PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy TuTone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy TuTone acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Smith
vs
TuTone

180 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy TuTone!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
TuTone wants to control but Smith postures up.
TuTone parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable TuTone to escape.
TuTone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith wants to control but TuTone is keeping him busy.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
TuTone trying to control but Smith postures up.
TuTone manages to get to full guard.
TuTone working a defensive guard here.
Smith won't allow TuTone to sweep him here.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to TuTone's body and controls the position.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith won't allow TuTone to sweep him here.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but TuTone has wrist control.
Smith postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
TuTone misses with a body shot.
TuTone thows a body shot but no joy.

TuTone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to hold on to TuTone's head to control him but TuTone postures up.
TuTone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, TuTone has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
TuTone working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith wants to control but TuTone is having none of it.
TuTone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
TuTone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
TuTone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
TuTone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith tries to hold on but TuTone postures up.
TuTone with a couple of short strikes.
TuTone with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! TuTone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
TuTone with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

TuTone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smith tries to reverse the position but TuTone maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
TuTone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith wants to hold on but TuTone pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith taking shots to the head.
TuTone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy TuTone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

TuTone shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed TuTone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TuTone connects with a body shot.
TuTone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
TuTone slips under a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TuTone thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith with a poor takedown
and TuTone counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from TuTone does no damage.
A punch combination from TuTone misses.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

TuTone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
TuTone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but TuTone is proving a slippery customer.
TuTone is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TuTone controls from within his opponent's guard.
TuTone preventing the sweep.
TuTone wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
TuTone works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith is trying to hold TuTone in close to prevent damage but TuTone has managed to pass into half guard.
Smith trying to hold on to TuTone's head to control him but TuTone postures up.
TuTone wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
TuTone thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
TuTone works his way into side control.
TuTone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
TuTone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.

TuTone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith is not content to let TuTone control the position.
TuTone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tommy TuTone has got the better of the ground game so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
TuTone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy TuTone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

TuTone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
TuTone moves into range and connects with a jab.
TuTone lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
TuTone gets back to full guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TuTone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
TuTone landing shots from mount.
TuTone avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
A nice elbow there by TuTone.
TuTone lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
TuTone landing shots from mount.
TuTone avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
TuTone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TuTone landing strikes from the mount.
Smith wants to hold on but TuTone pushes him away.
TuTone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
TuTone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
TuTone with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
TuTone raining down shots from the mount!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
TuTone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith wants to control but TuTone is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
TuTone raining down shots from the mount!
Smith tries to reverse the position but TuTone maintains control.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding TuTone's attempts to control the action.
TuTone raining down shots from the mount!
TuTone landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
TuTone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
TuTone with good strikes from the mount here!
TuTone with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

TuTone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TuTone wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
TuTone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
TuTone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith controlling the position well.
Tommy TuTone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to get to full guard but TuTone has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy TuTone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TuTone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy TuTone!