PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opananu Milan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opananu Milan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Opananu Milan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Opananu Milan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Milan
vs
Smesman

180 cm
28
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opananu Milan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman scores with a jab to the body.
Opananu Milan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smesman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Milan lands a two punch combo.
Milan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smesman on the side of the head.
Smesman lands a head shot.
Milan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milan throws out a powerful jab.
Milan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Smesman checks a leg kick nicely.
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Milan moved out of range nicely.
Milan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Milan duly obliges.

Smesman is rocked!
Milan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smesman finds it's way round the side to connect with Milan's head.
Smesman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Milan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
Milan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smesman connects with a body shot that sends Milan's belly button to the back.
Milan looks to land a left hand but Smesman moved out of range nicely.
Milan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smesman.
Milan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smesman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Milan misses with a wild body shot.
Smesman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Milan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smesman.

Smesman closes the distance and clinches.
Smesman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smesman scores with a shot to the side of Milan's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smesman's brow.
Smesman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Milan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Smesman.
Smesman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smesman lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman gets through Milan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smesman pushes Milan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smesman's brow.
A shot in the inside from Smesman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smesman.
Milan cracks Smesman with a nice body shot.
Milan misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smesman.
Milan misses with some punches.
A short left from Milan.
Smesman blocking some punches.
Milan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Milan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Milan gets through Smesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milan swings wildly with an uppercut but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milan lands a nice uppercut.
Smesman tries to work over Milan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smesman is struggling to control the position.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smesman.
Milan has a couple of punches blocked by Smesman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan swings wildly with an uppercut but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milan blocks the elbow strike.
Smesman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smesman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Milan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smesman's defenses.

It looks like Jimmy Smesman has been cut.
Smesman lands with a right to the head.
Smesman lands an elbow inside.
Milan lands a nice uppercut.
Smesman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smesman blocks an elbow strike from Milan.
Smesman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Milan is leaning against Smesman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Milan throws a head punch that misses.
Milan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smesman throws a punch but it's blocked by Milan.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Milan throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milan lands a damaging elbow.
Milan lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman can't find room to land a body shot as Milan controls the action.
Milan lands an elbow just above Smesman 's eye.
Smesman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milan backwards.
Smesman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smesman looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Smesman fails to land.
Smesman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milan tries a knee to the head but Smesman blocks it.
Smesman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smesman lands a right hand.
Smesman can't find room to land a body shot as Milan controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smesman throws a head punch that misses.
Milan pushes off an throws an elbow but Smesman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milan blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smesman's defenses.
Milan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smesmans head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smesman.
Milan working aggressively here.
Milan gets through Smesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Opananu Milan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Smesman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smesman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milan.
Smesman blocks a jab.
Milan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smesman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smesman lands with a slapping head kick.
Milan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milan misses with a head kick.
Milan looks to throw a body kick
enabling Smesman to counter with a crisp jab.
Smesman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smesman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smesman tries to clinch but Milan is having none of it.
Milan tries to move into range but Smesman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Smesman.
Smesman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milan's sensitive parts.
Smesman avoids the head kick by Milan.
Milan misses with the combination.
Milan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smesman checks a low kick from Milan.
Smesman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Smesman.
Opananu Milan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smesman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Milan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Milan.
Smesman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milan.
An inside leg kick from Milan misses.
Milan wants to land a leg kick but Smesman is out of range.
Milan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Smesman darts in and clinches Milan up against the cage.
Smesman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smesman.
Smesman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milan.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Milan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milan tries a knee to the head but Smesman blocks it.
A short right from Smesman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milan.
Milan misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milan working aggressively here.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smesman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smesman lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Smesman.
Smesman'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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smesman.
Smesman throws a punch but it's blocked by Milan.
Milan misses with the head strike.
Smesman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smesman lands a shoulder strike.
Smesman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Milan is rocked!

It looks like Opananu Milan has been cut.
Smesman stalling against the cage.
Smesman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Smesman breaks from the clinch.
Milan is looking to chop away at Smesman's legs.
Smesman checks a leg kick nicely.
Smesman cracks Milan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Milan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Milan misses.
Milan fails to land with a series of punches.
Smesman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Milan seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
Milan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Milan misses with the combination.
And Smesman responds with a good body kick, but Milan manages to step out the way in time.
Smesman feints and then cracks Milan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Milan down.
Milan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milan misses with a body kick.
Smesman's corner calls for a 1-2. Smesman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Milan misses
and Smesman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Milan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smesman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Milan's hands.
Smesman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Milan 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 Smesman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smesman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smesman connects with a leg kick. Milan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smesman.
Smesman cracks Milan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan throws a low kick but Smesman avoids it.
Milan throws a low kick but Smesman moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Milan.
Milan throws a head kick that Smesman semi-blocks.
Milan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Smesman.
Smesman looks to land a combination but Milan avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Milan
and Smesman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smesman. That's going to slow Milan down.
Milan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Smesman tenderised Milan's leg. Milan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smesman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Milan's head.
Smesman cracks Milan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Milan falls backwards against the cage. Smesman follows up with more strikes that drop Milan to his knees. Smesman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Milan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smesman!