PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemo Mattsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mattsson
vs
Smith

192 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemo Mattsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Smith!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Mattsson is having none of it.
Mattsson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mattsson cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mattsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Mattsson.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mattsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattsson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

Mattsson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattsson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Mattsson wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mattsson wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smith clinches.
Mattsson working hard to break the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Mattsson stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mattsson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith just leaning against Mattsson, taking a breather.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith has Mattsson pressed against the cage, preventing Mattsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mattsson pulls guard successfully.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mattsson's guard.
Mattsson is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Mattsson is breathing heavily.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith throwing shots but Mattsson is blocking nicely.
Mattsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Mattsson dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Mattsson defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mattsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Mattsson's hands, connecting with Mattsson's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Mattsson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattsson avoids the damage to the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mattsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mattsson's head.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Damien Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith avoids the head kick by Mattsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattsson throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Mattsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mattsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mattsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith tries to clinch up.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mattsson, pushing him back against the cage.

Smith lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mattsson is retaining full guard.
Smith trying to control but Mattsson is working from the bottom.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Damien Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Mattsson.
A head kick misses from Mattsson.

Smith clinches up with Mattsson and pushes him back against the cage.

Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith stops Mattsson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damien Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.

Damien Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Mattsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries a body shot but Mattsson blocks it.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Mattsson avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Mattsson avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mattsson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mattsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemo Mattsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattsson blocking some punches.
Mattsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Damien Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mattsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mattsson prevents a body shot from Smith.
Mattsson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.

Smith has Mattsson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mattsson tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Mattsson's guard.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mattsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mattsson is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to control but Mattsson is working from the bottom.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Nemo Mattsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith is looking to clinch but Mattsson is avoiding it.

Mattsson tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.

Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mattsson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mattsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Smith is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mattsson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Mattsson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith looking for the choke but no joy.
Smith scores with strikes from the back.
Oh Mattsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattsson prevents Smith from getting a body triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Smith!