PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Baby, One More Time - Ten Masked Men. Van Kirkland has chosen Ludacris - Act A Fool as his entrance music. Vladimir Van Kirkland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Smith
vs
Van Kirkland

177 cm
27
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
164 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Kirkland tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.

It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Kirkland's head backwards.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Van Kirkland thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Van Kirkland thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Van Kirkland pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Kirkland scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Van Kirkland's ribs.
Smith scores with the left hand. Van Kirkland knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Kirkland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Smith down.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Van Kirkland lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Smith lands a nice hook to Van Kirkland's body. Van Kirkland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Kirkland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Corey Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Van Kirkland's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands with a hook. Van Kirkland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Van Kirkland lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Smith misses.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kirkland circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Smith's torso.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Kirkland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland lands a high kick!
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Kirkland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Kirkland throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Smith down.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Van Kirkland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Kirkland scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Van Kirkland.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Van Kirkland misses.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith misses with the combination.
Van Kirkland scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland throws a nice head kick!
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Kirkland as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith stuns Van Kirkland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Kirkland throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Van Kirkland drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Kirkland looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Kirkland lands a high kick!
A solid body kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Kirkland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Van Kirkland is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Kirkland tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith cracks Van Kirkland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with the combination.
Van Kirkland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corey Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a body punch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the liver by Van Kirkland. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Kirkland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
A head kick from Van Kirkland lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Van Kirkland's shoulder, as Van Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Kirkland doesn't seem phased though.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland has a takedown stuffed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Kirkland!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Kirkland 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland! Vladimir Van Kirkland retains his lightweight title!
Vladimir Van Kirkland thanked the fans post fight for their support.