PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tra Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Smith
vs
Colmen

172 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tra Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Colmen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colmen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith wants to clinch up but Colmen keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a right and a left that Colmen avoids nicely.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Colmen misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Colmen was not able to check.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colmen misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Colmen in his tracks momentarily.
Smith tries to clinch but Colmen is having none of it.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colmen's knee momentarily.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Colmen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Tra Smith has been cut.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Colmen.

Smith is rocked!
Colmen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colmen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Colmen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Colmen misses with a few strikes there.
Colmen misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands a high kick!

It looks like Jay Colmen has been cut.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colmen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Colmen circles away.
Smith throws a right hand that misses

and Colmen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Colmen.

Colmen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colmen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colmen counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
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!
Colmen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colmen counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.

Colmen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colmen lands an uppercut.

Colmen breaks the clinch.
Colmen throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colmen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen scores with a three punch combo!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colmen tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colmen scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.

Colmen forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Colmen lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Colmen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Colmen lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Colmen lands a right hand.
Colmen tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Colmen won't allow it.
Colmen wants to break free but Smith has control.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Colmen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Colmen.
Smith prevents Colmen from breaking the clinch.
Colmen wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a right and a left that Colmen avoids nicely.
Colmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colmen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Colmen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Colmen.
Smith clinches but Colmen breaks the clinch
and Colmen counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Colmen to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination

and Colmen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colmen has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Colmen scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith wants to stall.
Colmen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colmen wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Colmen can't break the clinch.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colmen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colmen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Colmen is controlling the position.
Colmen blocks a body shot from Smith.

Colmen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith looks for a takedown but Colmen sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Colmen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Colmen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Colmen misses with a two punch combination.
Colmen lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Colmen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Colmen duly obliges.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Colmen clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Colmen lands with a left to the head.
Smith keeps control of Colmen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colmen has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colmen lands with a left to the head.

Colmen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colmen misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Colmen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colmen has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colmen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Colmen breaks from the clinch.
Jay Colmen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colmen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Colmen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Colmen shrugs it off.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Colmen misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Colmen.
Colmen throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Colmen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Colmen misses with a series of wild punches.
Colmen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Colmen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Colmen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Colmen.
Colmen misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch

and Colmen counters by clinching up.
Colmen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colmen can't break the clinch.
Colmen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colmen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Colmen manages to break the clinch.
Colmen fails to land with a series of punches.
Colmen throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Colmen.
Colmen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.

Colmen moves into the clinch successfully.
Colmen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colmen wants to break free but Smith has control.
Colmen lands a hook to the side of the head.

Colmen breaks the clinch.
Colmen wants to clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Colmen sends Smith down but not out. Colmen dives into side control looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Colmen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Colmen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Colmen looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colmen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tra Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colmen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Colmen keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Colmen misses with a double jab

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith just leaning against Colmen, taking a breather.

Colmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colmen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Colmen 's knee.
Colmen misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colmen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Colmen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Colmen shrugs it off.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Colmen.
Colmen misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Colmen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colmen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Colmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Colmen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Colmen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colmen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Colmen breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Colmen tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colmen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colmen swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colmen throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colmen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colmen looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Colmen moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Colmen won't allow it.
Colmen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Colmen tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Colmen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colmen wants to break free but Smith has control.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colmen slips a straight right by Smith.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colmen wants to break free but Smith has control.

Colmen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Colmen counters by clinching up.
Colmen lands a right hand.
Colmen lands a shoulder strike.

Colmen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith clinches but Colmen breaks the clinch

and Colmen moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith wants to stall.
Colmen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

Colmen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Colmen misses.
Colmen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith closes the distance but Colmen moves to the side

and Colmen counters by clinching up.
Colmen keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Colmen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Smith lands but Colmen takes it in his stride.
Colmen throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Colmen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith looks to clinch

and Colmen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Colmen lands with a right to the head.

Colmen breaks from the clinch.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colmen.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colmen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colmen counters with a one-two to the body.
Colmen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Colmen swinging wilding here.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colmen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Colmen drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colmen wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith prevents Colmen from breaking the clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Colmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Smith has Colmen up against the cage in a clinch.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colmen counters with a one-two to the body.

Colmen moves into the clinch successfully.
Colmen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith keeps control of Colmen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colmen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colmen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Colmen breaks the clinch.
A combination from Colmen does no damage.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Colmen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Colmen.
Tra Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smith breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Colmen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Colmen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colmen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Colmen!