PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saidov's choice of entrance music: Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Ismail Saidov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smith
vs
Saidov

188 cm
38
197 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

188 cm
29
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to clinch but Saidov moves out of range.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Saidov can't get the takedown.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Saidov wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith lands with a left to the head.

Saidov tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
Saidov prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Saidov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith wants to stand up but Saidov is controlling him.
Saidov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is trying to keep Saidov in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trevor Smith.
Saidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Saidov looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Saidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saidov looks winded!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith with a jab.
Saidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a head kick but Saidov moves out of range.
Saidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
No luck for Saidov with that takedown attempt.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to stall but Saidov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Saidov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov 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.
Smith pulls Saidov in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trevor Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saidov backs up against the cage.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saidov gets slowly back to his feet.
Saidov shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saidov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saidov.
Smith throws a right hand that Saidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Saidov also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saidov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith with a nice cross.
Trevor Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Saidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Saidov can't get the takedown.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saidov letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saidov moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saidov.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Saidov is avoiding it.
Saidov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot 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 stalling.
Saidov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith is looking to control Saidov's arms but Saidov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Saidov gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Saidov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Saidov blocks it.
Saidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith pushes Saidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Saidov's ribcage. Saidov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saidov being controlled against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trevor Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Smith.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saidov circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saidov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith works over Saidov's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saidov is keeping busy.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Saidov is rocked!
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith gets a clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saidov letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saidov can do to turn this around?
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saidov.
Saidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saidov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Smith lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith working Saidov over with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Saidov blocks it.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saidov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ismail Saidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith gets through Saidov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saidov or not.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith lands a left hand.
Saidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saidov seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Saidov.

Smith drops Saidov with a big knee straight up the middle! Saidov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Saidov down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Saidov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith tries to clinch but Saidov is having none of it.
Smith and Saidov are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Smith throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Saidov into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Smith knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trevor Smith!
A relieved looking Trevor Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.