PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabaton- Metal machine. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smith
vs
Lister

175 cm
28
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

162 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Lister!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lister. Lister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws an elbow but Lister slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lister is letting Smith control him for a moment.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lister dodges the ground and pound from Smith.
Smith cracks Lister with a big right hand but Lister just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lister is trying to improve his position.

Smith tries for a kimura but Lister is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister is looking to reverse the position.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith cracks Lister with a big elbow.
Lister is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lister takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Lister tries to improve position but can't.
Lister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Lister is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Smith there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Lister is defending the position.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Lister looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Lister is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith passes to full mount!
Lister tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Lister is having none of it.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smith 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.
Lister is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Lister walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lister thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands a nice hook to Lister's body. Lister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lister showed some decent athleticism there.

Lister wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lister is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Lister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lister preventing the sweep.
Lister throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lister escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lister tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Dan Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Lister has moved into half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Lister keeps him under control.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Lister controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lister content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lister trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.

Lister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lister has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith looking to control.

Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lister is aware though and is defending well.
Smith looking to control but Lister passes into half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lister trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to keep Lister in close.
Smith wants to sweep here but Lister controlling him for the moment.
Lister wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Lister preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lister's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lister trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Lister is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Lister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Lister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Lister's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lister's head.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lister's head.
Lister is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lister can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Lister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Lister defending well.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lister defends it well.
Smith is looking to advance position but Lister won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lister is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Smith!
An out of breath Dan Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.