PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Apollo
vs
Smith

169 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

172 cm
29
164 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apollo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apollo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Apollo.
Apollo landing knees to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Apollo cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apollo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jose Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Apollo.
Apollo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith blocks a head kick by Apollo.
A good leg kick by Apollo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Smith down.
Apollo scores with a shot to the body.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Apollo rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Apollo lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Apollo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Apollo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Apollo cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Apollo obliges.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Apollo is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Apollo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Apollo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Apollo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Apollo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Apollo controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo wants to take Smith's back here but Smith is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Apollo scores with a body shot.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Apollo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Apollo is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.

Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Apollo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Apollo gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Smith.
A body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apollo working Smith over with knees to the body.
Apollo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryan Apollo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo lands a body shot.
A short right from Apollo.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Apollo lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Apollo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Apollo as the two fighters clinch.
Apollo scores with a knee to the head.
Apollo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Apollo stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollo lands a knee to the head.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Apollo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Apollo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Apollo has him pinned against the cage.
Smith works on Apollo's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Apollo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo scores with a kick to the body.

Apollo gets a clinch.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Apollo 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.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Apollo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Apollo prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.

Apollo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
Apollo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Apollo manages to pass to side control.
Apollo content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Apollo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Apollo with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Apollo - just one landing.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Apollo stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith shoots and misses
and Apollo counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Apollo.
Apollo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
Apollo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Apollo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a crisp jab.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Apollo.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Apollo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo slips nicely into half guard.

Apollo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jose Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo works his way into full mount!
Apollo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Apollo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apollo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Apollo has taken his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo is riding his opponent, not letting Smith buck him off.
Ryan Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apollo 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!