PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Lehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lehner
vs
Smith

174 cm
21
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Lehner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Smith!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lehner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Lehner scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Lehner throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith checks a low kick from Lehner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehner scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehner.
Lehner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith looks to clinch
and Lehner counters with a straight right hand.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lehner circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Lehner misses with a two punch combination.
Smith looks to clinch
enabling Lehner to counter with a crisp jab.
Lehner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lehner moved out of range nicely.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lehner pinned against the cage. Lehner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lehner looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Smith rushes Lehner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Lehner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehner keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehner misses with a double jab.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lehner sprawls well. Lehner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Robin Lehner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Smith.
Lehner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Lehner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Lehner as he connects with a hook.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lehner is avoiding it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lehner circles away.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lehner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lehner circles away.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lehner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lehner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lehner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Lehner.
Lehner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lehner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lehner avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Lehner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Lehner lands the left hand.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Lehner misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lehner throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Lehner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith misses with a takedown
and Lehner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dave Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Lehner scores with a four punch combination!
Lehner looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lehner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.

Lehner manages to break the clinch.
Lehner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Dave Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith throws a low kick but Lehner avoids it.
Nice cross by Lehner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lehner. Those never looked like landing.
Lehner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lehner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith tries to clinch but Lehner moves away
and Lehner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Lehner is out of range.
A lazy left from Lehner finds it's target.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Smith is rocked!
Lehner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Lehner connects with a single shot there.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehner finish him?
Lehner keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Lehner coming out on top.
Lehner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robin Lehner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Smith.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lehner circles away.
Lehner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lehner lands a jab.
Lehner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehner with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehner tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith moves to clinch but Lehner breaks away
and Lehner counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Lehner to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Lehner.
Lehner throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Lehner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehner.
Robin Lehner is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Lehner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lehner, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lehner against the cage but Lehner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Lehner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lehner scores with a nice right hand.
Robin Lehner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes one to the side of the head.

Lehner lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Lehner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dave Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Lehner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave 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. This is the final round!

Lehner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lehner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehner lands with an overhand left.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lehner circles away.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lehner quickly recovers to half guard.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Lehner is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lehner is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehner's head.

Lehner pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Lehner digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Lehner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehner misses the target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Lehner moves out of range.
Lehner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch but Lehner moves out of range.
Lehner leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a hook but Lehner avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lehner as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehner stuffs the takedown.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Lehner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robin Lehner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehner with a nice cross.
Smith tries to move into range but Lehner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lehner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Lehner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Lehner cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lehner finish him?
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!
A left lands for Lehner.
Smith bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lehner comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Smith falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Smith was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robin Lehner!
Robin Lehner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vitality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.