PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bovo Taskerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The Morning. Bovo Taskerson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taskerson
vs
Smith

177 cm
19
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bovo Taskerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Taskerson tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Taskerson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Taskerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taskerson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Taskerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

Taskerson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Taskerson.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taskerson walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taskerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Taskerson.
Taskerson tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Taskerson takes one to the side of the head.
Taskerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith sizes up Taskerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taskerson wants to clinch.
Taskerson wants to clinch.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taskerson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Taskerson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taskerson 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 fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bovo Taskerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Smith.
Taskerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Taskerson.
Taskerson misses with a knee strike.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head.
Taskerson tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Taskerson landing knees to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Taskerson scores a nice knee to the body.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taskerson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taskerson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith tries to pull guard but Taskerson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Taskerson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taskerson lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taskerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but Taskerson won't allow it.
Taskerson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith jumps guard but Taskerson stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taskerson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taskerson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to pull guard but Taskerson won't allow it.
Smith avoiding damage as Taskerson throws knees to the body.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.

Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taskerson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Smith has an active guard here but Taskerson has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bovo Taskerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Taskerson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Taskerson tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taskerson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taskerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taskerson is looking to clinch.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Taskerson's ribs.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taskerson on the side of the head.
Taskerson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taskerson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taskerson moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Taskerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taskerson tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taskerson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taskerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taskerson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Taskerson.
Taskerson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taskerson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taskerson needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith cracks Taskerson with a good jab.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith scores with a jab. Taskerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taskerson momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taskerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Taskerson needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Taskerson wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Taskerson is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands with a right hand.
Oh Taskerson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Taskerson right on the button. Taskerson goes down! Smith follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Smith gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Smith!