PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Smith
vs
Worrington

175 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
179 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Worrington!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thuds his right hand into Worrington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith connects with a right hand. Worrington shakes it off.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Worrington.
Worrington looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Worrington takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Worrington slips under a jab.
A combination from Worrington does no damage.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a jab when Worrington was well out of range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Worrington.
Worrington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Worrington misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Worrington's shoulder, as Worrington tries to avoid the shot.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands with a straight right. Worrington didn't see that one coming.
Worrington lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Worrington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Worrington misses.
Worrington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Worrington ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Worrington moves out of range.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Worrington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Worrington shoots in.
Worrington blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Randy Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worrington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worrington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Worrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Worrington's knee but Worrington avoids it well.
Smith throws a body punch but Worrington moves out of range.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Worrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Worrington.
Worrington blocks a head kick by Smith.
Worrington looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Worrington tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Worrington lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Worrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worrington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrington throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worrington tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worrington throws out the jab.
Worrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith slips a jab from Worrington.
Nice defenses there by Worrington.
Worrington ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Worrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Worrington slips under a jab.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Worrington.
Smith takes a swing at Worrington's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Worrington looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Worrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worrington walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Worrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worrington. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses the jab.
Smith misses with a left hand
letting Worrington counter with a right hand.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrington is just out of range.
Worrington lands with a good body shot.
Worrington misses with a series of wild punches.

Worrington lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Worrington takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Smith is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrington misses with a looping right.
Worrington misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Worrington will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Adam Worrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worrington on the side of the head.
Smith throws a body punch but Worrington moves out of range.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith slips a jab from Worrington.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Worrington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Worrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Worrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam Worrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Worrington moves away and avoids it.
Worrington misses with a wild combination.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Worrington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Worrington shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Worrington is breathing heavily.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Worrington's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith clobbers Worrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Worrington lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Worrington slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Worrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith leaves Worrington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Smith.
Worrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Worrington shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Worrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith swings for the body but Worrington moves out of range.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith throws a hook but Worrington blocks it.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Worrington cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith thuds a left hand into Worrington's body.
Worrington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Worrington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Worrington slips under a jab.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Worrington throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Worrington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Worrington.
Worrington throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Worrington shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Worrington swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith cracks Worrington with a good jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Worrington is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith throws a right hand that Worrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worrington also avoids with ease.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big right from Smith misses.
Worrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worrington slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Worrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worrington wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut

and Worrington counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Worrington thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks for the body kick but Worrington saw that one coming.
Worrington scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Worrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws the left hand but Worrington avoids the punch easily.
Worrington misses with a few strikes there.
Worrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worrington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Worrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Worrington moves out of range.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Worrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worrington.
Worrington lands a head shot.
Worrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith jabs at Worrington's body.
Smith lands with a hook. Worrington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Worrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Worrington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Worrington ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Worrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worrington.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Worrington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Worrington saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Worrington.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a nice hook to Worrington's body. Worrington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Worrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worrington throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worrington moves away.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Worrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Worrington blocks a jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Worrington.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Worrington slips under a jab.
Worrington thows a body shot but no joy.
Worrington takes one to the chin there.
Worrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Worrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Worrington does no damage.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Worrington ducks down to avoid it.
Worrington scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Worrington misses with a wild body shot.
Worrington misses with a double jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worrington's hands.
Smith misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Worrington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worrington misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worrington takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Worrington doesn't seem phased though.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Worrington.
I think Worrington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Worrington!