PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smesman (ranked 1816 p4p, 232 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 996 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smesman
vs
Cage

190 cm
33
190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smesman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smesman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Smesman misses with a hook
and Cage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smesman punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman 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.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Smesman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Smesman's head.
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage lands a head shot.
Cage digs a good hook to Smesman's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman throws a head kick that misses
and Cage counters with a head kick.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smesman checks it well.
Smesman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cage.
Smesman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smesman needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.

Smesman is rocked!
Smesman throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Smesman misses with a kick to the body.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Cage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage swings for the body but Smesman moves out of range.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Smesman's belly button to the back.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smesman misses the jab.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Smesman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smesman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smesman at a distance.
Cage lunges at Smesman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smesman's hand.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Smesman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Smesman throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smesman slips a straight right by Cage.
Smesman swinging wildly here.
Smesman misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a low kick, right behind Smesman 's knee.
Smesman swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smesman misses with the combination.
Cage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Smesman checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Smesman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick but Smesman moves out of range.
Smesman just misses with a punch to the body.
Smesman tries a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage checks a low kick from Smesman.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smesman throws a combination that misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Smesman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage cracks Smesman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cage takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Smesman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smesman misses with a double jab
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Smesman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smesman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smesman misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Smesman as he checks the leg kick.
Tyler Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage blocks a head kick by Smesman.
Smesman swings widly with a right hand
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Smesman misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Smesman 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.
Smesman misses with a straight right.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smesman misses with a body kick.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage cracks Smesman with an open hand slap.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage jabs Smesman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cage with a nice cross.
Smesman moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Smesman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smesman seems to have got his legs back now.
Smesman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cage clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smesman looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage scores with a jab.
Smesman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smesman staying out of range there.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smesman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smesman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Smesman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage digs a good hook to Smesman's body.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Smesman misses with a few strikes there.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Smesman's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Smesman blocks a head kick by Cage.
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Smesman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smesman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage throws out a counter right but Smesman avoids it with no problem.
Smesman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smesman misses with a double jab
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage throws a combination. Smesman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Smesman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smesman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smesman misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smesman slips under a jab.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Smesman.
Cage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Cage.
Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage lands with a cross.
Smesman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smesman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Smesman misses
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Smesman ducks down to avoid it.
Smesman throwing a counter right hand but Cage manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Smesman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smesman misses with a hook to the body
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smesman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smesman takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Smesman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smesman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smesman tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Cage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Smesman 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.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smesman misses with a series of wild punches.
Smesman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smesman. Those never looked like landing.
Cage scores with a jab. Smesman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage jabs Smesman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smesman throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smesman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Smesman down.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Smesman.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smesman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman misses with a wild combination.
Cage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smesman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smesmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jimmy Smesman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smesman throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smesman misses with a body punch
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smesman throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Smesman throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cage clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman misses with a hook
and Cage counters with a big right hand! Oh Smesman is in trouble here! Cage follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Cage!
A victorious Tyler Cage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.