PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Smith comes to the ring accompanied by pride. This should be fireworks!

Smith
vs
Smith

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ted Smith fails with the takedown.
Ted Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mr Smith pinned against the ropes. Mr Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ted Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mr Smith as he avoids it easily.
Mr Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Smith.

Mr Smith gets a clinch.
Mr Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Mr Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ted Smith has him pressed against the ropes.

Mr Smith manages to break the clinch.
Mr Smith throws a right hand that Ted Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Ted Smith also avoids with ease.
Ted Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mr Smith sprawls well. Mr Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ted Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Ted Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mr Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ted Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mr Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Ted Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mr Smith looks to land a combination but Ted Smith avoids it well.

Ted Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mr Smith, pushing him back against the ropes.

Ted Smith successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mr Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Mr Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ted Smith is keeping the position for now.

Ted Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mr Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ted Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ted 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.
Ted Smith has control of Mr Smith's left arm, preventing Mr Smith from doing any damage.
Mr Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ted Smith shoots in for a takedown but Mr Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mr Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ted Smith.
A nice combination there by Mr Smith.
Ted Smith looks gassed!
Ted Smith shoots in but Mr Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mr Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mr Smith darts in and clinches Ted Smith up against the ropes.

Mr Smith breaks from the clinch.

Mr Smith rushes Ted Smith and presses him up against the ropes.
Mr Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ted Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Ted Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mr Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mr Smith breaks the clinch.
Mr Smith lands with a straight right. Ted Smith didn't see that one coming.

Ted Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mr Smith darts in and clinches Ted Smith up against the ropes.
Ted Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Mr Smith finish him?
Mr Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Ted Smith has double underhooks.
Ted Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Ted Smith has Mr Smith pressed against the ropes, preventing Mr Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ted Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mr Smith after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Mr Smith on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ted Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mr Smith's efforts to push away.
Mr Smith tries to circle away but Ted Smith has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ted Smith drops his hands momentarily and Mr Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mr Smith catches Ted Smith napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ted Smith to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mr Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mr Smith wants to control from the top but Ted Smith keeps moving.
Ted Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ted Smith looking to finish Mr Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mr Smith!
Ted Smith lands a big elbow.
Ted Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ted Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Ted Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ted Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ted Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mr Smith?
Ted Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mr Smith is looking to escape.

Ted Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mr Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mr Smith shrugs it off.
Mr Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ted Smith misses with a head shot.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ted Smith looking to ground and pound but Mr Smith is blocking nicely.
Mr Smith can't escape the position.

Ted Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Mr Smith is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ted Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Mr Smith bucks and avoids them well.
Mr Smith taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ted Smith working for a submission but Mr Smith is keeping him at bay.
Ted Smith with shots to the head and body - Mr Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mr Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Mr Smith tries to hold on but Ted Smith pushes him away.
Ted Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mr Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Ted Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ted Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mr Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Ted Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Ted Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ted Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ted Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Ted Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mr Smith is looking to escape.
Mr Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ted Smith tries to control but Mr Smith wriggling away.
Ted Smith content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ted Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mr Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ted Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ted Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ted Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ted Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ted Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Ted Smith misses with a head shot.
Mr Smith is squirming around, avoiding Ted Smith's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mr Smith lands a nice hook to Ted Smith's body. Ted Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ted Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Mr Smith, looking for a takedown. Ted Smith pushes Mr Smith against the ropes but Mr Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mr Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Mr Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Mr Smith cracks Ted Smith with a good jab.
Ted Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ted Smith.
Ted Smith shoots and misses
and Mr Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mr Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Smith.
Mr Smith is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Mr Smith shuts the power down on Ted Smith. Lights out, game over! Mr Smith is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Smith!