PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock King Kong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
King Kong

200 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Kong scores with a body shot.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King Kong's calf.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from King Kong.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King Kong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith staying calm.

Smith stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Smith throws a jab when King Kong was well out of range.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
King Kong is looking for the big counter here.
King Kong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King Kong slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brock King Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from King Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King Kong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King Kong misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. King Kong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith lands a head kick. King Kong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King Kong lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King Kong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a double leg but King Kong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King Kong continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
King Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King Kong manages to circle out of the way.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but King Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

King Kong bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from King Kong.
King Kong cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
King Kong digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
King Kong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Kong throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Robert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King Kong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
King Kong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King Kong lands a jab-cross combination.
King Kong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by King Kong.
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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King Kong! But no joy.
King Kong misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Kong cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith tries to bum rush King Kong with a series of wild strikes but King Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King Kong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
King Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
King Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to bum rush King Kong with a series of wild strikes but King Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King Kong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
King Kong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. King Kong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King Kong feints a jab promting Smith to slip. King Kong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

King Kong lands with a nice body punch.
We've been informed that King Kong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King Kong sprawls well. King Kong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
King Kong throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.

King Kong gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King Kong controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Kong wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for King Kong there!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Kong tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith wants to control the pace but King Kong is squirming around nicely.
King Kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith working King Kong over with strikes here.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but King Kong is having none of it.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
King Kong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Kong tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for King Kong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King Kong wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to control but King Kong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King Kong.
Good shot there by King Kong.
King Kong misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King Kong thinking.
King Kong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King Kong avoids the head kick by Smith.
King Kong misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown
and King Kong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from King Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but King Kong moves out of range.
King Kong lands a jab-cross combination.
King Kong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King Kong wants it to stay on the feet.
King Kong is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King Kong misses with the combination.
As King Kong looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but King Kong just gets out of the way.
Brock King Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King Kong looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
King Kong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith slips a jab from King Kong.
King Kong stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but King Kong moves away
and King Kong counters with a right hand to the body.
Robert Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and King Kong counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Kong thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King Kong lands with an overhand left.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King Kong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King Kong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from King Kong finds it's target.
King Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith is looking to clinch but King Kong is avoiding it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from King Kong both land. Nice combination.
King Kong swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a big counter combination but King Kong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King Kong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith tries to clinch
and King Kong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King Kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King Kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses King Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as King Kong tries to avoid it.
King Kong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - King Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King Kong works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but King Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but King Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. King Kong tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King Kong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King Kong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King Kong misses with a double jab.
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!
King Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from King Kong does no damage.
King Kong clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by King Kong.
King Kong lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock King Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King Kong 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock King Kong!