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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jelani. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Jelani drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jelani is looking for the KO!
It looks like Freddy Smith has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jelani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith passes Jelani's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Jelani is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Jelani's guard and throws a big left but Jelani blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith throws a strike but Jelani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jelani defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jelani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jelani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has an active guard here but Jelani has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jelani pulls his head out easily.
Jelani is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Smith reverses the position - he's now on top in Jelani's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to stand up but Jelani won't let him.
Jelani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Jelani wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jabari Jelani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddy Smith's cut.
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.
Jelani scores with a three punch combo!
Jelani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith slips under a jab from Jelani.
Jelani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith throws a body punch but Jelani moves out of range.
Jelani slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jelani is looking to land body kicks.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jelani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jelani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jelani is trying to keep Smith in close.
Jelani keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jelani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jelani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jelani keeps moving.
Jelani is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freddy Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jelani throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jelani moves away.
Jabari Jelani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jelani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jelani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jelani thinking.
Jelani is breathing heavily.
Jelani stuffs the takedown.
Smith tries for a takedown but Jelani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jelani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith lands a jab to Jelani's midsection.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jelani.
Smith misses with the combination.
Jelani misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jelani.
Smith lunges at Jelani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jelani's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jelani as he avoids it easily.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Jelani scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jelani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith rushes Jelani and presses him up against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Jelani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Jelani is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelani gets full guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to stand up but Jelani won't let him.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Jelani is keeping the position.
Smith pushing down on Jelani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jelani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for an americana but Jelani has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Smith was thinking about the submission.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jelani keeps moving.
Jelani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jelani keeps moving.
Jelani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Jelani avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Smith!
An out of breath Freddy Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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