PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smoke (ranked 5759 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gard Aatrox (ranked 8208 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Smoke
vs
Aatrox

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gard Aatrox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aatrox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smoke has time to react.

It looks like Ryan Smoke has been cut.

Aatrox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aatrox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aatrox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aatrox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aatrox avoids it.
Aatrox taking a breather.
Smoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aatrox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aatrox misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aatrox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke swings wildly with an uppercut but Aatrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aatrox can't find room to land a body shot as Smoke controls the action.
Aatrox tries a body shot but Smoke blocks it.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Smoke misses with the head strike.
Aatrox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aatrox prevents Smoke from breaking the clinch.
Aatrox looking to stall.
Smoke blocks a body shot from Aatrox.
Smoke prevents a body shot from Aatrox.
Aatrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aatrox stalling in the clinch but Smoke improves position.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Aatrox.
Aatrox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aatrox misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Smoke throws a punch but it's blocked by Aatrox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aatrox.
Aatrox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aatrox misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aatrox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoke prevents a body shot from Aatrox.
Aatrox tries to work over Smoke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smoke has a couple of punches blocked by Aatrox.
Aatrox trying to stall but Smoke improves his position.
Aatrox's coach down at Blackscar Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aatrox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smoke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoke swings wildly with an uppercut but Aatrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aatrox.
Smoke has a couple of punches blocked by Aatrox.
Aatrox struggles to land a body shot inside as Smoke controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
A short right from Smoke.
Smoke has had enough of the clinch but Aatrox keeps him there for the moment.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Aatrox is trying to maintain a safe position but Smoke gets an underhook and turns Aatrox into the cage.
Smoke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smoke as Aatrox tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smoke as Aatrox tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smoke leaning against his opponent.
Smoke blocks an elbow strike.
Aatrox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smoke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smoke misses with the head strike.
Smoke swings wildly with an uppercut but Aatrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aatrox wants to stall.
Aatrox blocks an uppercut.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
Aatrox looking to throw knees to the head but Smoke is blocking nicely.
Smoke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smoke stalling in the clinch.
Aatrox misses with a body punch.
Aatrox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smoke is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoke has a couple of punches blocked by Aatrox.
Smoke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aatrox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aatrox blocks an uppercut.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aatrox avoids it.
Smoke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aatrox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Aatrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aatrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aatrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aatrox misses with a punch to the body.
Smoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Aatrox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smoke is trying to push Aatrox away but Aatrox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Smoke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Smoke'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.

Smoke rushes Aatrox and presses him up against the cage.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aatrox tries to stall but Smoke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aatrox lands a nice knee to the body.
Smoke has a couple of punches blocked by Aatrox.
Aatrox looking to throw knees to the head but Smoke is blocking nicely.
Aatrox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smoke backwards.
Aatrox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smoke prevents it.
Aatrox blocking some punches.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
Aatrox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aatrox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan Smoke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smoke blocking some punches.
Smoke misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke blocks an elbow strike.
Aatrox misses with a knee strike.
Aatrox missing with knees to the body.
Smoke swings wildly with an uppercut but Aatrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aatrox.
Aatrox goes for a takedown attempt but Smoke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gard Aatrox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoke misses with a hook.
Smoke tries to work over Aatrox's front leg with a kick but Aatrox checks it.
Ryan Smoke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smoke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Aatrox counter with a right hand.
Aatrox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Aatrox closes the distance and clinches.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
Aatrox throws a head punch that misses.
Smoke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aatrox.
Aatrox misses with some punches.
Aatrox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Aatrox.
Aatrox misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Aatrox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aatrox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smoke's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aatrox.
Aatrox misses with a knee to the head.
Aatrox lands with a short shot to the head.
Smoke working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aatrox.
Smoke prevents a body shot from Aatrox.
Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aatrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smoke misses with some punches.
Aatrox taking a breather.
Aatrox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ryan Smoke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gard Aatrox.
Smoke is struggling to control the position.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aatrox tries to work over Smoke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aatrox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aatrox misses with a knee to the head.
Smoke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aatrox tries to stall but Smoke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smoke is pushing Aatrox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aatrox avoiding damage as Smoke throws knees to the body.
Smoke misses with some punches.
Smoke throws a punch but it's blocked by Aatrox.
Smoke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aatrox taking a breather.
Aatrox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smoke as Aatrox tries to tie him up.
Aatrox throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Aatrox.
Aatrox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aatrox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Aatrox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smoke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smoke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smoke stalls.
Aatrox can't find room to land a body shot as Smoke controls the action.
Smoke working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gard Aatrox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Smoke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aatrox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smoke to the mat! Smoke manages to get full guard.
Aatrox working some strikes from top position.
Smoke working a defensive guard here.
Aatrox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aatrox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aatrox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smoke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aatrox on the ground.
Aatrox wants to control from the top but Smoke keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aatrox landing some decent shots from guard.
Aatrox wants to control from the top but Smoke keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke working a defensive guard but Aatrox passes into half guard.
Aatrox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aatrox prevents Smoke from improving his position.
Aatrox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Smoke is rocked!
Aatrox is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Smoke is hurt! He's hurt bad - Aatrox fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Smoke from any more punishment! Congratulations to Aatrox! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gard Aatrox!