PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasem Muang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Muang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ding Lan. 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.

Muang
vs
Smith

171 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasem Muang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a straight right by Muang.
Muang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muang throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muang.
Muang misses with a body kick.
Muang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muang slips a jab from Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Muang.
Muang misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a right hand that Muang ducks under and follows up with a left that Muang also avoids with ease.
Muang lands a front kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by Muang.
Muang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Muang with a series of wild strikes but Muang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muang throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Muang tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muang scoring well with a low kick there.
Muang lands with a nice body kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Muang with a series of wild strikes but Muang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Muang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Muang darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Muang lands a knee to the body.
Muang blocks an uppercut.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Muang has him pressed against the cage.
Muang throws an elbow but it misses.
Muang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Muang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Muang throws knees to the body.
Muang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Muang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Muang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muang misses with a knee to the head.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Muang keeps him there for the moment.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muang trying to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands a body punch.
Muang crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Muang.
Muang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muang misses with an elbow strike.
Muang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith letting Muang take a breather here.
Smith tries to work over Muang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Muang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Muang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Corey Smith has been cut.
Muang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
Muang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to push Muang away but Muang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muang tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Muang tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Muang has Smith pressed against the cage.
Muang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muang's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Muang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Muang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith avoiding damage as Muang throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasem Muang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Muang.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muang.
Muang throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Muang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muang tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Muang.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Muang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muang throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Muang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Kasem Muang is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muang looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Muang throws a body kick that misses.
Corey Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muang throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Muang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muang throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Muang thumps Smith with a low kick.
Muang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Muang.
Muang throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Muang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muang looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Muang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Muang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith avoiding damage as Muang throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muang crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Muang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muang working Smith over with knees to the body.
Muang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Muang lands a knee to the body.
Muang trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muang tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Muang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Muang avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Muang throws knees to the body.
Muang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Muang tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muang throws an elbow but misses.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Muang.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Muang has double underhooks.
Muang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muang tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Muang back against the cage.
Muang scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Muang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Muang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Muang lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Muang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Muang looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Muang lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muang trying to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muang missing with knees to the body.
Muang is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasem Muang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Muang misses with a wild body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muang moves away.
Muang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muang.
Muang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muang looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith takes a swing at Muang's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Muang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Muang defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muang motions for Smith to come forward. Muang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muang misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a series of punches but Muang avoids them all with ease.
Muang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muang rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith thuds a left hand into Muang's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Muang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muang.
Muang misses with a low kick.
Muang throws a nice head kick!
Muang is looking to land body kicks.
Corey Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasem Muang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Muang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith cracks Muang with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.

Muang moves into the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muang blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muang.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Muang avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Muang.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Muang prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Muang controls the action.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muang tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Muang prevents a body shot from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Muang.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muang 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasem Muang!
A victorious Kasem Muang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.