PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 3615 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Preston Jr (ranked 8725 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Therion - Sitra Ahra. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smith
vs
Preston Jr

185 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 24 - 0

189 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Preston Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Preston Jr scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
A big right from Preston Jr misses.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Preston Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Preston Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston Jr misses with a hook
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Preston Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Preston Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Preston Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Preston Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Preston Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Preston Jr looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A big right from Preston Jr misses.
Preston Jr throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Preston Jr misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith tests Preston Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Preston Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston Jr.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Preston Jr slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Preston Jr down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a body punch but Preston Jr moves out of range.
Smith blocks a jab.
Preston Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Preston Jr takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Preston Jr was just out of range.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preston Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston Jr.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston Jr misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Preston Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Preston Jr moves out of range.
Preston Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith thows a body kick. Preston Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith with a nice cross.
Preston Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith moves away from the strike by Preston Jr.
Smith lands with a straight right. Preston Jr didn't see that one coming.
Preston Jr misses with a low kick.
A jab from Preston Jr misses.
Preston Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Preston Jr is rocked!
Preston Jr lands a jab to the head.
Preston Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Preston Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Preston Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Preston Jr walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Preston Jr from any more punishment! Preston Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Smith!
After the big win, Mike Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.