PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein has chosen Red - Falling Sky as his entrance music. Frank Stein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Stein

200 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
207 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stein.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stein.
Stein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stein lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Stein connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Stein forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith working aggressively here.
Stein is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.

It looks like Dean Smith has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.
The referee calls for Stein to work.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stein lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stein lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Stein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein lands a body punch.
Stein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Stein.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Stein lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Stein as the two fighters clinch.
Stein lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stein.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
Stein scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Stein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Stein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stein unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stein is unloading with more strikes now! Smith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Stein!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Stein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.