlin wants to break free but Smith has control.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith blocks a jab.
Dahlin loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Dahlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahlin misses with a hook.
Dahlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dahlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dahlin throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith tries to work over Dahlin's front leg with a kick but Dahlin checks it.
Dahlin checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dahlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dahlin misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dahlin's calf.
Dahlin throws a lazy head kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Dahlin misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dahlin misses with a combination
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dahlin throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dahlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dahlin scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith thumps Dahlin with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dahlin up against the cage.
Dahlin tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Dahlin misses with a body punch.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Dahlin is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlin is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dahlin has his back to the cage.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith stalling.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dahlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan Smith.
Dahlin looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Dahlin misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A clash of legs there as Dahlin blocks the low kick.

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.
Dahlin throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dahlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dahlin throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Dahlin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Dahlin misses
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Dahlin 's knee.
Dahlin throws a good cross that connects.
Dahlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dahlin throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Dahlin was not able to check.
Dahlin misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Dahlin 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29

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