PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Smith (ranked 4316 p4p, 5847 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Song has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Song

165 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
24
135
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Song scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Song swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Song in his tracks momentarily.

Song takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Song takes the fight into the clinch.

Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song misses with a double jab.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Song clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.

Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Song paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Song is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Song clinches up against the cage.

Song breaks from the clinch.
Jacob Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Song takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Charlie Smith has been cut.

Song gets a clinch.
Smith tries to stall but Song uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Song throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Song looks winded!

Song darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Song breaks the clinch.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.

Song closes the distance and clinches.
Song blocking some punches.
Smith is trying to push Song away but Song has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith misses with a body punch.

Song breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Song feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Song then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Song looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Song swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith slips under a jab.
Song misses with a two punch combination.
Song throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Song tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Song will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Song throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Song misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Song is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Song moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Song swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Song tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Song shrugs it off.
Song looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Song throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Song rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Song.
Smith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Song.
It appears Smith was looking to counter with a kick there.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Song swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Song throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith slips a jab from Song.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.

Song clinches with his opponent.

Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Song really felt that one!
Song misses with a wild combination.
Song misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Song throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Song misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Song is breathing heavily.
Song misses with a body shot
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Song really felt that one!
Song misses with a body shot.
It appears Smith was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Song looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Song just gets out of the way.
Song misses with a hook
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Song misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Song misses with a combination
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Song throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Song is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Song's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Song fails to land with a series of punches.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Song's knee momentarily.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.
Song tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Song misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Song shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Song backing up. Song nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Song is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Song throws a right and a left that both miss.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song fails with an attempt to clinch.
Song swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Song misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Song misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Song thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Song shrugs it off.
Song misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Song was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Song swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Song misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Song tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Song just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Song misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Song tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Song misses with a series of wild punches.
Song just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Song throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Song backing up. Song nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Song tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Charlie Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Smith staying out of range there.
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Song takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Song misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Song tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Song looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Song misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Song throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Charlie Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Song tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Song has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Song throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Song just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Song misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Song swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Song misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Song.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Song wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Song shrugs it off.
Song tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
As Song looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Song just gets out of the way.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Song was just out of range.
Song throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Song wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Song scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Song misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Song thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Song moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Song really felt that one!
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Song throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
As Song looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Song just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a straight right by Song.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Song swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Song misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Song's knee momentarily.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Song's knee momentarily.
Song throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Song throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a body kick.
Song wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Song throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith avoids the body shot from Song.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Song throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

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