PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen F**kin Problems as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smith
vs
Durham

182 cm
36
197 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

170 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Durham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durham.
Durham scores with a jab to the head.
Durham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Durham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durham digs a good hook to Smith's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durham to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Durham.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith slips a jab from Durham.
Durham looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durham avoids the body shot from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Durham.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Durham throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Durham's belly button to the back.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durham lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Durham is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durham, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durham misses with a straight left.
Durham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Durham saw that one coming.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Durham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Durham misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Durham.
Durham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Durham scores with a hook.
Durham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Durham misses with a hook.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
A combination from Durham does no damage.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Durham misses the shot to the body.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Durham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Durham there.
Durham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durham throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Durham.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Durham's head back.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Durham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durham misses with a body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Durham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durham's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durham misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durham backwards.
Smith keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durham is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Durham backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Durham looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Durham's ribcage. Durham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith presses Durham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durham misses with some punches.
Smith lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Durham tries to tie him up.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith 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.

Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durham.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Durham blocks it.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to work over Durham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durham's elbow.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith pushes Durham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith digs a good body shot into Durham's ribs.
Durham is breathing heavily.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.

Durham gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Durham wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith presses Durham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durham can do to turn this around?

Smith breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Durham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Durham defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Durham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Durham is rocked!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Durham is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Durham seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Durham slips the punch.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Durham moved out of range nicely.
Durham throws a hook but Smith blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durham.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durham.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durham.
Smith sizes up Durham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durham slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Durham didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Durham sprawling to the canvas! Durham rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a jab to Durham's midsection.
Durham is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Durham's shoulder, as Durham tries to avoid the shot.
Durham throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Durham's head but Durham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves forwards but Durham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith stuns Durham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Durham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durham throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Smith staying out of range there.
Durham avoids the body shot from Smith.
Durham takes one to the chin there.
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.

Smith clinches.
Durham pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Durham struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Durham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durham tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Durham wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Durham from breaking the clinch.

Durham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durham fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Durham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Durham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durham manages to avoid it.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Durham staying out of range there.
Durham misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Durham moves out of range.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Durham throws a big shot that misses.
Durham thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Durham pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durham walks into a jab.
Durham digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Durham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Durham does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Durham's body.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith connects with the punch.
Durham misses with a straight right.
Dan Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Durham.
Durham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Durham misses with some punches.
Durham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith digs a right hand into Durham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durham's gas tank.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Smith moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith gets through Durham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.

Smith drops Durham onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Durham is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Smith lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Durham to his knees! Smith keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.