PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Smagiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Carmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Carmine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smagiel
vs
Carmine

190 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Torment Fightwear

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 St Petersburg, Damian Smagiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Carmine!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmine scores with the left hand. Smagiel knows he should have avoided that one.
Carmine throws a hook but Smagiel blocks it.

Carmine tries to keep at a distance but Smagiel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carmine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carmine misses with a body punch.
Carmine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmine swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Smagiel breaks from the clinch.
Smagiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carmine takes a swing at Smagiel's ribcage but misses.
Smagiel tries to clinch
and Carmine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Carmine does no damage.
Carmine throws a jab when Smagiel was well out of range.

Smagiel darts in and clinches Carmine up against the cage.
Smagiel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Smagiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smagiel blocks a jab.
Carmine connects with a body shot.
Smagiel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smagiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carmine misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmine fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Carmine.
Smagiel takes one to the chin there.
Smagiel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carmine tries to bum rush Smagiel with a series of wild strikes but Smagiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carmine just misses with a punch to the body.
Smagiel tries to clinch up.
Smagiel throws a right and a left that Carmine avoids nicely.

Smagiel forces Carmine back against the cage and clinches.

Smagiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carmine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Damian Smagiel has been cut.

Smagiel moves into the clinch.

Smagiel breaks the clinch.
Smagiel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smagiel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smagiel tries to clinch but Carmine is having none of it.
Carmine cracks Smagiel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smagiel moves in looking to clinch but Carmine pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carmine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smagiel moves away from the strike by Carmine.

Smagiel pushes Carmine up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smagiel as Carmine tries to tie him up.

Smagiel breaks from the clinch.
Smagiel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carmine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carmine looks to land a combination. Smagiel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Smagiel rushes Carmine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carmine is trying to break free.
Smagiel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carmine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smagiel has had enough of the clinch but Carmine keeps him there for the moment.
Carmine misses with some punches.
Smagiel wants to get back to striking at distance but Carmine won't allow it.
Smagiel working hard to break the clinch.
Smagiel wants to break the clinch but can't.

Smagiel manages to break the clinch.
Smagiel wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmine misses with an uppercut

and Smagiel moves into the clinch.
Carmine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Smagiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smagiel is looking to clinch but Carmine is avoiding it.
A jab from Carmine misses.
Carmine throws a shot from downtown. Smagiel moves away and avoids it.
Smagiel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smagiel misses with a combination
and Carmine counters with a straight right hand.
Smagiel is breathing heavily.
Carmine throws a series of punches but Smagiel moves out of range.
Carmine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carmine lands a body shot.
Carmine looks to land a combination but Smagiel avoids it well.
Smagiel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smagiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carmine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carmine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmine lands a nice shot that snaps Smagiel's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmine throws a hook but Smagiel avoids it easily.
Carmine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smagiel moves in looking to clinch but Carmine pushes him off.
Carmine lands a glancing blow to the side of Smagiel's head.
Carmine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carmine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smagiel.
Carmine lands a nice shot to the body.
Smagiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmine throws an overhand right that lands on Smagiel's shoulder, as Smagiel tries to avoid the shot.
Carmine throws a series of punches but Smagiel moves out of range.
Carmine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smagiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smagiel slips under a jab.
Smagiel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carmine circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Carmine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Smagiel's cut.
That's time! Smagiel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smagiel closes the distance and clinches.
Carmine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Smagiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carmine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smagiel at a distance.
Smagiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smagiel wants to clinch up but Carmine keeps it at a distance.
Smagiel wants to clinch up but Carmine keeps it at a distance.
Smagiel throws a series of punches but Carmine avoids them all with ease.
Smagiel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carmine!
Smagiel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carmine counters with a straight right hand.
Carmine lands a jab to Smagiel's midsection.
Carmine looks to throw the jab but Smagiel is out of range.
Luca Carmine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carmine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmine takes a swing at Smagiel's ribcage but misses.
Carmine misses with a hook. Smagiel ducked under it nicely.
Smagiel tries to clinch up but Carmine circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smagiel doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmine misses with a hook.
Smagiel tries to clinch but Carmine moves out of range.
Smagiel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smagiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmine connects with a looping right hand.

Smagiel is rocked!
Smagiel walks into a straight right hand from Carmine.
Oh Smagiel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carmine throws a hook but Smagiel blocks it.
Carmine lands an overhand right.
Smagiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Carmine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smagiel is looking to clinch.
Carmine scores with a sloppy right hand. Smagiel should have avoided that one.
Carmine misses with a looping right.
Carmine's corner calls for a 1-2. Carmine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carmine tries to bum rush Smagiel with a series of wild strikes but Smagiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carmine swats away the attempt to clinch by Smagiel.
Carmine connects with a right hand. Smagiel shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmine swats away the attempt to clinch by Smagiel.
Smagiel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smagiel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Carmine counter with a right hand.
Carmine misses with a looping left.
A big right from Carmine misses.
BOOM! Carmine lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smagiel. Smagiel tries to recover but Carmine is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smagiel lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Carmine!
After winning the bout, Luca Carmine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.