PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Smith
vs
Tripp

175 cm
20
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Dissolution Fight Wear
The Knot

Top Dogs

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
Tripp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Tripp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Smith misses.
Tripp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Tripp moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Tripp moves out of range.
Tripp misses with a two punch combination.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tripp looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a one two! Tripp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tripp slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripp is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Jackson Tripp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tripp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tripp sprawls and moves away.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Tripp wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tripp's waist but Tripp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Tripp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Tripp scores with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tripp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tripp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tripp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
letting Tripp counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Tripp counters with a nice uppercut.
Tripp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tripp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tripp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Tripp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tripp blocks a body shot from Smith.
Tripp taking a breather.
Tripp has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tripp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tripp has Smith pressed against the cage.
Tripp misses with a punch to the body.

Tripp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tripp.
Tripp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Tripp wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Tripp throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Tripp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Tripp wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tripp is looking to sweep but instead, Smith has passed into half guard.
Tripp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Tripp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith throws a hook but Tripp avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tripp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson Tripp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a right hand that Tripp ducks under and follows up with a left that Tripp also avoids with ease.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to wear down Tripp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tripp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a straight right.

Tripp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Tripp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tripp has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Tripp.
Tripp lands a shoulder strike.
Tripp misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tripp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith digs a good body shot into Tripp's ribs.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tripp avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
Tripp fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tripp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tripp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tripp as Smith tries to tie him up.
Tripp lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tripp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tripp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tripp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tripp's waist but Tripp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripp throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tripp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tripp swivels and escapes.
Tripp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Tripp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tripp tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tripp moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
Smith throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Tripp wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Tripp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Tripp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith tries to bum rush Tripp with a series of wild strikes but Tripp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tripp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Tripp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson Tripp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tripp defends well and Smith ends up having to push Tripp into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tripp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tripp throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Nice takedown defense from Tripp. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Tripp, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Tripp against the cage but Tripp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tripp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tripp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A slow jab from Tripp misses its intended target.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Tripp shows good takedown defense.
Tripp misses with a few strikes there.
Hugo Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tripp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tripp throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Tripp tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Tripp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tripp cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a jab when Tripp was well out of range.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Tripp moved out of range.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Tripp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Tripp lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Tripp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Smith is rocked!
Smith misses with a hook
and Tripp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a hook but Tripp blocks it.
Tripp wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Tripp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tripp counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tripp finish him?!
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Tripp counters with a crisp right that sends Smith to the canvas! Tripp follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Tripp!
A very excited looking Jackson Tripp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.