PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smith
vs
Pot

172 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Pot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Pot. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Pot misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith cracks Pot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Pot moves out of range easily.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Pot swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot misses with a series of wild punches.
Pot misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Pot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pot.
Dante Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
Pot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Pot off balance momentarily.
Pot tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pot's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Pot throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Pot pressed against the cage, preventing Pot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Pot misses with a wild combination.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Pot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pot fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pot looks gassed!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dante Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Pot is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Pot scores with a four punch combination!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Pot.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Pot moves out of range.
Pot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Pot dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Pot's head and hops out.
Pot swinging wildly here.
Pot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Pot's front leg but catches the back leg as Pot tries to avoid it.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Pot's head back.
Smith tries to clinch up but Pot circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pot keeps the fight on the outside.
Pot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pot circles away quickly and effectively.
Pot 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.
Pot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith stuns Pot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith digs a good hook to Pot's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith thumps Pot with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Pot persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Pot blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pot misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pot misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pot's knee momentarily.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pot is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pot.
Smith lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith catches Pot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pot is breathing heavily.
Pot throws a one two combo.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Pot seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Pot in the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pot walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Pot 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 lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pot backs up against the cage.
Pot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Pot slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Pot misses with a double jab.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pot tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dante Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pot. That did some damage!
Pot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Smith.
Smith feints and then cracks Pot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pot down.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pot. Pot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pot misses with the combination.
Pot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corey Pot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pot misses with a wild combination.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Pot. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that Pot semi-blocks.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Pot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Pot.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith jabs at Pot's body.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dante Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Pot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith jabs at Pot's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pot 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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pot.
Pot moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pot. That did some damage!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Smith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Pot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pot keeps the fight on the outside.
Pot slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pot throws a combination that misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Pot's front leg but catches the back leg as Pot tries to avoid it.
Pot ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pot drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Pot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
A head kick from Smith lands but Pot takes it in his stride.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Pot.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Pot.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Pot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pot misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Pot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pot needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Pot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Pot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Pot's head back.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Dante Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Pot.
A punch combination from Pot misses.
Corey Pot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Pot off balance momentarily.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pot can do to turn this around?
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Pot's front leg but catches the back leg as Pot tries to avoid it.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Pot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dante Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Pot down.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Pot circles away and keeps his distance.
Pot fails with the takedown.
Pot takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Smith!
Dante Smith is the new lightweight champion!