PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 3464 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Lenny Hutchens (ranked 405 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Smith
vs
Hutchens

185 cm
25
213
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
213
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Hutchens!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Hutchens counters with a stiff right hand.
Hutchens throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Hutchens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Hutchens.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hutchens misses with some punches.
Smith blocking some punches.
Hutchens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Hutchens uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Hutchens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Hutchens avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Hutchens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hutchens lands a nice uppercut.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hutchens fails to land.
Hutchens has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Hutchens misses with some punches.
A short left from Hutchens.
Smith blocks a body shot from Hutchens.
Hutchens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutchens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Hutchens throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
Smith is leaning against Hutchens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutchens blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with some punches.
Hutchens looking to stall.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Smith.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hutchens.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hutchens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Hutchens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hutchens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hutchens misses with a punch on the inside.
Hutchens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hutchens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hutchens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hutchens is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hutchens has his back to the cage.
Hutchens misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hutchens.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hutchens is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Hutchens blocks a body shot from Smith.
Hutchens lands a nice uppercut.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
Hutchens pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Hutchens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hutchens ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A left lands for Hutchens.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Hutchens misses with a punch on the inside.
Hutchens tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hutchens leaning against his opponent.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Hutchens throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutchens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hutchens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hutchens blocking some punches.
Hutchens scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Hutchens lands with a left to the head.
Smith gets through Hutchens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hutchens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
Hutchens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocking some punches.
Hutchens can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Hutchens's head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hutchens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hutchens on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hutchens.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hutchens steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Hutchens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hutchens swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a combination. Hutchens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hutchens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Hutchens.
Hutchens misses with a body punch.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
Hutchens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchens lands with a short shot to the head.
Hutchens pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutchens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Hutchens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hutchens blocking some punches.
Hutchens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Hutchens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
Hutchens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Hutchens's ribcage. Hutchens let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hutchens effectively controlling the action here.
Hutchens is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Hutchens controls the action.
Hutchens wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lenny Hutchens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hutchens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to bum rush Hutchens with a series of wild strikes but Hutchens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hutchens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hutchens throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a right hand that Hutchens ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutchens also avoids with ease.
Hutchens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hutchens counters with a stiff right hand.
Hutchens jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Hutchens moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith tries to clinch but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Hutchens to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hutchens avoids it well.
Hutchens throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.

Hutchens has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Hutchens scores with a shoulder strike.
Hutchens lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with the head strike.
Hutchens blocking some punches.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Hutchens controls his hands.
Hutchens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hutchens breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens misses with a two punch combination.
Hutchens with a hook.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hutchens.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Hutchens lands a nice uppercut.
Hutchens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
Hutchens taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.
Hutchens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Hutchens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hutchens is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hutchens has his back to the cage.
Hutchens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hutchens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Hutchens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutchens.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Hutchens misses its intended target.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Smith.
A short right from Hutchens.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hutchens's elbow.
Hutchens stalling.
Hutchens is stalling here.
Hutchens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries to work over Hutchens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hutchens's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hutchens has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Hutchens misses with the head strike.
Hutchens avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is looking to control Hutchens's arms but Hutchens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hutchens struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.
A short left from Hutchens.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hutchens lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith has Hutchens pressed against the cage.
Hutchens misses with a punch on the inside.
Lenny Hutchens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Hutchens.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith working aggressively here.
Hutchens is trying to stall.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith presses Hutchens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hutchens blocks a body shot from Smith.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
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 is looking to control Hutchens's arms but Hutchens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hutchens fails to land.
Hutchens throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hutchens blocking some punches.
Hutchens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Come on Hutchens - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith cracks Hutchens with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Hutchens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocking some punches.
Hutchens wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Hutchens controls the action.
A short right from Smith.
Smith tries to work over Hutchens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutchens.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Hutchens improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hutchens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Hutchens!
A very excited looking Lenny Hutchens rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.