PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Canti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocano Smithian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canti comes to the cage accompanied by L.A. DA BOOMMAN - DEY ON MY. Bocano Smithian told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Canti
vs
Smithian

177 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franco Canti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bocano Smithian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Canti does no damage.
Canti moves away from the strike by Smithian.
Smithian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smithian throws a combination that misses
and Canti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Smithian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smithian.
Smithian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Canti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smithian passes into side control.
Canti is trying to improve his position.
Smithian tries to stand but Canti is controlling his head.
Canti gets back to half guard.

Canti looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Smithian pushes past his half guard into mount!
Canti is trying to escape the mount.
Smithian controlling from the full mount.
Canti tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithian wants to control the pace but Canti is squirming around nicely.
Canti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smithian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Canti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canti is working to get back to half guard.
Smithian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smithian looking to control but Canti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Canti regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Canti actively working from the bottom here.
Smithian is controlling the pace.

Canti looking for submissions off his back.

Canti actively working from the bottom here.
Canti won't allow Smithian to pass to mount.
Smithian content to control rather than advance.

Canti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithian works his way into full mount!
Smithian content just to control the position here.
Canti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smithian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Canti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smithian looking to control but Canti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smithian looks gassed!
Smithian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Canti can't escape the position.
Canti sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Canti actively working from the bottom here.
Smithian controlling the action here.

Canti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Canti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Smithian seems content to control.

Canti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smithian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bocano Smithian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Smithian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smithian misses with a double jab
and Canti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smithian.
Smithian misses with a double jab
and Canti counters with a left and a right that stings Smithian.
Smithian tries a head kick but it misses.
Canti throws a right and a left that Smithian avoids nicely.
Smithian misses with a combination
and Canti counters with a three punch combo that has Smithian backing up. Smithian nods at Canti to acknowledge the strikes.
Smithian tries to move into range but Canti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Canti throws a combination that misses
and Smithian counters with a straight right hand.
Canti lands with a nice combination. Smithian backs away looking to recover.
Franco Canti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithian misses with a double jab
and Canti counters with a three punch combo that has Smithian backing up. Smithian nods at Canti to acknowledge the strikes.
Canti scores with a body shot.
Canti misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canti misses with a double jab
and Smithian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smithian is breathing heavily.
Canti lands with an overhand left.
Canti misses with a series of wild punches.
Smithian misses with an uppercut. Canti saw that one coming.
Canti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smithian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Canti as he avoids it easily.
Canti throws a series of punches but Smithian avoids them all with ease.
Canti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smithian.
Canti misses with a few strikes there.
Canti misses with a double jab
and Smithian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Canti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canti throws a right and a left that Smithian avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canti scores with a sloppy right hand. Smithian should have avoided that one.
Smithian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Canti.
A combination from Canti does no damage.
Canti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smithian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canti misses with a two punch combination.
Smithian misses with a double jab
and Canti counters with a left and a right that stings Smithian.
Canti misses with a double jab.
Canti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Canti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canti works over Smithian's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Bocano Smithian has been cut.
Canti connects with the punch.
Canti throws a nice looking combination but Smithian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Canti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Canti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Canti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Canti counters with a series of strikes. Smithian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Canti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Canti throws a right and a left that Smithian avoids nicely.
Smithian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Canti misses with a two punch combination.
Canti throws a series of punches but Smithian moves out of range.
Canti misses with a two punch combination.
Canti misses with a double jab

and Smithian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Canti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Smithian stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Canti misses.
Canti stalks Smithian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smithian's face. Smithian staggers backwards, shaken.
Canti misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Canti misses.
Franco Canti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithian throws a combination that misses
and Canti counters with a series of strikes. Smithian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Canti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithian misses with a combination
and Canti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithian slips a jab and a cross from Canti.
Canti lands with a hook. Smithian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franco Canti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bocano Smithian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Canti throws a right hand that Smithian ducks under and follows up with a left that Smithian also avoids with ease.
Canti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smithian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smithian throws a combination that misses
and Canti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smithian tries to clinch
and Canti counters with a two punch combo.
Canti throws a right hand that Smithian ducks under and follows up with a left that Smithian also avoids with ease.
Canti misses with a double jab

and Smithian counters with a shoot takedown. Canti fights it but they end up in guard.
Canti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Canti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smithian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Canti is looking for a triangle here but Smithian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Smithian remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canti is not content to let Smithian control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canti sneaks back into half guard.

Canti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smithian pulls his head out easily.

Canti actively working from the bottom here.
Canti is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Smithian jumps into side control!
Canti is looking to reverse the position.
Canti sneaks back into half guard.

Canti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Canti looking for submissions off his back.

Canti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Canti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smithian pulls his head out easily.
Smithian moves into full mount! Canti won't be happy about that!
Canti tries to reverse the position but Smithian maintains control.
Canti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithian is controlling Canti's posture.

Canti 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.
Canti stops Smithian from standing up.

Canti drops back looking for a leg! Smithian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smithian manages to kick Canti off! Canti jumps back into Smithian's guard.
Canti looking to pass the guard.
Canti is fighting to break Smithian's control of his arms but Smithian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four 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.
Canti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithian is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Canti misses with a double jab
and Smithian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bocano Smithian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smithian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canti counters with a one-two to the body.
Canti throws a right hand that Smithian ducks under and follows up with a left that Smithian also avoids with ease.
Canti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smithian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smithian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canti thuds a left hand into Smithian's body.
Canti throws a series of punches but Smithian avoids them all with ease.
Canti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bocano Smithian.
I think Smithian 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bocano Smithian!