PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Klitschko

180 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.

Klitschko pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klitschko wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Klitschko in his tracks for a moment.
Klitschko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klitschko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klitschko is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Klitschko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitschko trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Klitschko in his tracks for a moment.
Smith blocks a body shot from Klitschko.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klitschko looking to stall.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko looking to stall.
Klitschko misses with some punches.
Klitschko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko throws a head punch that misses.
Klitschko avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Klitschko blocks the elbow strike.
Klitschko blocks the elbow strike.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klitschko is trying to stall.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klitschko takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nikita Klitschko has been cut.
Klitschko throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Klitschko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klitschko is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Klitschko is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Klitschko into the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klitschko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klitschko throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko missing with knees to the body.
Klitschko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Klitschko misses with a double jab.

Klitschko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Klitschko shrugs off.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith blocking some punches.
Klitschko can't break the clinch.
Klitschko wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Klitschko avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Klitschko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klitschko tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Klitschko fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klitschko misses with a punch on the inside.
Klitschko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klitschko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.

Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Klitschko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Klitschko tries to tie him up.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Klitschko misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klitschko tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Klitschko has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Klitschko missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Nikita Klitschko's cut even more.
Klitschko is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klitschko has his back to the cage.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.

Klitschko darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klitschko's brow.
Klitschko trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Klitschko, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Klitschko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikita Klitschko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikita Klitschko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith moves into the clinch.
Klitschko tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Klitschko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klitschko is trying to stall.
Klitschko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Klitschko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klitschko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klitschko misses with a knee strike.
Klitschko is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Klitschko into the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klitschko.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klitschko wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith keeps control of Klitschko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nikita Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klitschko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Klitschko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klitschko tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Klitschko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klitschko tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klitschko throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Klitschko in his tracks for a moment.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Klitschko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klitschko is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Klitschko into the cage.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Klitschko is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klitschko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko looking to slow down the pace here.
Austin Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikita Klitschko.
Well Klitschko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Klitschko!