PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raven Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Smith
vs
Hominick

172 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hominick fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Hominick coming out on top.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hominick counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hominick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith is looking for a sweep.

Hominick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hominick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Raven Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick scores with a three punch combo!
Hominick misses with the combination.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Raven Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hominick.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Hominick.
Hominick looks gassed!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hominick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hominick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hominick avoids them all with ease.
Hominick is looking to clinch.
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hominick.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Hominick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Hominick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hominick!

Hominick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Smith is working an open guard so Hominick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hominick.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hominick dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Hominick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Hominick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hominick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hominick.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Hominick on that attempt.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hominick scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith tries to bum rush Hominick with a series of wild strikes but Hominick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Hominick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hominick moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raven Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Hominick tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hominick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Hominick lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Hominick shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hominick.
Hominick lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hominick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Hominick counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hominick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hominick dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith has his foot on Hominick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hominick works his way back into a safe position though.
Hominick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hominick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hominick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hominick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hominick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Hominick from standing up.

Hominick gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hominick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith tries to move into range but Hominick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hominick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hominick wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hominick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hominick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hominick counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Hominick to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hominick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hominick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Hominick.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hominick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hominick fails to land with a series of punches.
Hominick tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a combination
and Hominick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hominick tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Hominick scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a combination
and Hominick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hominick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hominick moves out of range.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hominick lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Hominick is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

Smith gets caught flat footed, as Hominick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hominick from controlling successfully.

Smith working for a triangle but Hominick defends it easily.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hominick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hominick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hominick defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hominick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hominick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hominick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hominick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hominick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Hominick.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hominick.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hominick counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Hominick to acknowledge the strikes.

Hominick instigates a clinch.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hominick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hominick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hominick avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hominick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Hominick cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Hominick misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hominick circles away quickly and effectively.

Hominick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.

Hominick gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hominick counters with a left to the body.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hominick avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Hominick on that attempt.
Hominick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hominick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
No joy there for Hominick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hominick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hominick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hominick dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Hominick scores with a four punch combination!
Hominick shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Hominick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hominick.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Hominick jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith scores with a one two! Hominick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Hominick fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hominick.
Hominick looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hominick avoids nicely.
Hominick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith looks to land a combination. Hominick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
George Hominick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hominick counters with a straight right hand.
Hominick lands a two punch combo.
Hominick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to bum rush Hominick with a series of wild strikes but Hominick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hominick lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hominick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hominick counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Hominick sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hominick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hominick counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hominick.
Hominick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hominick avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

Hominick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Hominick is now in Smith's guard.
Raven Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hominick stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
George Hominick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hominick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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