PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 10 Years - All White. Johnny Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Boudain
vs
Smith

185 cm
24
282 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
32
259 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Boudain shows good takedown defense.
Boudain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boudain's waist but Boudain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Boudain sprawls well.
Dante Boudain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boudain is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Boudain circles away and we're back to standing.
Boudain slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Boudain closes the distance and clinches.
Boudain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Boudain manages to break the clinch.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Boudain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudain lands with a thumping leg kick.

Boudain closes the distance and clinches.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boudain after a bit of a struggle.

Boudain breaks the clinch.
Boudain throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith scores with a jab. Boudain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boudain tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boudain to the ground. Boudain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith looks for a takedown but Boudain sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Boudain. Boudain maintains the clinch.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boudain prevents it.
Boudain misses with a body punch.
Boudain effectively controlling the action here.
Boudain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.

Boudain breaks from the clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudain as he jumps to the side.
Boudain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudain is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Boudain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith with a jab.
Boudain blocks a jab.
Boudain is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Boudain tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Boudain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.
Boudain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Boudain is concentrating on defense, preventing Smith from advancing position.
Smith is pressing down on Boudain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boudain is holding on for now.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boudain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boudain controlling the position for now.

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boudain defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudain is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudain has his hands clasped together around Smith's back. He's all about the action.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boudain defending well though.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boudain is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.

Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boudain keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Boudain tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boudain's waist but Boudain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Boudain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boudain scrambles back to his feet.
Boudain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boudain.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boudain!
Smith looks winded!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudain as he jumps to the side.

Boudain closes the distance and clinches.

Boudain breaks the clinch.

Boudain forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Boudain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boudain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boudain presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith letting Boudain take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Boudain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Smith's cut.
That's time! Boudain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boudain throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.

Boudain rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boudain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boudain tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boudain prevents it.
Boudain misses with a punch to the body.
Boudain is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boudain down to the mat. Boudain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boudain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boudain thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boudain circles away.
Boudain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dante Boudain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Boudain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boudain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudain sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boudain tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Boudain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boudain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Boudain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Boudain trying to control the position here.
Smith prevents Boudain from getting back to his feet.
Boudain managing to control the position.
Boudain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudain is adopting a defensive guard.

Smith drops back looking for a leg! Boudain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boudain manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Boudain's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boudain wants to clinch.
Boudain gets cracked there but stands up to it.

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.
Boudain wants to clinch.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boudain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudain lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boudain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boudain wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Boudain wants to get back to his feet.
Boudain wants to get back to full guard.

Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Boudain defends the submission attempt.
Boudain is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Boudain is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boudain is holding on to half guard well.
Boudain wants to get back to full guard.
Boudain preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four 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 is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boudain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boudain is concentrating on defense, preventing Smith from advancing position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith checks a low kick from Boudain.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boudain's waist but Boudain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Boudain, which made it look bad.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boudain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dante Boudain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boudain - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boudain. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Boudain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boudain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Boudain.
Boudain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boudain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boudain wants it to stay on the feet.
Boudain scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boudain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Boudain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boudain's waist but Boudain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Boudain is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Boudain thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Boudain is out of range.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Boudain tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boudain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Boudain.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Boudain rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boudain digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Dante Boudain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boudain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudain cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boudain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boudain lands an uppercut.

Boudain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boudain defends well and Smith ends up having to push Boudain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Boudain moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
A right hook to the body lands for Boudain.
Boudain gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Boudain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Boudain clinches up against the cage.
Boudain pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Boudain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boudain misses with a few strikes there.
Boudain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudain.
Boudain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dante Boudain is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boudain throws a nice head kick!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boudain.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudain.
Boudain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boudain throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Boudain throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Boudain.
Boudain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudain.

Boudain pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Boudain controlling the action here for a moment.
Boudain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Boudain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boudain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Boudain is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boudain down to the mat. Boudain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Boudain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Dante Boudain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Boudain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boudain throws a head kick that misses.
Boudain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Boudain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Boudain moves into the clinch.
Boudain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Boudain breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Smith misses.
Boudain tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
You can see that Smith has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boudain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Boudain's guard.
Boudain pulls Smith in to control the position.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is fighting to break Boudain's control of his arms but Boudain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Boudain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boudain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Boudain!