PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Royer

182 cm
33
197 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

185 cm
37
180 lbs
30 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer misses with a straight left.
Royer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Royer slips under a jab.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
Royer scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Royer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Royer counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royer slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up.

Smith instigates a clinch.

Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Royer counters with a leg kick.
Royer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Royer moves out of range.
Royer just misses with a punch to the body.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith scores with the left hand. Royer knows he should have avoided that one.
Royer drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royer tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Royer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Royer misses with a looping right.
Royer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to bum rush Royer with a series of wild strikes but Royer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Royer lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Royer counters with a thumping low kick.
Royer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Royer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.

Dan Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith throws a series of punches but Royer avoids them all with ease.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royer counters with a thumping low kick.
Royer scores with a hook.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Royer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Royer.
Royer thows a body shot but no joy.
Royer throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith avoids the body shot from Royer.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Royer misses with a body kick.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Royer connects with the punch.
Smith checks a low kick from Royer.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Royer counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Royer!

Dan Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Royer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Smith darts in and clinches Royer up against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Royer has him pinned against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royer prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Royer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Royer misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Royer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royer throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Royer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Royer misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Royer, as that shot connected.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Royer tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Royer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Royer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith wants to clinch up but Royer keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Royer moved out of range.
Royer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith takes a swing at Royer's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Royer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Royer circles away.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Royer counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Royer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Royer counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith jabs Royer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Royer misses with an uppercut.
Royer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.
Smith thuds his right hand into Royer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Royer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Royer's head.
Royer looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Royer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royer. Smith shrugs it off though.
Royer lands an overhand right.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Smith slips under a jab from Royer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royer counters with a right hand to the body.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royer.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Royer only half commits.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Royer throws out a powerful jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Royer.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Royer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Royer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royer.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Royer.
Royer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Royer.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
Royer scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Royer misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dakota Royer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royer circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Royer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royer manages to avoid it.
Royer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith swings for the body but Royer moves out of range.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Royer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Royer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Royer swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Royer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jeez, Dan Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Royer scores with a head kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Smith is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dakota Royer!
Dakota Royer got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'