PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grim Reaper Song. Harley Bailey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Smith's chin.

Smith
vs
Bailey

175 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Smith.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith misses the jab.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.

Bailey rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Hugo Smith has been cut.
Bailey misses with a knee strike.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bailey as Smith tries to tie him up.
Maybe Smith would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bailey.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bailey effectively controlling the action here.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey landing knees to the head.
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 tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bailey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bailey scores a nice knee to the body.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith letting Bailey take a breather here.
Smith tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Bailey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Bailey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Bailey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
We've been informed that Bailey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Bailey can't escape the position.

Smith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bailey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bailey!
Bailey scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith shoots for a takedown but Bailey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bailey punching from the bottom.

Smith is working for a kimura but Bailey is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey manages to get to full guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bailey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bailey's head.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control. Bailey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bailey wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is nestled in close to Bailey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith is trying to control. Bailey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bailey is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hugo Smith!
Hugo Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.