PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smido comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Desjardins has chosen Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smido
vs
Desjardins

179 cm
35
182 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snabbo Smido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Desjardins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Desjardins is predictable there
and Smido counters with an inside leg kick.
Smido connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Desjardins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Desjardins misses with a body shot.
Desjardins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smido.
Desjardins moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Desjardins misses its intended target.
Smido with a jab.
Desjardins misses with an uppercut. Smido saw that one coming.
Smido scores with a shot to the body.
Desjardins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Desjardins tries to work over Smido's front leg with a kick but Smido checks it.
Smido looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smido moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Smido is predictable there
and Desjardins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Desjardins checks the leg kick.
Snabbo Smido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desjardins throws a front kick that sends Smido stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smido.
Smido circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Smido.
Smido throws a chopping leg kick but Desjardins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Smido misses its intended target.
Desjardins throws the kick towards the body but Smido avoids it.
Desjardins thows a body shot but no joy.
Desjardins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smido was well out of range. Poor timing from Desjardins.
Desjardins feints and then cracks Smido's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smido down.
A swing and a miss from Smido.
Smido checks a low kick from Desjardins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido throws a leg kick which misses Desjardins's front leg but catches the back leg as Desjardins tries to avoid it.
Desjardins misses with a body kick.
Desjardins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smido at a distance.
Desjardins avoids the head kick by Smido.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desjardins.
Smido paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Desjardins gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smido is not content to let Desjardins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desjardins tries to stand but Smido is controlling his head.
Smido is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Desjardins off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido connects with a big shot to the side of Desjardins's head.
Smido trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Desjardins doesn't escape.
Desjardins looking very determined here, making life difficult for Smido.
Desjardins trying to control the action but Smido just sinks the hooks in.
Desjardins wants to escape the position.
Desjardins trying to control the position but Smido manages to sink in the hooks.
Smido keeps control of the position as Desjardins tries to break free.
Desjardins tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Desjardins is squirming around, avoiding Smido's attempts to control the action.
Smido lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smido putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smido trying to control but Desjardins is having none of it.
Desjardins tries to lock up and control but Smido gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smido landing strikes from the mount.
Desjardins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Desjardins gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins wants to improve his position but Smido is controlling well.
Smido trying to control the action but Desjardins is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab from Smido.

Desjardins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Desjardins working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smido managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Desjardins.
Desjardins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Desjardins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jonathan Desjardins has got the better of the ground game so far.

Desjardins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smido to his feet.
Smido paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smido throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Desjardins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smido rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins tries to clinch but Smido is having none of it.
Desjardins with a nice cross.
Desjardins tries to clinch up but Smido circles away and keeps his distance.
Smido misses with a body shot.
Smido misses with a looping right.
Desjardins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smido misses with an attempted mid kick.
Desjardins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smido.
Smido turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Desjardins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smido is out of range and Desjardins settles back down.
Desjardins cracks a nice hook into Smido's ribs.
A jab from Desjardins finds it's way through Smido's defenses.
Smido looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smido tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido thumps Desjardins with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desjardins just misses with a punch to the body.
Smido slips a straight right by Desjardins.
Smido dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desjardins. That did some damage!
Smido attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smido fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smido. That's going to slow Desjardins down.
Desjardins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Desjardins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snabbo Smido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smido lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smido scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smido lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Desjardins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Desjardins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Desjardins is predictable there
and Smido counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smido fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Desjardins is out of range.
Desjardins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Smido misses.
Smido throws a jab but it's blocked by Desjardins.
Smido feints and then cracks Desjardins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Desjardins down.
Smido throws a leg kick which misses Desjardins's front leg but catches the back leg as Desjardins tries to avoid it.
Desjardins shoots in looking for a takedown. Smido tries to sprawl out of it but Desjardins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smido manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desjardins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smido. That did some damage!
Desjardins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smido was well out of range. Poor timing from Desjardins.
Desjardins closes the distance and clinches up with Smido, looking for a takedown. Desjardins pushes Smido against the cage but Smido circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snabbo Smido is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Desjardins misses.
A combination from Desjardins does no damage.
Desjardins is breathing heavily.
Desjardins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smido fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smido throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smido throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smido throws a chopping leg kick but Desjardins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desjardins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smido lands with an uppercut that bounces Desjardins off the cage and back into range.
Smido dips to his left and cracks Desjardins with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smido can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smido, right into the meat.
Smido throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smido dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desjardins. That did some damage!
Desjardins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smido throws out the jab.
Smido throws a low kick but Desjardins avoids it.
Desjardins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smido.
Desjardins has a takedown stuffed.
Smido moves out of range as Desjardins strikes.
Desjardins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Desjardins walks into a left hand.
Desjardins throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Smido.
Desjardins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smido manages to avoid it.
Smido lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Desjardins checks a leg kick.
Desjardins 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.
Smido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Desjardins throws out the jab.
Desjardins misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smido.
Desjardins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smido.
Desjardins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smido turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Desjardins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smido was well out of range. Poor timing from Desjardins.
Smido dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desjardins. That did some damage!
Smido keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smido throws a right hand that misses
and Desjardins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smido scoring well with a low kick there.
Desjardins tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Desjardins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Desjardins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smido circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonathan Desjardins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Desjardins thuds a left hand into Smido's body.
Jab, jab by Smido - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desjardins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smido.
Smido scores with a kick to the midsection.
Desjardins wants to clinch.
Desjardins lands a leg kick that knocks Smido off balance momentarily.
Desjardins shoots in and drives through. Smido sprawls well.
Smido lands the left hand.
Smido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smido.
A low kick from Smido is predictable there
and Desjardins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Desjardins throws a lazy right hand but Smido sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smido throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smido avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Desjardins misses its intended target.
Desjardins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smido.
Smido lands with a nice body kick.
Smido throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Smido finds it's way through Desjardins's defenses.
Smido moves out of range as Desjardins throws a body kick.
Smido scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Desjardins doesn't seem bothered though.
Smido fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desjardins tries to work over Smido's front leg with a kick but Smido checks it.
Smido getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smido, right into the meat.
Smido lands with an overhand left.
Smido dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Desjardins. That did some damage!
Desjardins checks a leg kick.
Smido throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Desjardins.
Smido lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Desjardins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smido tests Desjardins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smido lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desjardins's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snabbo Smido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smido, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snabbo Smido!
Snabbo Smido seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.