PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 2406 p4p, 224 weight class) and Jan Schrijber (ranked 1780 p4p, 167 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry. Aaron Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
Schrijber

195 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
237 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrijber thumps Smith with a low kick.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrijber lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schrijber misses with a low kick.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Schrijber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Schrijber wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Schrijber has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jan Schrijber has been cut.
Schrijber is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith keeps control of Schrijber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Schrijber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrijber's efforts to push away.

Schrijber manages to break the clinch.
Schrijber avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Schrijber was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws an off balance right hand

and Schrijber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schrijber.
Schrijber avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrijber's efforts to push away.
Schrijber is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith taking a breather.
Schrijber has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Schrijber is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.

Schrijber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrijber.
Schrijber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Schrijber settles back down.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schrijber throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Schrijber there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Schrijber slips under a jab.
Schrijber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 left hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Schrijber slips the punch.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schrijber can pounce on him.
Schrijber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schrijber cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schrijber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Schrijber slips the punch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Schrijber.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Schrijber.
Schrijber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Schrijber instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schrijber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith looking to stall.
Schrijber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Schrijber.
Schrijber blocks a jab.
Schrijber throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrijber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Schrijber avoids it easily.
Schrijber tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Schrijber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith defending well as Schrijber loads up on a big left hand.
Schrijber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schrijber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Schrijber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Schrijber saw that one coming.
Schrijber tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws the left hand but Schrijber avoids the punch easily.
Schrijber lands a head shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schrijber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Schrijber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schrijber misses with a low kick.
Jan Schrijber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schrijber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schrijber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Schrijber counter with a right hand.
Schrijber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schrijber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schrijber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Schrijber's head.
Schrijber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Schrijber's head but Schrijber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber wants to clinch.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrijber.
Schrijber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schrijber.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith sets himself, and Schrijber steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Schrijber misses with a head kick.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schrijber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Schrijber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schrijber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schrijber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schrijber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schrijber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Schrijber moved out of range nicely.
Schrijber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Schrijber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schrijber throws a body kick that misses.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Schrijber ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrijber.
Smith lands a jab.
Schrijber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schrijber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schrijber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Schrijber catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Schrijber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schrijber lands the left hand.

Schrijber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schrijber blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Schrijber dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith working aggressively here.

Schrijber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schrijber cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Schrijber slips the punch.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schrijber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Schrijber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Schrijber looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a series of punches but Schrijber moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrijber lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith throws a jab when Schrijber was well out of range.
Smith misses with a hook. Schrijber ducked under it nicely.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Schrijber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schrijber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schrijber counters with a straight right hand.
Schrijber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Schrijber.
Smith throws a right and a left that Schrijber avoids nicely.
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 Aaron Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Schrijber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith throws a shot from downtown. Schrijber moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws the left hand but Schrijber avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Schrijber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schrijber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Schrijber throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Schrijber throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Schrijber off the cage and back into range.
Schrijber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Schrijber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Schrijber steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Schrijber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Schrijber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schrijber slips a jab from Smith.
A big right from Smith misses.
Schrijber wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Schrijber looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Schrijber's head but Schrijber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schrijber takes one to the side of the head.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Schrijber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrijber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook. Schrijber ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Schrijber.
Schrijber slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schrijber was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith clobbers Schrijber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Schrijber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Schrijber closes the distance and clinches.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrijber's efforts to push away.

Schrijber manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrijber.
Schrijber tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Schrijber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Schrijber lands with a slapping head kick.
Schrijber scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Schrijber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Schrijber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schrijber lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schrijber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schrijber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schrijber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Schrijber settles back down.
Smith misses with a hook.
Schrijber tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Schrijber ducks down to avoid it.
Schrijber blocks a jab.
Schrijber lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Schrijber.
Jan Schrijber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Schrijber.
Schrijber lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Schrijber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schrijber misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a jab when Schrijber was well out of range.
Aaron Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schrijber throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Smith!
Aaron Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.