PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smith
vs
Reed

188 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Reed!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Reed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Reed gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reed is keeping the position for now.

Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Reed wants to clinch.
Reed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith connects with a right hand. Reed shakes it off.
Smith blocks a head kick by Reed.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Reed counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed throws a fast counter high kick but Smith manages to duck under it in time.
Smith works over Reed's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like David Reed has been cut.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Reed lands a head kick!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.

Reed drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed looks winded!
Smith tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Reed fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands the left hand.
Frank Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice hook to Reed's body. Reed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith is looking to wear down Reed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reed goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Frank Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reed is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Reed tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reed defends it nicely.
Reed doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Reed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Smith misses.
Reed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reed in his tracks.

Reed looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Smith has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reed has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.

Smith breaks the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith grinds an elbow into Reed's temple.

Smith decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Smith catches Reed right on the button with a cross.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reed flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Reed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.

Smith has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reed has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed lands a knee to the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Reed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Smith wants to stand up but Reed is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith working Reed over with strikes.
Smith winds up and cracks Reed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith wants to stand up but Reed has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Reed is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed blocking the ground and pound.
Smith landing punches.
Frank Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reed?
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reed looks a forlorn figure.
Reed is looking to get to half guard.
Reed wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Reed has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Reed is rocked!
A helpless look comes across Reed 's face. He knows he's trapped as Smith lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Smith!
The defeated David Reed had this to say: 'I deserve that loss!'.