PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Judd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I take it up the ass - by lil wayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Judd

167 cm
26
141 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

160 cm
33
140 lbs
29 - 8 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Conviction
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judd blocks a head kick by Smith.
Judd connects with a jab.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith scores with a push kick.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Judd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Judd's ribcage.
Judd throws a head punch that misses.
Judd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judd's face.

It looks like Eugene Judd has been cut.
Judd avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd lands a shoulder strike.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judd avoids it.

Judd manages to break the clinch.
Judd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Judd goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Judd sees coming a mile off.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Judd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Judd tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judd misses with a hook.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Judd changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Judd pushes him off.
Matt Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judd misses with a leg kick.
Judd throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Judd blocks it with crossed arms.
Judd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Judd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith stalling the fight.
Judd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd jumps guard but Smith stands there with Judd around his waist. Judd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Judd scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Judd.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judd is defending well for now.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Judd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judd's efforts to push away.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Judd.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judd is defending well for now.
Judd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Judd avoids the damage to the body.
Judd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch there but Judd circles away.
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!
Smith tries to clinch up but Judd circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judd.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Judd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judd lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Judd circles away.
Judd misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Judd lands with a left to 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 Matt Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eugene Judd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith wants to clinch up but Judd keeps it at a distance.
Judd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Judd scores with a body shot.
Smith is looking to clinch but Judd is avoiding it.
Smith misses with a low kick as Judd jumps back.
Judd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judd scores with a nice body kick.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Judd in a clinch.
Judd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judd gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Judd improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judd.
Judd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judd is defending well for now.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judd.
Judd misses with a punch on the inside.
Judd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Judd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Judd is having none of it.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judd throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Judd throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Judd.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Judd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Judd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith looks to land a body kick but Judd moved away.
Judd tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Judd scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Judd throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Judd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith cracks the inside of Judd's front leg.

Smith clinches.
Judd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Judd can turn it around.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Judd misses with a body punch.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judd's defenses.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Judd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judd is defending well for now.
Judd tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Judd back against the cage.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judd avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Judd managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Judd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith stalling in the clinch but Judd improves position.
Judd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.

Judd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Judd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Judd circles away.
Judd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands a head kick!

That has opened up Eugene Judd's cut even more.
Good shot there by Judd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Judd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugene Judd's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Judd throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Judd keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith pushes Judd away with a front kick.
Judd throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Judd swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Judd throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Judd connects with a body shot.
Judd lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judd 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judd blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd misses with a head kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Judd moves out of range.
Judd is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Judd. That snapped Smith's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Judd.
Smith lands a head kick!
Eugene Judd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith has Judd up against the cage in a clinch.
Judd misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Judd fails to land.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judd.
Judd misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks a body shot from Judd.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

Judd jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Judd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Judd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd chips away with some ground and pound.
Judd stops Smith from standing up.
Judd throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Judd trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judd postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Judd wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Judd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Judd connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith wants to stand but Judd is controlling the position.
Judd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Judd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Judd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Judd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judd scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Judd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judd 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Judd!
Eugene Judd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.