PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Smith
vs
Johnson

181 cm
22
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

190 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
Johnson with a jab.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
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!
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Johnson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Smith's head back.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Johnson jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson 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.
Johnson catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jab by Johnson.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes one to the chin there.
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.
Smith tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Johnson lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeAndre Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith working away.
Johnson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson 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!

The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeAndre Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson holds on to Smith as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson can't escape the position.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?

Johnson is rocked!
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 landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smith's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAndre Smith!