PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 6001 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Tracy Smith (ranked 169 p4p, 155 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dempsey
vs
Smith

225 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
300
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Dempsey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Dempsey swinging wildly here.
Dempsey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith looks to land a combination but Dempsey avoids it well.
Smith misses with a low kick.
As Smith looks to move away, Dempsey throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.

Smith clinches up with Dempsey and pushes him back against the cage.
Dempsey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dempsey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dempsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has Dempsey pressed against the cage, preventing Dempsey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Dempsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Dempsey shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jack Dempsey has been cut.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.

Smith rushes Dempsey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Dempsey wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Dempsey wants to break free but Smith has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has Dempsey pushed against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith lands a head kick. Dempsey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dempsey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dempsey scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tracy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith pushes Dempsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Dempsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dempsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey working hard to break the clinch.
Smith'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 working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Dempsey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dempsey wants to break free but Smith has control.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dempsey, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Dempsey's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Smith pushes Dempsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Dempsey - just one landing.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tracy Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith delivers a nice body kick.

Smith darts in and clinches Dempsey up against the cage.
Smith has Dempsey pressed against the cage, preventing Dempsey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dempsey prevents a body shot from Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Dempsey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Dempsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dempsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Dempsey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dempsey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey cracks Smith with a hook to the temple - Smith is on wobbly legs here! Dempsey swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Smith falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dempsey wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Dempsey!