PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

178 cm
28
177 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

183 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.

Smith looking for a guillotine here but Gonzalez defends easily.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith lands a front kick.
Jeeves Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jeeves Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Jeeves Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzalez is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.

Smith drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Smith slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Smith leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Jeeves Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeeves Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

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