PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Smid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diosdado Durante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smid comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smid
vs
Durante

187 cm
20
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ales Smid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diosdado Durante!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diosdado Durante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Durante does no damage.
Durante throws an overhand right that lands on Smid's shoulder, as Smid tries to avoid the shot.
Durante misses with a straight left.
Smid throws a head kick that Durante semi-blocks.
Smid takes one on the button.
Smid looks for the body kick but Durante saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Smid.
Smid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durante throws a shot from downtown. Smid moves away and avoids it.
Smid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smid sizes up Durante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smid. Smid obviously looking to wear him down.
Durante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durante will feel that in the morning.
Durante looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smid throws a head kick that Durante semi-blocks.
Durante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smid throws a leg kick which misses Durante's front leg but catches the back leg as Durante tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smid.
Durante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smid.
Smid feints and then cracks Durante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durante down.
Smid lands a right hook to the body.
Smid lands with a kick to the temple. Durante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smid throws a nice inside leg kick.

Smid lands a big head kick that sends Durante tumbling to the mat! Smid takes a step backwards and waves Durante back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smid thumps Durante with a low kick.
Smid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smid chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Smid lands a big head kick that sends Durante tumbling to the mat! Smid takes a step backwards and waves Durante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Durante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smid connects with a looping right hand.
Durante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smid lands a head kick!

Smid lands a big head kick that sends Durante tumbling to the mat! Smid takes a step backwards and waves Durante back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Durante is rocked!
Smid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smid.
Durante throws a leg kick
and Smid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durante's knee momentarily.
Smid lands with an overhand left.
Durante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smid lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Smid.
Durante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smid lands a slapping body shot.
Durante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smid thuds a left hand into Durante's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smid. That's going to slow Durante down.
A good leg kick by Smid.
Smid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smid delivers a nice body kick.
Durante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smid throws a shot to the body.
Durante on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body kick there by Smid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Smid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Smid.
Good leg kick by Smid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smid cracks the inside of Durante's front leg.
Smid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durante can do to turn this around?
Durante misses with a double jab
and Smid counters with a thumping low kick.
Smid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Smid catches Durante right on the button with a cross.
Smid connects with the punch.
Smid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Smid.
Smid connects with a right hand. Durante shakes it off.
Smid throws a leg kick which misses Durante's front leg but catches the back leg as Durante tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Smid.
Durante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smid. Smid obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smid.
Smid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Durante really felt that one!
Smid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durante's head.
Smid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smid throws a leg kick which misses Durante's front leg but catches the back leg as Durante tries to avoid it.
Durante tries to move into range but Smid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smid staying out of range there.
Smid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smid throws a front kick that sends Durante stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smid throws a head kick that Durante semi-blocks.
Durante connects with the punch.
Durante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smid. Smid obviously looking to wear him down.
Smid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smid. Smid obviously looking to wear him down.
Durante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smid counters with a nice leg kick.
Diosdado Durante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durante misses with a two punch combination.
Smid lands a high kick!
Durante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smid lands a jab to the nose.
Smid tries to land a front kick but Durante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Durante might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smid has got the better of the exchanges.
Smid throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Smid.
Durante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Durante blocks a leg kick.
Smid throws a jab when Durante was well out of range.
Durante throws a series of punches but Smid moves out of range.
Smid lunges at Durante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durante's hand.
Smid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smid.
Smid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Durante misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Durante.
Durante lands with a good body shot.
Smid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Smid dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durante.
Smid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durante looks to land a body kick but Smid moved away.
A big right from Smid misses.
Durante looks to land a right hand but Smid moved out of range.
Durante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ales Smid is winning the standup battle so far.
Smid lands a jab to the nose.
Durante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smid to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Durante.
Smid avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durante. Smid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durante stuns Smid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durante misses with a head kick.
Smid scores with a leg kick.
Durante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Durante misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Smid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Durante is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Durante has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smid. That's going to slow Durante down.
Smid lands with a cross.
Durante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smid tries a head kick but it misses.
Smid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durante's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Smid there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smid loads up on a big right hand but Durante slips the punch.
Smid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Durante misses
and Smid counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smid lands with a slapping head kick.
Smid throws a head kick that misses.
Smid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durante throws a combination that misses
and Smid counters with a head kick. That will keep Durante thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Durante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Durante really felt that one!
An inside leg kick lands from Smid.
Smid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durante takes a swing at Smid's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smid.
Durante misses the shot to the body.
Diosdado Durante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durante throws a series of strikes that have Smid backpedaling.
Smid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durante.
Smid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Smid catches Durante right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smid works Durante's body with a nice hook.
Smid lands with a slapping head kick.
Smid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durante's sensitive parts.
Durante checks a low kick from Smid.
Durante misses with a looping right.
Durante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Durante.
Smid throws a jab but it's blocked by Durante.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durante throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Smid counter with a right hand.
Smid scores with a punch to the head.
Smid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ales Smid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ales Smid!