PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Smith (ranked 5544 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Deontay Blubberkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Blubberkin

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deontay Blubberkin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubberkin walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blubberkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Blubberkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blubberkin! But no joy.
Blubberkin swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Smith drives through and clinches with Blubberkin against the cage.
Blubberkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Blubberkin's head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Blubberkin tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Blubberkin is blocking nicely.
Blubberkin takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Deontay Blubberkin has been cut.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Blubberkin is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Blubberkin is blocking nicely.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blubberkin.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
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!
Blubberkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a right hand.
Blubberkin wants to break free but Smith has control.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Blubberkin tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Blubberkin avoids the damage to the body.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Blubberkin avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Blubberkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith prevents Blubberkin from breaking the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blubberkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blubberkin.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Blubberkin can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blubberkin misses with a punch to the body.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blubberkin misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blubberkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Blubberkin in a clinch.
Blubberkin wants to break free but Smith has control.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blubberkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has Blubberkin pressed against the cage, preventing Blubberkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps control of Blubberkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Blubberkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blubberkin can do to turn this around?
Blubberkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blubberkin avoids it.
Blubberkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Blubberkin is breathing heavily.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rick Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Blubberkin controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blubberkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith digs a right hand into Blubberkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blubberkin's gas tank.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blubberkin can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Blubberkin blocks it.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.

Blubberkin is rocked!
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blubberkin.
Blubberkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blubberkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Blubberkin seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blubberkin's brow.
Blubberkin avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Blubberkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blubberkin managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deontay Blubberkin's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab from Smith.
Blubberkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blubberkin lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith is looking to clinch but Blubberkin is avoiding it.
Blubberkin slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Blubberkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blubberkin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blubberkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blubberkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Blubberkin keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blubberkin! But no joy.

Smith sends Blubberkin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Blubberkin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Blubberkin misses the target.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blubberkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Smith has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Blubberkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blubberkin blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blubberkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith gets through Blubberkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blubberkin backwards.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Blubberkin with a big uppercut! Blubberkin tries to clinch up but Smith pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Blubberkin to the mat! Blubberkin covers up and Smith unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rick Smith!