PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Turbitt

178 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Turbitt moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a body punch but Turbitt moves out of range.

Smith clinches up with Turbitt and pushes him back against the cage.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Turbitt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sam Turbitt has been cut.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt looks gassed!
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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 working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith just leaning against Turbitt, taking a breather.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith taking a breather.
Turbitt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Turbitt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Turbitt.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turbitt fails to pull guard.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Turbitt won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Turbitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith rushes Turbitt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt letting Smith take a breather here.
Trent Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turbitt wants a takedown.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith stalling.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbitt can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turbitt letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turbitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Turbitt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith darts in and clinches Turbitt up against the cage.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turbitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turbitt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Turbitt has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Turbitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Turbitt.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Turbitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turbitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turbitt being controlled against the cage.
Turbitt fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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 working Turbitt over with knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Turbitt's ribcage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Sam Turbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turbitt's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24

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