PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei On (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
On

199 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei On!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
On tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.

Smith drives through and clinches with On against the cage.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
On tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but On shows good takedown defense.
On is looking to clinch.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
On displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
On tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries to pull guard but On won't allow it.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith has On pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. On manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
On using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but On prevents it.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
On scores with a knee to the head.
On throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
On tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says On as he avoids it easily.
On fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
On tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
On slips a jab from Smith.
On scores with a nice strike.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but On sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
On tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith dodges the punch combination from On.

On tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On lands a knee to the body.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
On connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On connects with a knee to the head.
On putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
On lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
On working Smith over with knees to the body.
On lands a knee to the head.
On scores with a knee to the head.
On crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
On landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
On misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
On misses with a knee strike.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but On is defending well.
A knee to the head by On.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
On prevents a takedown attempt there.
On with a knee to the head.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrei On seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables On to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
On with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
On connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables On to keep the fight standing.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to pull guard but On has him pressed against the cage.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. On obliges.
On misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
On misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but On avoids the damage to the body.
On tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith jumps guard but On turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith can't get the takedown.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag On down to the mat. On avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
On tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
On doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - On looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
On tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by On.
Smith misses with a body shot

and On holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
On tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
On misses with a knee to the head.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
On misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as On walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged On in a clinch.
On misses with a knee strike.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
On is looking to clinch.
On 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.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. On defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
On tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

On tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
On blocks a head kick by Smith.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
On moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
On tries to clinch up

and Smith counters by clinching up.
On looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
On landing some nice looking knees to the body.
On tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but On won't allow it.
On misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On lands a knee to the body.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
On with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
On misses with a knee strike.
On lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
On lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
On has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

On gets a clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but On turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Smith rushes On and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
On misses with a knee to the head.
On tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. On tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. On manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On 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.
On tries to clinch up.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but On sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
On fails in his attempt to clinch.
On tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
On tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
On fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
On tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.

Smith closes the distance and pushes On back into the cage.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but On pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - On looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei On comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well On 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei On!