PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
King

172 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King falls off balance throwing a combination

and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Smith wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Smith is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by King!
Smith keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
King throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

King misses with a takedown

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King throwing strikes but Smith recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.
King throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is looking to advance position but King has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
King unloading with bombs!
Terrance Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
King scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith is being controlled here.
King is trying to ground and pound but Smith uses the momentary lack of control by King to regain half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
King trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
King with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two 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.
Smith keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jimmy King has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King throws a combination that misses

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
King passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith is not content to let King control the position.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
King stalling.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jimmy King just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a double jab
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
King lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
King takes one on the button.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Terrance Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Smith misses with a right hand

and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is trying to stand.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
King trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Smith.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Smith is controlling King's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Smith is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy King dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King misses with a left hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King swings widly with a right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Smith.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimmy King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
King misses with a hook.
King throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King slips under a jab from Smith.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King slips a straight right by Smith.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terrance Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy King.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Terrance Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from King misses.
Smith cracks King with a good jab.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
A shot to the body from King misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrance Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a body punch
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jimmy King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy King!
Jimmy King is the new featherweight champion!