PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Morinoivcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smith
vs
Morinoivcus

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislav Morinoivcus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morinoivcus.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morinoivcus swivels and escapes.
Morinoivcus throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Stanislav Morinoivcus has been cut.

Morinoivcus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morinoivcus is in Smith's guard.
Morinoivcus wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Morinoivcus passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Morinoivcus in his half guard.
Morinoivcus tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Morinoivcus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Morinoivcus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith wants to control but Morinoivcus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morinoivcus wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Morinoivcus wants to get back to his feet.
Morinoivcus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Morinoivcus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morinoivcus controlling his opponent.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith wants to hold on but Morinoivcus pushes him away.
Morinoivcus lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morinoivcus lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Morinoivcus has a good base and remains in mount.
Morinoivcus controlling his opponent.

Morinoivcus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith regains half guard.
Morinoivcus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morinoivcus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Morinoivcus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morinoivcus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith trying to hold on to Morinoivcus's head to control him but Morinoivcus postures up.
Morinoivcus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to control but Morinoivcus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morinoivcus dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Morinoivcus's head and hops out.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Morinoivcus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morinoivcus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Morinoivcus clinches up against the cage.

Morinoivcus pulls guard successfully.
Morinoivcus keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith won't allow Morinoivcus to sweep him here.

Morinoivcus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Morinoivcus blocks nicely.
Morinoivcus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Smith stands and throws Morinoivcus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morinoivcus tries to control but Smith manages to take his back.
Morinoivcus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morinoivcus is in bad spot here.

Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Morinoivcus is defending it well.
Morinoivcus has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Morinoivcus tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control momentarily.
Morinoivcus wants to escape the position.
Morinoivcus trying to get back to his feet but Smith is in full control for now.
Morinoivcus is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith tightening his grip on Morinoivcus, looking for the choke.
Morinoivcus can't escape the position.
Morinoivcus is trying to stand back up.

Smith working for the choke.

Smith tightening his grip on Morinoivcus, looking for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morinoivcus showing good submission defense here.
Morinoivcus wants to escape the position.

Morinoivcus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
Morinoivcus trying to get back to his feet but Smith is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morinoivcus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Morinoivcus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Morinoivcus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Morinoivcus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Morinoivcus shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morinoivcus avoids it really well and circles away.
Kane Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Morinoivcus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morinoivcus moves into the clinch.

Morinoivcus manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Morinoivcus. No joy for Smith on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morinoivcus defends well and Smith ends up having to push Morinoivcus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Morinoivcus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morinoivcus showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morinoivcus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morinoivcus controlling the action here.
Morinoivcus wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morinoivcus seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morinoivcus controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morinoivcus stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Stanislav Morinoivcus has got the better of the ground game so far.

Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morinoivcus uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
Morinoivcus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morinoivcus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morinoivcus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Morinoivcus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morinoivcus landing strikes from the mount.
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morinoivcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morinoivcus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Morinoivcus is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morinoivcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Morinoivcus, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Morinoivcus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morinoivcus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Morinoivcus!