PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Darren (ranked 2897 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 351 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.

Darren
vs
Smith

186 cm
25
178
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
181
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Darren gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Darren breaks from the clinch.

Darren pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Darren breaks from the clinch.
Darren lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Darren connects with a looping right hand.
Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darren.
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!

Darren forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.

Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves to clinch but Darren breaks away
and Darren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a head kick.
It looked like Darren was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darren jabs at Smith's body.

Darren clinches.
Smith tries to pull guard but Darren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darren scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Darren.
A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
Darren has Smith pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Darren breaks the clinch.

Darren rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Darren breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darren scores with a body shot.
Darren is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.

Darren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.

Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith closes the distance but Darren moves to the side
and Darren counters with a left to the body.
Nice body kick from Darren.
Darren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.

Darren clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ali Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Smith.
Knees to the body from Darren.
Smith looks winded!

Darren breaks the clinch.

Darren clinches up against the cage.
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!
Darren controlling the action here for a moment.

Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Darren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Sam Smith has been cut.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Darren had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith moves in looking to clinch but Darren pushes him off.
Darren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darren scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Smith is rocked!
Darren throws out a powerful jab.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Darren finish him?

Darren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darren.

Darren breaks from the clinch.
Ali Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Darren instigates a clinch.
Darren landing knees to the body.
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 tries to pull guard but Darren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Ali Darren has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Darren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darren throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Smith colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Darren as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Smith is left battered and dazed whilst Darren and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Darren!