PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stromile Farseer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen The Mercenary as his entrance music. Terry Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farseer
vs
Smith

196 cm
35
222 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

190 cm
35
210 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stromile Farseer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farseer tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Farseer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farseer tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Farseer throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Farseer misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Farseer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farseer showed some decent athleticism there.

Smith kicks Farseer off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Farseer finds it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farseer!

Farseer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farseer is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
The strikes coming from Farseer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Farseer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farseer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Farseer keeps moving and retains side control.
Farseer throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Farseer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith working away.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Farseer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Farseer is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Farseer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farseer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farseer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith wants to control but Farseer is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farseer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!

Farseer goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Smith escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Farseer is trying to control but can't.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farseer keeps working.
Farseer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Farseer punches the canvas rather than the man.
Farseer lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Smith.
Smith covering up well under a series of strikes from Farseer.
Farseer misses with punches from the back.
Smith trying to control the action but Farseer just sinks the hooks in.
Smith covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stromile Farseer 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.

A combination from Farseer does no damage.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Farseer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Farseer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farseer trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Farseer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Farseer prevents Smith from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farseer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farseer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farseer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Farseer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.

Farseer throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farseer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Farseer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farseer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Farseer is keeping the position.
Farseer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Farseer looking for a sweep. Not yet Farseer, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farseer seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith is looking to pass into half guard but Farseer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Farseer is in guard.
Farseer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Farseer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farseer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Farseer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Farseer on that attempt.
Smith slips a straight right by Farseer.
Smith throws a series of punches but Farseer avoids them all with ease.
Farseer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farseer scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Stromile Farseer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Farseer cracks Smith with an uppercut from hell and Smith crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Farseer's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Smith is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farseer gets to his feet and stands over Smith, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Smith felt that one! Farseer unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Smith from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stromile Farseer!
An out of breath Stromile Farseer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.