PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen Wasted as his entrance music. Donovan Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
Kyle

198 cm
27
290 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
284 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Cripplers Corner

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith connects with a jab.
Kyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyle should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a series of punches but Kyle avoids them all with ease.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Kyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Kyle tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jabs Kyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kyle wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Kyle misses with a left hand

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Kyle lands a right hand.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kyle lands an uppercut.
Kyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle lands with a left to the head.
Kyle working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Kyle.

Smith is rocked!
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Kyle has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Kyle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to sweep here but Kyle controlling him for the moment.
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kyle looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyle won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kyle throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.

Kyle lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Kyle takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Kyle's head back.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mark Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws an off balance right hand

and Kyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyle thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Kyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is looking to control Kyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kyle lands a nice short elbow.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kyle.
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kyle throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyle has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Kyle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to stand but Kyle is controlling from the bottom.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Kyle.
Kyle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kyle.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith tries to hold on but Kyle postures up.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Kyle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Kyle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Kyle! Smith is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Kyle!
Mark Kyle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.