PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maxwell Green has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxwell Green seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Green
vs
Smith

175 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

184 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxwell Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Green tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Green misses with a combination
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Green is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Green tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Green throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith cracks Green with a good jab.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

Green has managed to clinch.
Green has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants a takedown.
Green is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants to break free but Green has control.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Green keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Green can't get the takedown.
Green is looking for a takedown.
Green has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two 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!
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Maxwell Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green walks into a left hand.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Green throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to clinch.
Smith with a nice cross.

Green moves into the clinch.
Green has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Green prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Green walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith 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.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Green throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green 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 Green avoids nicely.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Green 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.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green misses with the combination.
Green tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Maxwell Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green staying out of range there.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Green throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith works Green's body with a nice hook.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Green is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

Green pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Green is controlling him.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Green.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Smith jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Green tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a cross.
Green misses with a double jab
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Green tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green walks into a jab.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malcom Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith with a hook.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Green.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith scores with a one two! Green had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Green tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith scores with a hook.
Green tries to clinch up.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green looks to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Green is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Green misses with a looping right.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Green's head back.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Smith does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcom Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

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