PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Emanuel - The Hey Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mark Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Smith
vs
Brown

188 cm
29
200 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Brown misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith wants to clinch.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown misses with a leg kick

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Trevor Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Brown settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith pushes Brown away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith working Brown over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A short right from Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

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