PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 490 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 68 p4p, 285 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Creep. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Paunovic

180 cm
27
170
14 - 5 - 0

186 cm
44
193
24 - 22 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paunovic forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Paunovic has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
A short right from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks an uppercut.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Paunovic's head.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocking some punches.
Paunovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paunovic is working Smith over against the cage.
Paunovic lands a body punch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Paunovic misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paunovic.
Smith blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Paunovic can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paunovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Paunovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith presses Paunovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith is working Paunovic over against the cage.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Paunovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Paunovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Paunovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Paunovic misses with a body punch.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic working hard to break the clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Paunovic.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith presses Paunovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paunovic.
Paunovic gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paunovic lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!