PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets . Smith has chosen You've Seen the Butcher as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bull
vs
Smith

192 cm
35
255 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

193 cm
23
250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull tries to clinch but Smith moves away
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Bull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.

It looks like Terry Bull has been cut.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Bull in the body.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bull's head.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bull is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Bull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith postures up in Bull's guard and throws a big left but Bull blocks it.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.

Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bull looking to control.
Smith passes into half guard.
Bull taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Bull's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a big elbow - Bull is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Leon Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.