PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 695 p4p, 99 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 1262 p4p, 163 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vasleyiev
vs
Smiff

178 cm
28
170 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

178 cm
27
177 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasleyiev misses with a wild body shot.
Vasleyiev looks to throw the jab but Smiff is out of range.
A left lands for Vasleyiev.
Nice sprawl there from Vasleyiev as Smiff shoots in.
Smiff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vasleyiev defends well and Smiff ends up having to push Vasleyiev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A left and a right from Smiff both land. Nice combination.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasleyiev circles away.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiff throws a hook but Vasleyiev avoids it easily.
Smiff misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Vasleyiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smiff. That did some damage!
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff keeps Vasleyiev at a distance using the push kick.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
A combination from Vasleyiev does no damage.
Smiff feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasleyiev misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff blocks a leg kick.
Smiff throws a leg kick that misses.
Smiff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasleyiev defends it nicely.
Smiff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasleyiev misses with a double jab.
Vasleyiev misses with a two punch combination.
Smiff jabs Vasleyiev right on the nose. Vasleyiev blinks but takes it well.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasleyiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasleyiev connects with a right hand. Smiff shakes it off.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasleyiev looks to throw the jab but Smiff is out of range.
Smiff is looking to land body kicks.
Vasleyiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smiff just manages to avoid it.
Smiff misses with an attempted mid kick.

Smiff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasleyiev, pushing him back against the cage.

Vasleyiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasleyiev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasleyiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smiff cracks Vasleyiev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smiff dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasleyiev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smiff walks into a left hand.
Vasleyiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasleyiev as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasleyiev circles away.
Vasleyiev moves out of range as Smiff strikes.
Vasleyiev throws a nice looking combination but Smiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasleyiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasleyiev walks into a left hand.
Smiff tries a low kick but Vasleyiev avoids it.
Vasleyiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smiff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasleyiev tried to score with a low kick but Smiff checks it.
Smiff tries to clinch
and Vasleyiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Vasleyiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasleyiev throws the left hand but Smiff avoids the punch easily.
Smiff fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasleyiev is fending him off so far but Smiff persists. Nope, Vasleyiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasleyiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smiff.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasleyiev trying to control the position but instead, Smiff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasleyiev into the cage.
Smiff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasleyiev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vasleyiev lands a right hand.
Vasleyiev just leaning against Smiff, taking a breather.
Vasleyiev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick that knocks Smiff off balance momentarily.
Smiff avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Vasleyiev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vasleyiev cracks Smiff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Vasleyiev.
Quinoa Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smiff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smiff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smiff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Smiff moves out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev cracks a nice hook into Smiff's ribs.
Smiff looks to land a combination. Vasleyiev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasleyiev walks into a left hand.
Smiff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasleyiev walks into a straight right hand from Smiff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasleyiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Vasleyiev.
Smiff tries to clinch up but Vasleyiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Smiff fails with the takedown
and Vasleyiev counters with a straight right hand.

Smiff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vasleyiev to the ground. Smiff is now in Vasleyiev's guard.
Smiff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasleyiev is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasleyiev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff trying to control but Vasleyiev is working from the bottom.
Smiff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasleyiev keeping full guard, as Smiff tries to pass.
Smiff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smiff trying to control the action but Vasleyiev is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff controlling the position from side mount.
Smiff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vasleyiev tries to bench press Smiff off him but Smiff keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here as Smiff stalls from top position.
Smiff trying to control the position but Vasleyiev is working away.
Smiff taking a breather here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff slips a jab and a cross from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Smiff throws a counter combo.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasleyiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smiff lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Vasleyiev. No joy for Smiff on that attempt.
Vasleyiev is looking to counter punch.
Vasleyiev connects with a right hand. Smiff shakes it off.
Smiff moves in looking to clinch but Vasleyiev pushes him off.
Vasleyiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiff takes one on the button.
Smiff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Vasleyiev misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Smiff avoids them all with ease.
Vasleyiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smiff can do to turn this around?
Smiff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smiff. That did some damage!
Smiff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasleyiev to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Smiff as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasleyiev scores with a hook to the body. Smiff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smiff misses with a hook.
Smiff 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.
Vasleyiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiff.
It looked like Vasleyiev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smiff.
Smiff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasleyiev swivels and escapes.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
Vasleyiev walks into a stiff left hand from Smiff.
Vasleyiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasleyiev looks to land a right hand but Smiff moved out of range.
Vasleyiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smiff is out of range.
Vasleyiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smiff manages to avoid it.
Smiff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasleyiev. That's going to slow Smiff down.
Quinoa Smiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Smiff blocks the low kick.
Smiff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smiff lands with a good body shot.
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!
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasleyiev.
Smiff misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev tries to score with a low kick but Smiff moves his leg out of the way.
Smiff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasleyiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Smiff with a jab.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Smiff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vasleyiev counters with a nice body shot.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasleyiev sprawls well. Vasleyiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smiff gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a right and a left that Smiff avoids nicely.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Smiff's front leg with a kick but Smiff checks it.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasleyiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasleyiev is looking to counter punch.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smiff misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Smiff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vasleyiev thuds his right hand into Smiff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Vasleyiev both land. Nice combination.
Vasleyiev moves out of range as Smiff strikes.
Vasleyiev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasleyiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Smiff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasleyiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiff avoided it.
Vasleyiev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smiff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasleyiev tries to avoid it but Smiff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasleyiev to the ground. Vasleyiev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Smiff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasleyiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasleyiev is looking to slow Smiff down with leg kicks.
Vasleyiev swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a nice right hand.
Vasleyiev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smiff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Smiff tries to clinch but Vasleyiev is having none of it.
Vasleyiev blocks a leg kick.
Smiff shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasleyiev tries to sprawl out of it but Smiff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasleyiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Vasleyiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasleyiev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Vasleyiev!