PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Morales (ranked 1299 p4p, 691 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 160 p4p, 83 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Television - Marquee Moon. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Morales
vs
Smith

171 cm
27
154
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
27
159
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morales has time to react.

It looks like Angel Morales has been cut.
Morales dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Morales.
Morales takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morales. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Morales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Morales looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Morales appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith cracks Morales with an open hand slap.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morales takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morales walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
An inside leg kick lands from Morales.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Morales manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Morales moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Smith moves away from the strike by Morales.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales misses with a straight right.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Morales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales connects with a leg kick.
Morales walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Morales has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morales thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Morales counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Smith misses.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.

Angel Morales's cut is getting worse.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Morales moves out of range easily.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Morales buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales lands a front kick.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Morales.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Morales slips the punch.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Smith misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Smith looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Angel Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morales.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith with a hook.
Morales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morales moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Morales throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Morales counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morales.
Morales buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angel Morales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angel Morales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Morales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morales.
A jab from Smith misses.
A jab from Morales misses.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands with a good body shot.
Morales misses with a hook.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Morales lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morales takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Morales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales scores with a leg kick.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Morales lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Smith throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morales with a jab.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales with a jab.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Morales throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

Angel Morales's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Morales digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands a high kick!
Morales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morales. That's going to slow Smith down.
Morales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morales throws a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick but Morales checks it.
Morales throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking 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!
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Morales.
Morales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morales scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales scores with a leg kick.
Morales blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Morales moves out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales scores with a jab.
Morales lands a right hook to the body.
Morales is looking to land body kicks.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angel Morales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Morales connects with a single shot there.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Morales has got the better of the exchanges.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angel Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Morales moves his leg out of the way.
Morales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morales throws a body kick that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith checks a low kick from Morales.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morales.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Morales.
Morales connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Morales lands a head shot.
Morales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Morales scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morales!
Good leg kick by Morales.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morales.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Morales.
Smith takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Morales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Morales blocks a head kick by Smith.
Morales misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bryant Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angel Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Morales tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Morales backs away looking to recover.
Morales avoids the head kick by Smith.
Morales scores with a leg kick.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Jeez, Angel Morales's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morales.
Smith avoids the body shot from Morales.
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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Morales connects with an inside leg kick.
Morales lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morales connects with an inside leg kick.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Angel Morales's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bryant Smith!
After the big win, Bryant Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.