PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier's entrance music is Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smido's choice of entrance music: Breathe. This should be fireworks!

Xavier
vs
Smido

180 cm
34
183 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

179 cm
35
182 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snabbo Smido!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Xavier blocks the leg kick.
Xavier checks a low kick from Smido.
A head kick misses from Smido.
Smido looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smido throws a push kick but Xavier slaps the foot to one side.
Smido misses with a body kick.
Xavier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smido doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Xavier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xavier.
Smido misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Xavier moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido thows a leg kick but Xavier checks it
and Xavier counters with a left to the body.
Xavier misses with a body punch
and Smido counters with a thumping low 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 Xavier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xavier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smido scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Xavier blocks the low kick.
Xavier checks the leg kick.
Xavier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smido makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xavier dives in and grabs Smido's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smido pushes down on Xavier's head and hops out.
Smido throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snabbo Smido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smido. Smido obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
Xavier connects with a body shot.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Xavier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smido throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smido throws out a loose jab but Xavier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xavier misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smido.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier avoids a kick to the body.
Xavier misses with a combination
and Smido counters with an inside leg kick.
Smido tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xavier is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xavier is defended easily by Smido.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smido throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xavier.
Smido chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xavier.
Smido lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smido defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xavier.
Xavier takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
Xavier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smido misses with a low kick.
Xavier lands with a right hand.
Xavier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smido tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smido feints and then cracks Xavier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xavier down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Xavier moves out of range of the body kick.
Xavier avoids the head kick by Smido.
Xavier takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Xavier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smido attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xavier blocks a low kick nicely.
Smido is looking to chop away at Xavier's legs.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Smido sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xavier throws a body punch but Smido moves out of range.
Smido throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snabbo Smido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smido.
Smido checks a low kick from Xavier.
Xavier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xavier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier throws a body punch but Smido moves out of range.
Xavier is looking to wear down Smido with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smido attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xavier thows a body shot but no joy.
Xavier takes a swing at Smido's ribcage but misses.
Xavier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier throws a hook to the side of Smido's head but Smido sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smido dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xavier. That did some damage!
Smido lands a jab.
Xavier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Xavier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier throws a jab when Smido was well out of range.
Smido scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xavier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smido pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xavier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smido throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smido is looking to land body kicks.
Smido throws a front kick aimed at Xavier's knee but Xavier avoids it well.
Xavier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smido lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smido tries to work over Xavier's front leg with a kick but Xavier checks it.
Xavier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smido manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a wild body shot.
Smido connects with a high kick.
Smido throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xavier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xavier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smido moves away.
Smido misses with a body kick.
Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smido circles away.

Xavier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier throwing shots but Smido is blocking nicely.
Xavier wants to control but Smido is keeping him busy.
Xavier 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.
Smido wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snabbo Smido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Xavier 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.
Xavier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smido defends it nicely.
Smido with a hook.
Xavier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xavier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smido throws a hook but Xavier avoids it easily.
Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smido.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Smido.
Xavier shoots in for a double leg but Smido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xavier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smido scoring well with a low kick there.
Xavier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smido tries to avoid it but Xavier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smido to the ground. Smido escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Smido.
Xavier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smido.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smido looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smido throws a chopping leg kick but Xavier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xavier shoots for a double leg takedown but Smido sprawls well. He's pushed Xavier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bittor Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier walks into a straight right hand from Smido.
Xavier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smido doesn't seem bothered though.
Smido feints and then cracks Xavier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xavier down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier throws a looping overhand right but Smido ducks down to avoid it.
Smido lands with a hook. Xavier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smido misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smido takes one to the side of the head.
Smido throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smido.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xavier. Smido does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xavier thows a body shot but no joy.
Smido takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xavier throws a body punch but Smido moves out of range.
Smido scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smido lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xavier's sensitive parts.
Smido darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Smido circles away easily
and Smido counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smido throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Smido there.
Xavier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smido avoids the body shot from Xavier.
Smido lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snabbo Smido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smido winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snabbo Smido!
After winning the bout, Snabbo Smido thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.