PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G. as his entrance music. Trevor Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Boxer Jr's chin.

Boxer Jr
vs
Smith

188 cm
30
195 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

188 cm
32
200 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Boxer Jr circles away.
Boxer Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxer Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer Jr.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boxer Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch
and Boxer Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxer Jr wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith tries to clinch there but Boxer Jr circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boxer Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer Jr scores with a push kick.

Smith pushes Boxer Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boxer Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxer Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Boxer Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Boxer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxer Jr misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer Jr misses the target.
Boxer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Boxer Jr circles away.
Boxer Jr throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Boxer Jr throws an off balance right hand

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith working Boxer Jr over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Boxer Jr is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Smith.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Boxer Jr can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boxer Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trevor Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a right hand that Boxer Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxer Jr also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch.
Boxer Jr clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith tries to clinch up but Boxer Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith looks to clinch
and Boxer Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boxer Jr counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Boxer Jr throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boxer Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxer Jr stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe Boxer Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith blocks a head kick by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe Boxer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Boxer Jr is having none of it.
Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boxer Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith stalling.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Boxer Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith landing knees to the head.

Boxer Jr is rocked!
A knee to the head by Smith.
Oh Boxer Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith gets through Boxer Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxer Jr can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boxer Jr is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Boxer Jr's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working Boxer Jr over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Boxer Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Boxer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to clinch but Boxer Jr moves out of range.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to clinch there but Boxer Jr circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up but Boxer Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boxer Jr avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Boxer Jr blocking some punches.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Boxer Jr has Smith pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Boxer Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Trevor Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Boxer Jr blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Boxer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer Jr is blocking nicely.
Boxer Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer Jr blocks with his arms.
Boxer Jr is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
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!
Smith keeps control of Boxer Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxer Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Boxer Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Boxer Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith lands a left hand.
Boxer Jr tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Boxer Jr's ribcage.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Boxer Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Boxer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxer Jr is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Smith drops Boxer Jr with a big knee straight up the middle! Boxer Jr is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer Jr throws a head kick that misses

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Trevor Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Boxer Jr tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Boxer Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Boxer Jr manages to end up in side control.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boxer Jr asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

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