PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 625 p4p, 858 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 81 p4p, 118 weight class). Al Din comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING BACK. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith Jr's choice of entrance music: You Will Know My Name. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Al Din
vs
Smith Jr

187 cm
30
204
12 - 10 - 0

183 cm
29
215
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter
Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Al Din throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badr Al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Al Din moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Din.
Al Din blocks a jab.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Din throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Smith Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Din lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick from Al Din, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr staying out of range there.
Smith Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick.
Al Din throws a right hand that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Din throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith Jr slips a jab from Al Din.
Al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith Jr.
Al Din turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Al Din throws a series of strikes that have Smith Jr backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Din with a nice calf kick.
Al Din scores with a leg kick.
Al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
As Smith Jr looks to move away, Al Din throws a big counter combo but Smith Jr just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Al Din.
Al Din jabs Smith Jr right on the nose. Smith Jr blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Al Din was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith Jr.
Al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Din walks into a jab.
Smith Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Smith Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Al Din misses its intended target.
Al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Din connects with a right hand. Smith Jr shakes it off.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr thows a leg kick but Al Din checks it
and Al Din counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Din.
Al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Din takes one on the button.
Al Din defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr throws a front kick that sends Al Din stumbling back into the cage.
Al Din connects with the punch.
It looks like Al Din has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Al Din dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smith Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Din throws a leg kick which misses Smith Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith Jr tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith Jr.
Al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Badr Al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Din.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith Jr 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.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr takes one on the button.
A low kick from Smith Jr is predictable there
and Al Din counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith Jr will feel that in the morning.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
Smith Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the side of Al Din's head but Al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr throws a right and a left that Al Din avoids nicely.
It looked like Al Din wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Din misses with a wild combination.
Al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Al Din blocks a head kick by Smith Jr.
Al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a looping left.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Din lands a jab to the head.
Smith Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Al Din.
Smith Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al Din throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
Smith Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Din throws out the jab.
Al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Din throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith Jr walks into a jab.
Al Din scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Din 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 Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Smith Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Smith Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Din misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Smith Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith Jr drops his hands momentarily and Al Din takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Din throws a leg kick which misses Smith Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith Jr tries to avoid it.
Smith Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Al Din counters with a good low kick that Smith Jr was not able to check.
The crowd cheers as Al Din lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith Jr doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Din checks a low kick from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Din.
Smith Jr lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Al Din dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Din throws out the jab.
Smith Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Din bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head.
Al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al Din. That one must have hurt.
Al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Din throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a left hand
and Al Din counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Din has got the better of the exchanges.
Al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Din ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Al Din.
Al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Some wild striking there from Al Din.
Smith Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Al Din is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Smith Jr misses
and Al Din cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Din misses with a low kick as Smith Jr jumps back.
Al Din throws a looping overhand right but Smith Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Al Din throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Din misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith Jr misses with a looping left.
Al Din is looking for a counter combo.
Al Din looks to throw a body kick
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Al Din swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Al Din wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Din darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Din misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Al Din.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Din moves out of range as Smith Jr strikes.
Al Din connects with the punch.
Corey Smith Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr looks to land a body kick but Al Din moved away.
Al Din thows a leg kick but Smith Jr checks it
and Al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Din scores with a body shot.
Al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Din tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith Jr avoided it.
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr moves forwards but Al Din connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Din lands with a cross.
Al Din throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Al Din connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Din 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Al Din!
Badr Al Din was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.