PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killua Zoldyk (ranked 1456 p4p, 162 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 2089 p4p, 222 weight class). Smith has chosen Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Zoldyk
vs
Smith

178 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

166 cm
22
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killua Zoldyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoldyk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Zoldyk scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Zoldyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Zoldyk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zoldyk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zoldyk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Zoldyk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Killua Zoldyk has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Zoldyk throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Zoldyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Zoldyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Zoldyk counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Zoldyk to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Zoldyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoldyk.
Zoldyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoldyk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoldyk slips under a jab.
A big right from Smith misses.

Zoldyk gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zoldyk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zoldyk throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a series of punches but Zoldyk avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Zoldyk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Zoldyk counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Zoldyk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith throws a right hand that Zoldyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoldyk also avoids with ease.
Zoldyk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Zoldyk's head back.
Smith misses with a hook. Zoldyk ducked under it nicely.
Zoldyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Zoldyk as he checks the leg kick.
Zoldyk lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Zoldyk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoldyk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoldyk is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zoldyk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Zoldyk as he connects with a hook.
Zoldyk circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoldyk moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Zoldyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a hook but Zoldyk avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Smith.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Zoldyk takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Zoldyk with a series of wild strikes but Zoldyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Zoldyk misses.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zoldyk is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoldyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Zoldyk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Zoldyk.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoldyk manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Zoldyk moved out of range.
Zoldyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zoldyk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Zoldyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zoldyk moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killua Zoldyk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoldyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Zoldyk looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoldyk prevents a body shot from Smith.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Zoldyk dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoldyk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zoldyk throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zoldyk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zoldyk scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoldyk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick but Zoldyk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Zoldyk's head back.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zoldyk counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Zoldyk lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook. Zoldyk ducked under it nicely.
Smith swings for the body but Zoldyk moves out of range.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Zoldyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoldyk.
Zoldyk looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith blocks a head kick by Zoldyk.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoldyk moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoldyk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith cracks Zoldyk with a good jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Zoldyk misses with a looping right.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoldyk.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Zoldyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Zoldyk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith scores with a one two! Zoldyk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zoldyk looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Zoldyk counters with a straight right hand.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Zoldyk defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Zoldyk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Zoldyk misses its target.
A jab from Smith misses.
Zoldyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZoldyk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zoldyk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoldyk slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Zoldyk throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Zoldyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Zoldyk's shoulder, as Zoldyk tries to avoid the shot.
Zoldyk misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Zoldyk misses.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Zoldyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Zoldyk as he checks the leg kick.
Zoldyk throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Zoldyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zoldyk throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zoldyk thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoldyk.
And Zoldyk counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Killua Zoldyk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zoldyk scores with a nice head shot.
Zoldyk checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a hook
and Zoldyk counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Zoldyk moves out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoldyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Zoldyk's shoulder, as Zoldyk tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a jab when Zoldyk was well out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Zoldyk tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoldyk moves away.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Zoldyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Zoldyk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Zoldyk back into the cage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Zoldyk manages to break the clinch.
Zoldyk with a hook.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Zoldyk counters with a two punch combo.

Smith is rocked!
Zoldyk looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Zoldyk backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Smith's temple! It sends Smith violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Zoldyk celebrates and the doctors try to help Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Killua Zoldyk!
During a confident post fight interview, Killua Zoldyk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.