PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Pierre
vs
Smido

185 cm
25
177 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre slips a jab from Smido.
Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smido looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pierre digs a good hook to Smido's body.
Smido throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Smido throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre tests Smido's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Smido counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Smido catches Pierre right on the button with a cross.
Smido throws a right hand that misses
and Smido takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre misses with a hook
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Smido throws an off balance right hand
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Smido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre misses with a left hand
and Smido counters with a nice uppercut.
Smido lands the left hand.
Smido misses the shot to the body.
Smido bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snabbo Smido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smido. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smido lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smido. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smido shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smido takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Smido.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Smido's shoulder, as Smido tries to avoid the shot.

Smido changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smido.
Smido connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pierre some visible discomfort.
Smido is working Pierre over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smido misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smido fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents Smido from moving into mount.
Check out the look on Smido's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smido wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smido working the strikes but Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smido lands a nice short elbow.
Pierre is looking to control Smido's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pierre avoid being mounted?
Pierre gets back to full guard.
Smido trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smido is one step ahead there.
Smido chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smido's guard.
Smido keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Smido can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Smido has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Smido looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smido lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pierre!
Pierre tries to reverse the position but Smido maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Smido.
Pierre slips a jab from Smido.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smido.
Smido changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Smido manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Smido looking to score a takedown here. Pierre is defending well but Smido drives through and ends up in Pierre's guard.
Smido postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierre is on top in guard.
Smido keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Smido keeps moving.
Pierre is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control but Smido is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

George Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smido throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pierre slips a straight right by Smido.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smido.
Smido misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Smido 's knee.
Smido throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smido thinking.
Smido shoots for a double leg takedown but Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Smido's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smido swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
Smido listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierre throws a lazy body kick
enabling Smido to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Smido throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Smido cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre misses the body punch
and Smido counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Smido misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smido throws a head kick that Pierre semi-blocks.
Smido staying out of range there.
Smido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Smido with a hook.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smido throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Smido thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Smido throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Smido 's knee.
Smido thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Pierre misses
and Smido counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Smido misses.
Smido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Smido scores with a one two! Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Smido misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with a body shot
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Smido misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Smido does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smido misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smido counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Smido misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Smido keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Smido counters with a left and a right that stings Pierre.
Smido looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Pierre throws out a leg kick but Smido moves out of range and Pierre only half commits.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Smido is out of range.
Smido misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smido lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Smido throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smido misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre lands a nice shot that snaps Smido's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido misses with a leg kick.
Smido throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smido circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smido scores with a nice strike.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Smido.
Smido fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Smido moves out of range easily.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss

and Smido counters with a takedown into side control.
Smido working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Snabbo Smido has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierre is trying to control Smido's posture but Smido avoids it.
Smido tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smido throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pierre tries to escape but Smido is in control.
Pierre is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Smido.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido misses with the ground and pound.
Smido throwing strikes but Pierre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smido!
Pierre tries to control but Smido wriggling away.
Smido tries to hold on but Pierre postures up.
Smido is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierre controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierre 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!