PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2039 p4p, 226 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 1484 p4p, 168 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chang
vs
Smith

178 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

166 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang throws a good cross that connects.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Chang avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Chang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Chang avoids it well.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Chang catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Chang.
Chang scores with a hook.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chang eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chang.
Chang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Chang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chang throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith connects with a right hand. Chang shakes it off.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Chang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Chang prevents a body shot from Smith.
Chang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
Smith stalling.
Chang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.

Chang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Chang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Chang misses.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Chang cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chang thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Chang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Chang saw that one coming.
Chang lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chang avoids them all with ease.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chang ducks down to avoid it.
Chang scores with a nice head shot.
Chang lands with a good body shot.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang scores with a jab.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A good leg kick by Chang.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chang connects with the punch.

Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
BOOM! Chang lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smith. Smith tries to recover but Chang is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smith lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chang!
A relieved looking Bruce Chang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.