PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Hutchens (ranked 2534 p4p, 4364 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 339 p4p, 510 weight class). Lenny Hutchens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hutchens
vs
Smith

191 cm
26
213
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
213
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Hutchens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Smith!
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!
Hutchens wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutchens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Hutchens lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutchens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hutchens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Hutchens counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hutchens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutchens circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchens misses the target.
Hutchens tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Hutchens lands a body shot.
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!
Hutchens lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Hutchens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hutchens.
Smith slips under a jab from Hutchens.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutchens was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hutchens.
A jab lands there for Hutchens.
Hutchens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hutchens does it's job there.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchens moves away.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hutchens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Hutchens does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Hutchens throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Hutchens's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips a straight right by Hutchens.
Smith digs a good hook to Hutchens's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Hutchens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Smith tries to get set, Hutchens tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith scores with a one two! Hutchens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hutchens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hutchens rather than just go for the knockout.
Hutchens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith moves out of range as Hutchens strikes.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hutchens's head but Hutchens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hutchens looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Hutchens missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Hutchens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hutchens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens dodges the punch combination from Smith.

Hutchens has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hutchens moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hutchens scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hutchens fails to land.
Hutchens prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hutchens fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Hutchens lands a shoulder strike.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Hutchens has double underhooks.
Hutchens cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith letting Hutchens take a breather here.
Smith tries to circle away but Hutchens has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutchens cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutchens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hutchens tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hutchens avoids nicely.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hutchens lands a jab to the head.
Hutchens avoids the body shot from Smith.
As Smith looks to move away, Hutchens throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutchens throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Hutchens wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lenny Hutchens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hutchens throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Hutchens moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

Hutchens darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Hutchens throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Hutchens has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hutchens gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries to circle away but Hutchens has him pinned against the cage.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Hutchens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Hutchens keeps him there for the moment.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Jake Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hutchens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Hutchens looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hutchens throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hutchens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hutchens lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Hutchens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hutchens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Hutchens misses with a body punch.
Hutchens has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hutchens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hutchens throws an elbow that misses.
Lenny Hutchens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hutchens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to break free but Hutchens pushes him back against the cage.
Hutchens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hutchens swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutchens misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hutchens.
Hutchens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Hutchens is controlling the position.
Hutchens lands an uppercut.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hutchens tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hutchens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutchens manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchens moves away.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hutchens.
A slow jab from Hutchens misses its intended target.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Hutchens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Hutchens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith defending well as Hutchens loads up on a big left hand.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith swings for the body but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutchens manages to avoid it.
Hutchens is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hutchens 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.
Hutchens tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hutchens moves out of range.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hutchens darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutchens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to break free but Hutchens has control.
Smith tries to circle away but Hutchens has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hutchens misses with a body punch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Hutchens keeps him there for the moment.
Hutchens prevents a body shot from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hutchens working aggressively here.
Hutchens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Hutchens has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Stalling in the clinch from Hutchens.
Hutchens swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutchens lands with a left to the head.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lenny Hutchens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hutchens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Hutchens.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hutchens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hutchens sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hutchens manages to avoid it.
Smith defending well as Hutchens loads up on a big left hand.
Hutchens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hutchens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hutchens.
Smith moves out of range as Hutchens strikes.
Hutchens ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Hutchens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hutchens avoids them all with ease.
Hutchens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Hutchens moved out of range nicely.
Smith scores with the left hand. Hutchens knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutchens was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Hutchens avoids the body shot from Smith.
Hutchens is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Hutchens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hutchens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenny Hutchens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hutchens throws out the jab.
Hutchens with a hook.
Hutchens looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hutchens's hands.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Hutchens throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands with a straight right. Hutchens didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hutchens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hutchens has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Hutchens throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Hutchens leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Hutchens has the dominant position.
Hutchens throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Hutchens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Hutchens wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Hutchens cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Hutchens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hutchens scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Hutchens. That snapped Smith's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hutchens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hutchens avoids nicely.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hutchens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hutchens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hutchens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lenny Hutchens!
Lenny Hutchens decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.