PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winchester Blackard (ranked 501 p4p, 72 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 1369 p4p, 189 weight class). 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?

Blackard
vs
Smith

180 cm
29
185 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winchester Blackard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Blackard throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Blackard.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Blackard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Blackard slips a straight right by Smith.
Blackard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Winchester Blackard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Blackard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackard scrambles back to his feet.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Blackard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blackard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith throws a right and a left that Blackard avoids nicely.
Smith misses the jab.
Blackard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.

It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackard connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackard moves away.
Blackard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackard throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Blackard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackard.
Smith misses with the combination.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Blackard's defenses.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Blackard moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
It looked like Blackard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blackard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Blackard.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackard misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackard tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a hook but Blackard avoids it easily.
Blackard lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Blackard ducks down to avoid it.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blackard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blackard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Blackard.
Blackard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackard.
Blackard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Blackard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Blackard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blackard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith swings for the body but Blackard moves out of range.
Blackard misses the shot to the body.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackard.
Blackard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackard works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Blackard looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Blackard cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackard misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackard moves away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackard lands a nice shot to the body.
It looks like Blackard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith digs a good hook to Blackard's body.
Blackard misses with a wild body shot.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackard.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith jabs Blackard right on the nose. Blackard blinks but takes it well.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith defending well as Blackard loads up on a big left hand.
Blackard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a jab when Blackard was well out of range.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Blackard.
Blackard misses with a body shot.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackard throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Blackard blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blackard misses with a body shot.
Blackard lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice hook to Blackard's body. Blackard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blackard on the side of the head.
Smith wants to clinch up but Blackard keeps it at a distance.
Blackard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blackard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackard loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Blackard avoids them all with ease.
Smith lunges at Blackard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackard's hand.
Blackard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Blackard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Blackard throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Smith.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackard throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blackard doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackard looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Blackard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith jabs Blackard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith moves out of range as Blackard strikes.
Blackard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Blackard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Blackard misses.
Smith looks to land a combination. Blackard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Blackard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blackard scores with a shot to the body.
Blackard lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tests Blackard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Smith lands.
Blackard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blackard misses with a body shot.
A big left from Blackard misses.
Smith misses with a hook
and Blackard counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes a swing at Blackard's ribcage but misses.
Blackard slips a jab from Smith.
Blackard slips a jab from Smith.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blackard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackard misses the jab.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Blackard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Blackard.
Smith throws a hook but Blackard blocks it.
Blackard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith looks to land a combination but Blackard avoids it well.
Blackard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith tries to bum rush Blackard with a series of wild strikes but Blackard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Blackard lands with a nice body punch.
Smith takes a swing at Blackard's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackard. That snapped Smith's head back.

That has opened up Chad Smith's cut even more.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackard throws out the jab.
Blackard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Blackard fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackard gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blackard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Blackard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Blackard up and slammed him! Blackard can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
Smith slows the pace down.
Smith is continuing to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blackard gets back to half guard.
Blackard manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blackard working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Winchester Blackard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith throws a hook but Blackard avoids it easily.
Blackard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blackard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackard manages to avoid it.
Blackard cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Blackard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Blackard.
Smith takes a swing at Blackard's ribcage but misses.
Blackard misses the shot to the body.
Blackard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Blackard seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackard moves away.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackard connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Blackard misses.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Blackard misses with a looping left.
Blackard staying out of range there.
Blackard cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Blackard's shoulder, as Blackard tries to avoid the shot.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Blackard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackard.
Blackard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Blackard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to clinch but Blackard moves out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackard moves away.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Blackard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Blackard misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackard.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Blackard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Blackard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Blackard.
Blackard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackard.
Blackard needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blackard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Blackard misses with a wild body shot.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Blackard moves away and avoids it.
Blackard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackard lands with an overhand left.
Blackard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tests Blackard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Blackard.
Blackard connects with a jab.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackard should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blackard throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blackard throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackard swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Blackard lands a jab to the head.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith digs a good hook to Blackard's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackard scores with a jab.
Blackard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws the left hand but Blackard avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Blackard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blackard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith takes a swing at Blackard's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackard throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Chad Smith!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Chad Smith!

Chad Smith wins by majority decision!