PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kekot Koket (ranked 6125 p4p, 24813 weight class) and Ryan Smith (ranked 487 p4p, 553 weight class). Ryan Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Koket
vs
Smith

175 cm
18
155
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
155
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kekot Koket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koket misses with a body kick.
Koket seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith tries for a takedown but Koket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koket throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Koket lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koket throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith tries to bum rush Koket with a series of wild strikes but Koket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Koket looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith checks a low kick from Koket.
Koket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koket throws a leg kick

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koket is concentrating on defense, preventing Smith from advancing position.
Koket's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koket does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koket is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith wants to control but Koket is keeping him busy.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith throwing strikes here but Koket is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith wants to control the pace but Koket is squirming around nicely.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Koket is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Koket is in trouble!
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Koket has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Smith manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Koket staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control.
Smith somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Smith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the head.

Smith has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Koket has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Smith throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is not going to allow Koket to sit and survive in this position.

Smith working for a choke but Koket is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koket throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koket throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Koket lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Koket throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Koket pushes him away.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koket scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Koket misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a head kick by Koket.
Kekot Koket is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koket.
Koket lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Koket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koket knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Koket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Koket rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koket tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Koket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koket tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kekot Koket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Koket scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koket as he avoids it easily.
Kekot Koket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Smith.
Koket with the inside leg kick.
Koket buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Koket keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Koket sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koket lands a front kick.
Koket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koket misses with a two punch combination.
Kekot Koket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koket misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koket wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Koket misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Koket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koket. That's going to slow Smith down.
Koket misses with the combination.
Koket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Koket misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Koket pushes him away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koket.
Kekot Koket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koket throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Koket pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Koket feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kekot Koket dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Koket!
Smith dives in and grabs Koket's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koket pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Koket changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koket misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Koket connects with an inside leg kick.
Koket keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Koket.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Koket with a jab.
Koket moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Koket.
Koket throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koket's waist but Koket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Koket drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Koket with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Koket.
Koket scoring well with a low kick there.
Koket defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Kekot Koket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Smith.
Koket displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koket throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Koket swinging wildly here.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koket sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koket keeping control of the position.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Koket's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koket.

Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Koket to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Koket shrugs it off.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Koket because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koket is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith prevents Koket from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes here but Koket is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koket taking shots to the head.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ryan Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith cracks Koket with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koket is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Koket is in trouble!
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith wants to control the pace but Koket is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kekot Koket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koket has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kekot Koket!