 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
KOP MARS
Date: Sep 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Chai wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Chai lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Chai takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chai walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Chai throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Presley Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Chai clinches with his opponent.
#T1#
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Chai's takedown attempt.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Chai taking a breather.
Chai lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to stall but Chai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chai stalling the fight.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Presley Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Chai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range. #CL#
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Chai gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
I was talking to Chai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chai cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith is stalling here.
A short right from Chai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Chai cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Chai forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Chai tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to circle away but Chai has him pinned against the cage.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Chai keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith letting Chai take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Chai wants to clinch.
Smith takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
As Smith tries to get set, Chai tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Presley Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Chai drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Chai tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Chai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1##TD#
Chai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Chai getting side control.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Chai slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.#ROC#Smith is rocked!
Chai lands a big elbow - Smith is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
An out of breath Presley Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
|
|
|
Event:
KOP JUNGLE
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Smith throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD#
Wright drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wright preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Smith in his guard.#REVB#
Smith postures up.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1##SUB#
Wright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Wright has Smith pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Wright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Smith trying to control the position.
Wright trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom. #T2#
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up. #SUB#
Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Wright is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T3#
Wright looks to move to half guard but instead Smith has passed into mount! Damn!
Wright tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wright tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith controlling from mount.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Smith trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith thows a body kick. Wright tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#TD#
Wright shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Wright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith! #REVB#
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Smith gets to mount! Wright was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wright sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright gets back to full guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith. #SUB#
Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom. #T3#
Wright controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself. #SUB#
Wright working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shawn Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Smith won't allow Wright to sweep him here. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shawn Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time To Fight Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD#
Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith trying to remain calm as Wright controls from the top position.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Smith slips under a jab.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Smith throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Time To Fight Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD2#
and Smith counters with a head kick that drops Wright to the mat! Wright scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Wright on that attempt. #T1#
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Smith is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Wright looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD#
Wright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Wright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Wright stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith wants to control but Wright postures up.
Time To Fight Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Wright happy to just control the position for now.
Wright passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith! #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Wright tries to control but Smith wriggling away. #SUB#
Wright jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wright moves into full mount! #SUB#
Wright goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Smith! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 09, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck for Dent with that takedown attempt.
Dent shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dent fails with the takedown
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Dent.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD#
Dent shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith tries to roll over but Dent keeps him under control.#SUB#
Dent 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.
#T1#
Smith won't allow Dent to pass to mount.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dent haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Dent is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith trying to control here.
#SUB#
Dent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Dent is controlling him well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dent at a distance.
#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Dent shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dent or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Dent misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Dent will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dent is breathing heavily.
Smith stuns Dent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dent's head.
Dent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#KD2#
Smith lands a left and a right that send Dent crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Dent is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith dances in with a quick combination. Dent is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Smith snaps Dent's head back. Dent stumbles backwards against the cage. Smith steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Dent's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Dent just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn Smith!
The defeated Bobby Dent had this to say: 'Someone must of spiked my tea because I should of won this fight.'. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
