PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricaro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Jones

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricaro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!

Jones is rocked!
Jones tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricaro Jones.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Jones shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith jabs at Jones's body.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith drops Jones with a right and a left! Smith comes rushing in but Jones regains his composure and manages to keep Smith in guard.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Smith gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Jones's head back.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricaro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Ryan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Smith digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Smith catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Smith connects with the punch.
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!
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Jones shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricaro Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Smith.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Ricaro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith cracks Jones with a good jab.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Smith throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Jones looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith misses with the combination.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricaro Jones.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Smith only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
A left lands for Smith.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Smith lands.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricaro Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Smith!