PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogan Aye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aye
vs
Smith

188 cm
31
209 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

195 cm
34
211 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
Perkele!

Reaper Combatwear
Hellbent

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Aye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aye is looking to land body kicks.
Aye lands a right hook to the body.
Aye scores with a jab to the head.
Aye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Aye misses.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith clobbers Aye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Aye misses.
A shot to the liver by Aye. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Aye lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aye misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aye throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Aye's side.
Good leg kick by Aye there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Aye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Aye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith is looking to slow Aye down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Aye lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aye.
Tim Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aye.
Aye swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Aye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aye lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Aye slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Aye strikes.
Aye misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Aye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Aye down.
Smith is looking to chop away at Aye's legs.
Aye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Aye is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Aye ducks down to avoid it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Aye.
Aye slips a straight right by Smith.
Aye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Aye moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aye lands an overhand right.
Aye jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aye manages to avoid it.
Aye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.

Aye feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aye finish him?!

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Tim Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a right hand that misses

and Aye counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Aye finish him?

Aye looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A big shot lands for Aye! That's hurt Smith! Will he recover? Aye fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogan Aye!
A relieved looking Shogan Aye thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Tim Smith had this to say: 'The Ref is an idiot and should never work another match'.