PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). smith has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Roy Jones Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

smith
vs
Jones Jr

190 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by smith.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses with the combination.
smith slips a jab and a cross from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
Jones Jr misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
smith is breathing heavily.
Jones Jr is looking to escape.
smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Jones Jr is trying to stand up here but smith is controlling him well.
Jones Jr wants to stand back up but smith manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but smith drags him back down.
smith trying to control the action but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.

smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones Jr swinging wilding here.
Jones Jr looks to land a combination but smith avoids it well.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that smith avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

smith scores with a takedown into Jones Jr's guard.
smith won't allow Jones Jr to get back to his feet.
smith pushes down on Jones Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by smith.
Jones Jr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is trying to stand but he's just given smith his back.

smith is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to his feet but smith has full control of the position and if anything, Jones Jr has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones Jr is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get smith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
smith is landing with strikes from the back.
Jones Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jones Jr holding both smith 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones Jr!
smith dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
smith dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.

smith closes the distance and clinches.
Jones Jr has had enough of the clinch but smith keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but smith has him pressed against the cage.
Jones Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.

smith has hold of one of Jones Jr's legs. Jones Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
smith is standing up over Jones Jr. Jones Jr looks to escape but smith dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jones Jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
smith wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping busy.
Jones Jr trying to get back to his feet but smith is in full control for now.
Jones Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
smith lands punches and elbows.

Jones Jr is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake smith off. It looks like it's working - smith slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Jones Jr displaying calm under pressure there.
Jones Jr looks to land a combination but smith avoids it well.
Jones Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones Jr tries to bum rush smith with a series of wild strikes but smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones Jr is looking to stand up but smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith won't allow Jones Jr to get back to his feet.
smith wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and smith manages to pass to side control.

smith is trying for a kimura here. Jones Jr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! smith wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). corrado smith!