PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Echavarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Smash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Echavarria comes to the cage accompanied by Never Surrender Trailer Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Echavarria
vs
Smash

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Echavarria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Smash!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
Smash looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Smash looks to land a body kick but Echavarria moved away.
Echavarria wants to clinch up but Smash keeps it at a distance.
Echavarria tries to clinch up.
Echavarria tries to clinch up but Smash circles away and keeps his distance.
Echavarria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smash works the jab nicely.
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
Echavarria tries to clinch there but Smash circles away.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash is having none of it.
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Echavarria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echavarria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Echavarria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Echavarria tries to clinch there but Smash circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echavarria tries to clinch up but Smash circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echavarria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smash throws the left hand but Echavarria avoids the punch easily.
Echavarria walks into a stiff left hand from Smash.
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Echavarria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smash is looking to chop away at Echavarria's legs.
Echavarria wants to clinch up but Smash keeps it at a distance.
Jonny Smash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Echavarria has managed to clinch.
Smash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smash wants to get back to striking at distance but Echavarria won't allow it.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but Smash blocks with his arms.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.

Smash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smash misses with a straight right.
Smash throws a leg kick but Echavarria checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash is having none of it.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash is having none of it.
Smash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Echavarria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Echavarria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smash works over Echavarria's head and body with a nice combination.

Echavarria takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Smash is trying to maintain a safe position but Echavarria gets an underhook and turns Smash into the cage.
Echavarria scores with a knee to the head.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Smash has had enough of the clinch but Echavarria keeps him there for the moment.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash has a couple of punches blocked by Echavarria.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Echavarria is keeping busy.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria looking to throw knees to the head but Smash is blocking nicely.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash wants to break free but Echavarria has control.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.

Smash manages to break the clinch.
Smash scores with a nice head shot.
Smash throws a right hand that Echavarria ducks under and follows up with a left that Echavarria also avoids with ease.
Smash misses with a two punch combination.
Echavarria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Echavarria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smash.

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.
Smash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smash lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smash.
Smash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smash throws a series of punches but Echavarria avoids them all with ease.
Echavarria moves in looking to clinch but Smash pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Smash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smash.
Echavarria is looking to clinch but Smash is avoiding it.
Smash tries a head kick but it misses.
Echavarria doesn't manage to clinch there - Smash circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch but Smash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Echavarria fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Echavarria tries to clinch up but Smash circles away and keeps his distance.
Smash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash is having none of it.
A head kick from Smash lands but Echavarria takes it in his stride.
Smash throws a nice looking combination but Echavarria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Echavarria drives through and clinches with Smash against the cage.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria blocking some punches.
Echavarria looking to throw knees to the head but Smash is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Echavarria landing knees to the head.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria keeps control of Smash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smash.
Echavarria has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Echavarria misses with a knee to the head.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Smash tries to break the clinch but Echavarria is controlling the position.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Smash tries to break the clinch but Echavarria is controlling the position.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echavarria prevents Smash from breaking the clinch.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
Smash is looking to break free of the clinch but Echavarria has double underhooks.
Echavarria connects with a knee to the head.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Smash tries to break the clinch but Echavarria is controlling the position.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria lands a knee to the head.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
Echavarria looking to throw knees to the head but Smash is blocking nicely.
Echavarria scores with a knee to the head.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash scores with a nice hook to the head.

Smash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Echavarria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smash.
Echavarria tries to clinch there but Smash circles away.
Smash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash moves out of range.
Echavarria doesn't manage to clinch there - Smash circles away.

Echavarria pushes Smash up against the cage in a clinch.
Smash is looking to break free of the clinch but Echavarria has double underhooks.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria scores with a knee to the head.
Echavarria scores with a knee to the head.
Echavarria lands a knee to the head.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smash tries to stall but Echavarria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria blocks the elbow strike.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smash lands a body shot in the clinch.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Smash breaks the clinch.
Echavarria tries to clinch up.
Smash misses with a looping left.
Echavarria wants to clinch.
Smash keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash keeps the fight on the outside.
Smash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash is having none of it.
Smash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Echavarria tries to clinch up but Smash circles away and keeps his distance.
Echavarria slips a jab and a cross from Smash.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echavarria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smash swats away the attempt to clinch by Echavarria.
Echavarria tries to clinch up.
Smash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Echavarria doesn't manage to clinch there - Smash circles away.
Echavarria doesn't manage to clinch there - Smash circles away.

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.
Echavarria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smash tries to bum rush Echavarria with a series of wild strikes but Echavarria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Echavarria fails with an attempt to clinch.

Echavarria has Smash up against the cage in a clinch.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
Echavarria landing knees to the head.
Smash is looking to break free of the clinch but Echavarria has double underhooks.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smash wants to break free but Echavarria has control.
Echavarria lands a knee to the head.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Echavarria moves into the clinch successfully.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria misses with a knee to the head.
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Echavarria dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Smash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Echavarria manages to avoid it.
Smash swats away the attempt to clinch by Echavarria.
Echavarria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
Smash keeps the fight on the outside.
Echavarria tries to clinch up.
Smash misses with a straight left.
Smash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Echavarria tries to close the distance and clinch but Smash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Echavarria gets a clinch.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Echavarria with a knee to the head.
Smash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Echavarria tries to land a knee to the head but Smash blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
Echavarria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Echavarria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smash's face.

Smash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Echavarria tries to clinch up but Smash circles away and keeps his distance.
Smash misses with a looping right.
Echavarria wants to clinch.
Echavarria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Echavarria is looking to clinch but Smash is avoiding it.
Echavarria is looking to clinch.
Smash swats away the attempt to clinch by Echavarria.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash moves out of range.
No joy there for Smash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Smash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Echavarria momentarily.
Smash throws a nice looking combination but Echavarria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Smash lands.
Echavarria wants to clinch up but Smash keeps it at a distance.
Echavarria needs to keep his hands up - Smash had a free shot at his head there.
Echavarria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Echavarria tries to clinch there but Smash circles away.
Echavarria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Smash misses.
Echavarria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smash misses with a low kick.
Echavarria wants to clinch up but Smash keeps it at a distance.
Echavarria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smash misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echavarria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Echavarria tries to clinch but Smash moves out of range.
Echavarria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smash misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Smash.
Echavarria avoids the head kick by Smash.
Hector Echavarria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Echavarria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smash keeps the fight on the outside.
Echavarria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Smash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smash fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Echavarria tries to clinch there but Smash circles away.
Echavarria tries to clinch up.
Echavarria wants to clinch.

Echavarria drives through and clinches with Smash against the cage.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Smash tries to break the clinch but Echavarria is controlling the position.
Echavarria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smash blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Echavarria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smash's face.
A knee to the head by Echavarria.
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Echavarria looking to throw knees to the head but Smash is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Echavarria tries a knee to the head but Smash blocks it.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echavarria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echavarria misses with a knee strike.
Echavarria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Echavarria.
I think Echavarria has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Echavarria!