PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Megani
vs
Smith

195 cm
24
280 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

198 cm
23
290 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Megani misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Megani moves out of range.
Megani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luigi Megani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megani.
Megani throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.

Smith clinches up with Megani and pushes him back against the ropes.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Megani.
Megani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Megani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Megani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megani wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Megani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Megani has Smith pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Megani's head.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Megani's takedown attempt.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Megani is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith presses Megani against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Megani or not.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Megani takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megani is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Megani prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Megani backwards.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Megani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Megani with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Megani's guard.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Megani pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Megani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Megani in his half guard.
Megani is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Megani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Megani tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Megani throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Megani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Megani from advancing to side control.
Megani is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Megani misses.
Megani looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Megani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megani.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith gets a clinch.
Megani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megani can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Megani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megani goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Megani is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megani's elbow.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Megani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luigi Megani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Megani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smith throws a jab when Megani was well out of range.
Megani scores with a jab to the head.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Megani looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.

Smith has Megani up against the ropes in a clinch.
Megani blocks a body shot from Smith.
Megani goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Megani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Megani rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Megani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Smith clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith tries a body shot but Megani blocks it.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megani backwards.
Megani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Megani tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Megani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Megani is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Smith.

Smith drops Megani onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Megani is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Megani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Megani with a big uppercut! Megani tries to clinch up but Smith pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Megani to the mat! Megani covers up and Smith unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donovan Smith!
After the fight, Donovan Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.