PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trey Smith Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Smith Jr

165 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Smith Jr is controlling well.
Taylor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor is looking to control Smith Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Smith Jr is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith Jr controlling the action here.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith Jr wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Smith Jr controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Smith Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr controlling the pace for now.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Smith Jr's attempts to control the action.

Smith Jr with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smith Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Smith Jr! Taylor is hurt baaadly! Smith Jr is firing away with more strikes - Taylor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Smith Jr!