PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 418 p4p, 718 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 55 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Smith

185 cm
26
180
17 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
178
27 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Lee.

It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Lee misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.

Smith has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocking some punches.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Lee digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Smith.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee 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.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith looks winded!
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
A short left from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Lee.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Lee is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!

Lee clinches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee blocking some punches.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a body punch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Lee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee prevents a body shot from Smith.
Lee keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee prevents a body shot from Smith.
Knees to the body from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Good body shot from Lee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Chad Smith's cut even more.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lee scores with a body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Smith 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.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Smith misses with a hook.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Lee lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four 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!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Smith moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a hook.
Lee wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.

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 Jimmy Lee.
Well Lee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'