PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roger de la Fuente has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

de la Fuente
vs
Smith

178 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Smith!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de la Fuente motions for Smith to come forward. de la Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries for a takedown but de la Fuente sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de la Fuente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by de la Fuente.
Smith looks gassed!
de la Fuente misses with a low kick.
de la Fuente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de la Fuente shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - de la Fuente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de la Fuente throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from de la Fuente misses its intended target.
de la Fuente tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
de la Fuente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de la Fuente is looking to clinch.
Roger de la Fuente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith checks a low kick from de la Fuente.
Smith checks a low kick from de la Fuente.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de la Fuente misses with a body shot.
de la Fuente wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
de la Fuente fails in his attempt to clinch.
de la Fuente is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from de la Fuente.
de la Fuente is looking to clinch.
de la Fuente is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.

de la Fuente clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de la Fuente with an attempt at a knee that misses.

de la Fuente manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

de la Fuente takes the fight into the clinch.
de la Fuente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de la Fuente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de la Fuente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
de la Fuente lands a left hand.
de la Fuente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
de la Fuente connects with a knee to the head.
de la Fuente lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de la Fuente connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
de la Fuente misses with a knee to the head.

de la Fuente breaks the clinch.
de la Fuente throws a quick inside leg kick.

de la Fuente moves into the clinch.
de la Fuente is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
de la Fuente landing knees to the head.
de la Fuente has Smith pushed against the cage.
de la Fuente tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has de la Fuente pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de la Fuente manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roger de la Fuente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Smith.
de la Fuente misses with a knee strike.
de la Fuente with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de la Fuente using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de la Fuente missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but de la Fuente holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
de la Fuente looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de la Fuente is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on de la Fuente - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith can't get the takedown.
de la Fuente misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by de la Fuente as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith looking for a takedown.
de la Fuente avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
de la Fuente scores with a knee to the head.
de la Fuente stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but de la Fuente gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

de la Fuente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith wants to take a breather but de la Fuente is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to stand and escape but de la Fuente actually recovers to full guard.
de la Fuente preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger de la Fuente dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de la Fuente tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
de la Fuente fails in his attempt to clinch.
de la Fuente wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
de la Fuente misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith shoots in and drives through. de la Fuente sprawls well.
de la Fuente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

de la Fuente has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but de la Fuente pulls his leg out and moves away.
de la Fuente misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
de la Fuente throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roger de la Fuente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Smith.

de la Fuente rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
de la Fuente slowing the pace effectively.
de la Fuente with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Smith has picked de la Fuente up - he's going for a ride! Smith dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
de la Fuente trying to control from the bottom.
de la Fuente pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de la Fuente defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith thows a huge punch but de la Fuente dodges it nicely.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but de la Fuente doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
de la Fuente keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wanted to stand there but de la Fuente had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
de la Fuente scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roger de la Fuente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de la Fuente misses the shot to the body.
de la Fuente throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jackson Smith has been cut.
de la Fuente cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
de la Fuente motions for Smith to come forward. de la Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
de la Fuente moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
de la Fuente tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de la Fuente throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
de la Fuente tries to clinch up.
de la Fuente cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
de la Fuente tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith checks the leg kick.
de la Fuente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de la Fuente tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger de la Fuente dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de la Fuente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de la Fuente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de la Fuente attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
de la Fuente throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
de la Fuente motions for Smith to come forward. de la Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de la Fuente tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from de la Fuente.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de la Fuente motions for Smith to come forward. de la Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
de la Fuente is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de la Fuente wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for de la Fuente!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
de la Fuente blocking the ground and pound.

Smith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and de la Fuente is now in Smith's guard. A big mistake from Smith there, giving up the dominant position!
de la Fuente content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Roger de la Fuente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de la Fuente looks to clinch

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. de la Fuente fights it but they end up in guard.
de la Fuente is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Fuente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de la Fuente won't allow Smith to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de la Fuente has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger de la Fuente!