PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legendary Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Legendary Tonying

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legendary Tonying !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Smith throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonying throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonying lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Tonying tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonying tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Tonying lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonying in his tracks.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Tonying looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tonying wants to clinch.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonying throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Tonying 's head but Tonying sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith tests Tonying 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Tonying 's ribcage but misses.
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Tonying is looking to score with low kicks.
The Legendary Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonying takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Tonying throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonying throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tonying lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Tonying there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonying .
Tonying pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonying slips under a jab from Smith.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Tonying wants to clinch.
Tonying moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Tonying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonying throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Tonying throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Tonying looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Tonying .
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonying throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonying throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tonying .
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Tonying throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tonying backs up against the cage.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tonying .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonying lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Tonying takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying misses with a low kick.
A jab from Smith misses.
Tonying with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonying off the cage and back into rage.
Tonying throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonying .
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonying throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tonying throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonying throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonying .
Tonying on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonying throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Tonying only half commits.
Smith avoids the head kick by Tonying .
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tonying cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Tonying throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
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.

Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonying throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonying is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.

It looks like The Legendary Tonying has been cut.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tonying is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Tonying bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Tonying tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Tonying goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonying is looking to clinch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying wants to clinch.
The Legendary Tonying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a high kick!
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonying throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Tonying moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a hook but Tonying blocks it.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tonying throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tonying saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonying .
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonying looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses.

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.
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonying misses with a low kick.
Tonying tries to clinch up.
Tonying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith moves out of range as Tonying throws a body kick.
Tonying looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonying misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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