PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
Alberta

188 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

172 cm
36
194 lbs
18 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a combination. Alberta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Calgary Alberta has been cut.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Alberta is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.

Alberta rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alberta working Smith over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alberta.
Alberta lands an uppercut.

It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.

Alberta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alberta trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alberta.
Alberta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alberta wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Alberta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alberta slips nicely into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberta.

Alberta has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Alberta has him pressed against the cage.
Alberta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith'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.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alberta jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alberta tries to strike from the bottom.
Alberta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alberta wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.

Alberta kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Alberta doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

Alberta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alberta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a series of punches but Alberta avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alberta closes the distance and clinches.
Alberta lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

Alberta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Alberta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Alberta moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alberta throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Bruize Brothers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alberta is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Alberta tries to clinch up.

Alberta closes the distance and clinches.

Alberta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a series of punches but Alberta avoids them all with ease.
Alberta blocks the body kick.
A combination from Alberta does no damage.
Alberta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alberta rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.

Alberta manages to break the clinch.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Alberta. Alberta maintains the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alberta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith lands a two punch combo.

That has opened up Calgary Alberta's cut even more.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alberta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Alberta tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a body punch but Alberta moves out of range.

Alberta clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Calgary Alberta will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alberta slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Albertas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Greg Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alberta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Alberta closes the distance and clinches.
Alberta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Alberta breaks the clinch.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greg Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alberta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Alberta sees coming a mile off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Alberta clinches with his opponent.
Alberta working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith tries to stall but Alberta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alberta trying to land knees to the body.
Alberta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alberta avoiding damage.
Alberta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Alberta is controlling the position.

Alberta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberta swinging wildly here.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Alberta manages to avoid it.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Alberta tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberta wants to clinch.
Alberta moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alberta looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.

Alberta pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith keeps control of Alberta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alberta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberta.
Alberta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The cut above Calgary Alberta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alberta is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Alberta lands.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alberta doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Alberta misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Alberta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alberta doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Alberta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alberta misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Alberta drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Alberta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alberta closes the distance and clinches.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alberta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alberta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alberta.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Alberta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alberta tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Alberta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alberta tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alberta is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alberta avoids a punch combination nicely.

Alberta has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a body punch.

Smith breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a front kick.
Alberta with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Alberta is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Alberta avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.

Alberta tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.

Smith kicks Alberta off and gets to his feet.

Alberta has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alberta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alberta digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alberta wants a takedown.
Greg Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calgary Alberta.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alberta works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Alberta missing with knees to the body.
Alberta tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Smith.

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

Alberta closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alberta tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Alberta closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alberta misses with a series of wild punches.

Alberta takes the fight into the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alberta forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Alberta trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.

Calgary Alberta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calgary Alberta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Greg Smith!
Our winner, Greg Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.