PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umbabarauma Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Smith
vs
Lefevre

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

201 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umbabarauma Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Lefevre !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lefevre tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lefevre to the ground. Lefevre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lefevre is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lefevre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Lefevre tries to clinch up.
Smith shoots in but Lefevre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lefevre swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbabarauma Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lefevre .
Lefevre moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lefevre pinned against the cage. Lefevre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lefevre tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre is looking to clinch.
Lefevre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lefevre moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yves Lefevre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lefevre .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lefevre misses with a wild combination.
Lefevre tries to clinch up.
Lefevre tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Lefevre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefevre wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre tries to clinch up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Yves Lefevre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefevre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lefevre defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Lefevre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lefevre is looking to clinch.
Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbabarauma Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A good leg kick by Lefevre .
Lefevre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefevre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefevre tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Lefevre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lefevre is looking to clinch.
Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lefevre avoids it really well and circles away.
Yves Lefevre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefevre is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Lefevre is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Lefevre is looking to clinch.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Lefevre which made him look bad.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lefevre circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbabarauma Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lefevre pinned against the cage. Lefevre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefevre as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefevre punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefevre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Lefevre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lefevre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Lefevre !