PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Smithwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Irene
vs
Smithwick

187 cm
25
283 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

170 cm
27
227 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cynical Truth Vegas

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Smithwick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithwick tries to clinch
and Irene counters with a thumping low kick.
Smithwick tries to clinch
and Irene counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smithwick's knee momentarily.
Smithwick darts in trying to clinch
and Irene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick.
Smithwick wants to clinch
and Irene counters with a nice uppercut.
Smithwick moves to clinch but Irene breaks away
and Irene counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smithwick looks winded!

Irene clinches up with Smithwick and pushes him back against the cage.
Irene stalls.
Smithwick lands with a right to the head.
Irene's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irene gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick misses with a punch on the inside.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irene lands an uppercut.
Smithwick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Goodnight Irene has been cut.

Irene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smithwick wants to clinch but Irene slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Irene moves away
and Irene counters with an inside leg kick.
Smithwick moves to clinch but Irene breaks away

and Irene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smithwick digs a right hand into Irene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irene's gas tank.
Smithwick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Irene is working Smithwick over against the cage.
Smithwick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithwick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smithwick tries a body shot but Irene blocks it.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Irene blocks a body shot from Smithwick.
A head punch on the inside from Smithwick fails to land.
Smithwick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithwick lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick working aggressively here.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Smithwick lands a nice uppercut.
Smithwick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smithwick fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithwick.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smithwick tries to clinch up
and Irene counters with a nice body shot.
Irene is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Irene moves away
letting Irene counter with a right hand.
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mick Smithwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Irene has closed the distance and engaged Smithwick in a clinch.
I was talking to Irene's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
Smithwick is breathing heavily.
Smithwick lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Irene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Irene lands a nice shot to the body.
Smithwick gets through Irene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Smithwick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irene.
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irene.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.
The referee calls for Irene to work.
Smithwick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smithwick tries a body shot but Irene blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irene takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Irene connects with a knee to the head.
Smithwick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Irene avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Smithwick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Irene.
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Irene avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Irene blocks an uppercut.
Irene prevents a body shot from Smithwick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smithwick working aggressively here.
Smithwick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithwick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smithwick misses with the head strike.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Irene blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.
Smithwick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irene avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Irene blocks an uppercut.
Irene is pushing Smithwick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.
Irene wants to stall.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Goodnight Irene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goodnight Irene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Irene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithwick closes the distance but Irene moves to the side
and Irene counters with a good low kick that Smithwick was not able to check.
Smithwick tries to clinch up
and Irene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a straight right hand.
Smithwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithwick darts in trying to clinch
and Irene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irene is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smithwick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithwick closes the distance but Irene moves to the side
and Irene counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smithwick thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithwick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irene scores with a leg kick.

Irene takes the fight into the clinch.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Mick Smithwick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodnight Irene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick throws a punch but it's blocked by Irene.
Smithwick scores with a shot to the side of Irene's head.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithwick lands a body punch.
Smithwick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irene leaning against his opponent.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithwick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smithwick.
Irene pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
Smithwick throws a punch but it's blocked by Irene.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irene.
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
Irene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smithwick backwards.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smithwick backwards.
Irene prevents a body shot from Smithwick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irene.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mick Smithwick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goodnight Irene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irene, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goodnight Irene!
After the big win, Goodnight Irene made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.