PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kamelot - Abandoned. Matt Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smith
vs
Lim

167 cm
30
149 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

168 cm
34
152 lbs
24 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Lim breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that Lim semi-blocks.
Nice straight punches there by Lim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lim.
Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lim is avoiding it.
Lim lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith throws a low kick but Lim avoids it.

Smith has managed to clinch.

Lim breaks the clinch.
Lim scores with a punch to the head.
Lim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lim!
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lim misses with a two punch combination.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.
Lim with a jab.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Lim catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith throws a leg kick
and Lim counters with a nice leg kick.

Smith clinches up with Lim and pushes him back against the cage.
Lim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lim manages to break the clinch.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Lim misses with a low kick.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Lim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lim jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Smith wants to stand but Lim is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lim has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Lim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smith has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith stands up.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a hook but Lim blocks it.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.

Smith gets a clinch.

Lim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith wants to clinch.
And Lim responds with a good body kick, but Smith manages to step out the way in time.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks the inside of Lim's front leg.
Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Lim lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Lim is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lim.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Lim connects with a crisp jab.
Lim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
A head kick misses from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Lim as he connects with a hook.
Lim stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lim finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a head kick. Lim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Lim misses.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Lim counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith feints and then cracks Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lim down.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Lim was not able to check.
Lim cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Lim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Smith has Lim up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Lim avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Lim.
A right handed body shot lands from Lim.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lim tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.

Lim manages to break the clinch.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Lim throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Lim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith keeps control of Lim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is working Lim over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lim blocks it with crossed arms.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is leaning against Lim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents Lim from breaking the clinch.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Lim breaks the clinch.
Lim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith tries to work over Lim's front leg with a kick but Lim checks it.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Lim.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Lim lands.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Lim lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Lim's head back.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Lim throws a counter combo.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Lim seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Lim and move into the clinch.
Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Lim breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Lim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lim.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a push kick but Lim slaps the foot to one side.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Lim counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charlie Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

Lim pulls guard successfully.

Lim is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lim.
Lim tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lim, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lim is defending well for now.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lim.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.

Lim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Lim scores with a nice strike.
Smith throws a hook but Lim avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Lim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Lim's belly button to the back.
Lim cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Lim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.
Lim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lim can't break the clinch.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith lands an elbow just above Lim 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.

Lim is rocked!
Smith working the clinch nicely. Lim is working for position but Smith cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lim crumples up against the cage and Smith lands two more shots before the ref can save Lim! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Matt Smith!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Smith thanked Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).