PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 177 p4p, 128 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 24 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mma
vs
Smith

182 cm
35
190
31 - 14 - 0

183 cm
35
185
31 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
Savage Fightwear

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook. Mma ducked under it nicely.
Mma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Mma counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Mma to acknowledge the strikes.
Mma looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mma counters with a left to the body.
Mma throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Mma has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Mma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Mma misses.
Mma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mma misses.
Mma misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Mma needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith slips a jab from Mma.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mma drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mma avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mma has time to react.
Mma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Mma lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
It looked like Mma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Mma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mma misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A big left from Mma misses.
Mma looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Mma throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith's coach down at Alfred Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Mma. Those never looked like landing.
Mma lands with a good body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Mma.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Mma misses the jab.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a hook but Mma blocks it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Mma.
Smith counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Mma moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Mma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut there from Mma.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Mma off balance momentarily.
Smith slips under a jab.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Jeff Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Mma dominated that round.
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 throws a body shot but no joy.
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, Mma has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mma takes a step back to recover.
Mma misses the shot to the body.
Mma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Mma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Mma. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
Mma moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mma staying out of range there.
Mma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Mma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Mma misses.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Smith.
Mma lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mma at a distance.
Jeff Mma is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mma misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a big counter head kick but Mma avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Mma misses with a left hand
and Mma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Mma misses with a looping right.
Mma feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Mma moved out of range.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mma scores with a jab to the head.
Mma misses with a looping left.
Mma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mma misses with a hook
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mma throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma misses with a hook
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mma avoids them all with ease.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Mma slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Mma.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Mma throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Mma stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Mma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a big counter head kick but Mma avoids it with no problem.
Mma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mma misses with a hook
and Mma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mma lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
A cross from Smith lands.
Mma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Mma thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mma.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Mma is wise to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Mma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mma misses with a body shot.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith staying out of range there.
Mma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Mma.
Mma throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Mma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Mma manages to duck under it in time.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Mma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mma slips a jab from Smith.
Mma stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Mma thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mma blocks a jab.
Jab by Smith.
Mma moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Mma lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Smith catches Mma right on the button with a cross.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Mma back into the cage.

Mma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Mma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith moves out of range as Mma strikes.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mma connects with a looping right hand.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Mma moves away and avoids it.
Mma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Mma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Mma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mma throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Mma's head.
Mma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mma throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mma counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Mma misses.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Mma misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Mma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mma feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Mma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeff Mma.
I think Mma 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.