PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit has chosen Trouble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Forclit

186 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
209 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

EXTREME PSYCHO CLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Forclit.
Smith throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.

Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Forclit looks winded!
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Forclit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Forclit.
Forclit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Forclit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tests Forclit's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forclit doesn't seem bothered though.
Forclit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Smith darts in and clinches Forclit up against the cage.

Forclit lands a takedown into guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Forclit in close.
Forclit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Forclit somewhat.
Donk. Forclit catches Smith right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit throws a combination that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a poor cross that misses

and Forclit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pressing down on Forclit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Forclit is holding on for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Forclit is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Forclit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forclit keeps working.

Forclit actively working from the bottom here.
Forclit has a hand on Smith's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smith takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Forclit misses with a hook.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forclit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forclit misses with a looping right.
Devon Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forclit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Forclit moved out of range nicely.

Forclit gets a takedown into half guard.

Forclit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Forclit.
Smith trying to control but Forclit postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Forclit works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Forclit controlling from mount.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forclit lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forclit throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Forclit has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Forclit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Forclit wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit unloads with some shots from mount but Smith bucks and avoids them well.
Forclit throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Forclit loaded up on that one.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Forclit trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Forclit has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forclit trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Forclit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith pushes Forclit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forclit tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Forclit.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Forclit has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Forclit.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Forclit's ribcage.
Forclit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Forclit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forclit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forclit is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Forclit blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forclit doesn't seem bothered though.
Forclit misses the jab.
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forclit lands with a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.

Smith gets a clinch.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Forclit prevents a body shot from Smith.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Devon Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Smith drops Forclit with a beautiful combination! Forclit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!

Forclit is rocked!

That has opened up Happy Forclit's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Forclit is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Forclit.
Forclit keeps the fight on the outside.
Forclit gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Smith gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Forclit is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Smith!
After winning the bout, Devon Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.