PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrok (ranked 4452 p4p, 453 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 24043 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lothbrok
vs
Smith

178 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

170 cm
29
180 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lothbrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrok has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to stall.
Lothbrok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lothbrok pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Lothbrok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lothbrok has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lothbrok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lothbrok scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrok displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lothbrok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Lothbrok is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith tries to stall but Lothbrok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lothbrok misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrok controlling the action here for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrok.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lothbrok works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lothbrok fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivar Lothbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrok clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Lothbrok on the inside.
Smith jumps guard but Lothbrok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrok landing knees to the body.
Lothbrok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok has Smith pressed against the cage.
Lothbrok slowing the pace effectively.
Lothbrok lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrok.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Lothbrok keeps him there for the moment.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lothbrok.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok taking a breather.
Lothbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lothbrok lands a knee to the body.
Lothbrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Lothbrok - that landed with a thud.
Lothbrok just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Lothbrok presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is trying to break free.
Lothbrok is stalling here.
Lothbrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Lothbrok won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok scores a nice knee to the body.
Lothbrok lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith looking to stall.
Lothbrok working Smith over with knees to the body.
Lothbrok gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrok slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivar Lothbrok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith fails with the takedown.
Lothbrok lands a jab to the nose.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Lothbrok. Lothbrok maintains the clinch.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lothbrok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok lands with a right to the head.
Ivar Lothbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lothbrok tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lothbrok lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Lothbrok avoiding damage.
Lothbrok crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok leaning against his opponent.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lothbrok to keep the fight standing.
Come on Lothbrok - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lothbrok crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Lothbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lothbrok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivar Lothbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Smith.

Lothbrok drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Lothbrok holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Lothbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lothbrok is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lothbrok to keep the fight standing.
Lothbrok lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrok has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lothbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lothbrok is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lothbrok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lothbrok scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lothbrok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lothbrok crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrok unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrok presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lothbrok landing knees to the head.
Lothbrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrok is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lothbrok controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Lothbrok as the two fighters clinch.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Lothbrok holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lothbrok for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivar Lothbrok dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lothbrok lands a jab-cross combination.

Lothbrok clinches.
Lothbrok stalling against the cage.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Lothbrok.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Lothbrok.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lothbrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Lothbrok leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lothbrok takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lothbrok stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivar Lothbrok.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Lothbrok.

Lothbrok rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Lothbrok leaning against his opponent.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lothbrok after a bit of a struggle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivar Lothbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Smith.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Lothbrok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lothbrok is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lothbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lothbrok is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lothbrok lands a body shot.
Lothbrok is working Smith over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lothbrok digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Lothbrok - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Lothbrok won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrok.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Lothbrok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lothbrok slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivar Lothbrok.
Lothbrok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lothbrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.

Lothbrok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Lothbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lothbrok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Lothbrok!