PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bodalicious Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyar Kalynychenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smithers
vs
Kalynychenko

182 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bodalicious Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniyar Kalynychenko !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers wants to clinch.
Kalynychenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smithers's waist but Smithers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kalynychenko off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Kalynychenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Smithers which made him look bad.
Kalynychenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalynychenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithers.
Smithers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalynychenko .
Kalynychenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bodalicious Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniyar Kalynychenko .
Kalynychenko misses with a takedown attempt - Smithers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kalynychenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithers moves in looking to clinch but Kalynychenko pushes him off.
Smithers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalynychenko shoots for a takedown but Smithers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kalynychenko misses with a body shot.
Smithers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalynychenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smithers circles away.
Kalynychenko throws a combination that misses

and Smithers counters by moving into the clinch.
Smithers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smithers connects with a knee to the head.
Smithers landing knees to the body.
Smithers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalynychenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kalynychenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalynychenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kalynychenko looks gassed!
Smithers connects with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smithers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smithers gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smithers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalynychenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smithers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smithers tries to clinch there but Kalynychenko circles away.
Kalynychenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalynychenko wants to clinch

and Smithers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kalynychenko letting Smithers take a breather here.
Smithers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Smithers.
Kalynychenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smithers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Smithers.
Smithers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalynychenko 's face.
Smithers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smithers with a knee to the head.
Smithers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalynychenko 's face.
Smithers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smithers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smithers scores a nice knee to the body.
Smithers tries to land a knee to the head but Kalynychenko blocks with his arms.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smithers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smithers lands a nice knee to the body.
Smithers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smithers lands a knee to the body.
Smithers lands a damaging elbow.
Smithers content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalynychenko tries to pull guard but Smithers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalynychenko drops back down to his feet.
Smithers stalling against the cage.
Smithers trying to land knees to the body.
Smithers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smithers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smithers landing knees to the body.
Kalynychenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smithers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smithers avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bodalicious Smithers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kalynychenko misses with a takedown attempt

and Smithers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smithers.
Smithers looking to throw knees to the head but Kalynychenko is blocking nicely.
Smithers lands a knee to the body.
Smithers landing knees to the head.
Kalynychenko jumps guard but Smithers stands there with Kalynychenko around his waist. Kalynychenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalynychenko can't break the clinch.
Smithers tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalynychenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kalynychenko tries to pull guard but Smithers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalynychenko drops back down to his feet.
Bodalicious Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniyar Kalynychenko .
Knees in the clinch landing for Smithers.
Smithers effectively controlling the action here.
Kalynychenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalynychenko is breathing heavily.
Kalynychenko tries to pull guard but Smithers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalynychenko drops back down to his feet.
Smithers holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalynychenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smithers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalynychenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smithers lands a knee to the head.
Smithers scores a nice knee to the body.
Smithers connects with a knee to the head.
Smithers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smithers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kalynychenko goes for a takedown attempt but Smithers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kalynychenko keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers tries to clinch up.
Kalynychenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smithers as he avoids it easily.
Smithers tries to clinch

and Kalynychenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kalynychenko .
Smithers trying to control the position.
Kalynychenko prevents Smithers from getting back to his feet.
Kalynychenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithers is keeping the position for now.
Smithers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smithers wants to stand but Kalynychenko is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Kalynychenko from controlling successfully.
Smithers wants to stand but Kalynychenko is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smithers tries to clinch up.
Smithers tries to clinch up.
Smithers wants to clinch.

Smithers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalynychenko fails to pull guard.
Kalynychenko tries to pull guard but Smithers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalynychenko drops back down to his feet.
Kalynychenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Smithers.
Smithers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalynychenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smithers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodalicious Smithers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Smithers.
Smithers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Smithers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kalynychenko avoiding damage as Smithers throws knees to the body.
Smithers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smithers scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bodalicious Smithers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Smithers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kalynychenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalynychenko avoiding damage as Smithers throws knees to the body.
Smithers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalynychenko is keeping busy.
Kalynychenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smithers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smithers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalynychenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalynychenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kalynychenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Smithers. No joy for Kalynychenko on that attempt.
Bodalicious Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniyar Kalynychenko .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smithers tries to clinch

and Kalynychenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smithers won't be happy with that.
Smithers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smithers struggling a bit here.
Kalynychenko wants to control but Smithers is keeping him busy.
Smithers can't do much from the bottom here.
Smithers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kalynychenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smithers is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalynychenko tries for a kimura but Smithers is defending well.
Smithers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smithers lands a nice looking body shot.
Smithers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smithers tries to clinch but Kalynychenko moves out of range.
Smithers tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalynychenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smithers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalynychenko 's head.
Smithers wants to clinch.
Bodalicious Smithers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalynychenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smithers looks to clinch

and Kalynychenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smithers's guard now.
Kalynychenko prevents Smithers from getting back to his feet.
Kalynychenko postures up.
Kalynychenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Smithers is retaining full guard.
Kalynychenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smithers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalynychenko is controlling him.
Kalynychenko looking to pass the guard.
Daniyar Kalynychenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smithers pushes Kalynychenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A shot to the body from Kalynychenko misses
and Smithers counters with a left and a right that stings Kalynychenko .
Smithers looks to clinch
and Kalynychenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kalynychenko misses with a takedown attempt

and Smithers counters by moving into the clinch.
Smithers is pressed up against the cage. Kalynychenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smithers down to the mat. Smithers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smithers tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Kalynychenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bodalicious Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalynychenko won't allow Smithers to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniyar Kalynychenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smithers 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bodalicious Smithers!