PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrepchenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Why Do We Fall. Alexander Khrepchenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Khrepchenko

190 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
29
195 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smith darts in and clinches Khrepchenko up against the cage.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko misses with a body punch.
Khrepchenko blocks an elbow strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khrepchenko is defending well.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Khrepchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Khrepchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khrepchenko.
Smith is trying to push Khrepchenko away but Khrepchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khrepchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Khrepchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khrepchenko smiles and moves away.
Alex Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots and misses
and Khrepchenko counters with a leg kick.
Smith shoots and misses

and Khrepchenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khrepchenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Khrepchenko, against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Khrepchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Khrepchenko lands an elbow inside.
Smith letting Khrepchenko take a breather here.
Khrepchenko being controlled against the cage.
Khrepchenko wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith tries to work over Khrepchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrepchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khrepchenko scores with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khrepchenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khrepchenko as Smith tries to tie him up.
Khrepchenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khrepchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khrepchenko scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but Khrepchenko won't allow it.
Khrepchenko'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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khrepchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khrepchenko.
Smith looking to stall.
Khrepchenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Khrepchenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khrepchenko defends well and Smith ends up having to push Khrepchenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khrepchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Khrepchenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khrepchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khrepchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khrepchenko stalls.
Alexander Khrepchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khrepchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Khrepchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khrepchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Khrepchenko stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Khrepchenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Khrepchenko has control.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khrepchenko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are getting on Khrepchenko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Khrepchenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Alexander Khrepchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Khrepchenko sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khrepchenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith tries for a takedown but Khrepchenko manages to get underhooks.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khrepchenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khrepchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khrepchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Khrepchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to break free.
Khrepchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khrepchenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Khrepchenko is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khrepchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smith is looking to sweep but instead, Khrepchenko has passed into half guard.

Khrepchenko gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Khrepchenko gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Khrepchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Khrepchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Khrepchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith tries for a takedown but Khrepchenko manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries for a takedown but Khrepchenko manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khrepchenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khrepchenko lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.

It looks like Alex Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khrepchenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khrepchenko prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Khrepchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khrepchenko trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khrepchenko to keep the fight standing.
Khrepchenko stalls.
Khrepchenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith tries a body shot but Khrepchenko blocks it.
Khrepchenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Khrepchenko leaning against his opponent.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Khrepchenko throws knees to the body.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Smith jumps guard and drags Khrepchenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khrepchenko stands up from Smith's guard - Khrepchenko perhaps looking for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries for a takedown but Khrepchenko manages to get underhooks.
Khrepchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Khrepchenko won't allow it.
Khrepchenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khrepchenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khrepchenko scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Khrepchenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Khrepchenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Khrepchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khrepchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alex Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khrepchenko to keep the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khrepchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khrepchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khrepchenko!
A victorious Alexander Khrepchenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.