PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hooper Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Davile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smith
vs
Davile

182 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good knees
Big heart

Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hooper Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Davile!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Davile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Davile keeps him there for the moment.
Davile pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davile taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith wants to break free but Davile has control.
Smith tries to stall but Davile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davile.
Davile manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Davile has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
Smith looking to stall.
A short left from Davile.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Davile has the dominant position.

Davile breaks the clinch.
Mac Davile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Davile forces Smith back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Davile uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davile moves into the clinch successfully.
Davile presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davile is defending well for now.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Davile has the dominant position.
Davile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.

Davile manages to break the clinch.
Davile takes one on the button.
Davile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Davile walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Davile has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davile lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Davile scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davile looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Davile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mac Davile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Davile throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Davile misses with a straight left.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davile misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.

Smith forces Davile back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davile misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Davile.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Davile instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Davile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davile as Smith tries to tie him up.
Davile lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davile's elbow.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith wants to break free but Davile has control.
Davile stalling in the clinch.
Davile lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile dominated that round.
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.

Davile gets a clinch.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.
Smith letting Davile take a breather here.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile misses with an elbow over the top.

Davile manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davile's head.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Davile.
Davile is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davile keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davile creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith taking a breather.
Mac Davile seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davile breaks the clinch.

Davile fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the ropes.
Davile lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davile.

Davile breaks from the clinch.

Davile drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davile throws an elbow but misses.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.

Davile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davile.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davile.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Davile.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Davile.
The referee calls for Davile to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davile misses with an elbow strike.
Smith is looking to control Davile's arms but Davile gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davile lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.

Davile breaks from the clinch.
Davile is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davile misses with a head kick.
Davile avoids a kick to the body.
Davile lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Smith rushes Davile and presses him up against the ropes.
Smith is trying to push Davile away but Davile has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Davile is controlling him.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davile lands with a right to the head.
Davile misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davile tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Davile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Davile, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Davile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davile has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Davile is controlling the position.
Davile working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davile throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Davile doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Davile misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Davile to counter with a crisp jab.
Davile lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith gets tackled into the ropes by Davile. Davile maintains the clinch.
Davile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Smith pushes Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Davile on the inside.

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

Davile moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Davile.
Davile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davile lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Davile taking a breather.

Davile breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Davile works the jab nicely.
Davile swings widly with a right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Davile connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davile is struggling to control the position.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

Smith has Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
Smith tries a body shot but Davile blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davile throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davile throws an elbow that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davile keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Davile.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davile tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooper Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davile has time to react.
Smith throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Davile in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davile.

Davile breaks the clinch.
Davile tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davile throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davile.
Davile looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Davile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Davile clinches.

Davile breaks from the clinch.
Davile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith slips a jab from Davile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith tries to circle away but Davile has him pinned against the ropes.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Smith forces Davile back against the ropes and clinches.
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!

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.

Davile closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Davile has Smith pressed against the ropes.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Davile.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

Davile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davile connects with a crisp jab.
Hooper Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Davile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davile 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mac Davile!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mac Davile!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mac Davile!

Mac Davile wins by unanimous decision!