PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Smith
vs
Battle

191 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

187 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KRRO Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Battle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Battle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Battle fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battle throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Battle defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith slips under a jab from Battle.
Battle missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Battle avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battle looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Battle fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Battle off the cage and back into rage.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Battle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Battle's head.
Battle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Battle misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Battle looks gassed!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battle.
Battle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Battle will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith throws a combination. Battle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Battle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Battle throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Battle misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Battle looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle misses with a double jab
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab from Smith.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Battle. Battle gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dre Battle.
Battle misses with a combination
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Battle has a takedown stuffed.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battle digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
A choreographed right hand from Battle misses the target.
A lazy left from Battle finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Battle.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Battle.
Battle's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Battle duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle's corner calls for a 1-2. Battle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Smith is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Battle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battle misses with a hook.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith throws a right and a left that Battle avoids nicely.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Battle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a right hand that Battle ducks under and follows up with a left that Battle also avoids with ease.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dre Battle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Battle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Battle.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Battle backing up. Battle nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Battle looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Battle misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Smith.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dre Battle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Battle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle misses with a hook
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Battle should have avoided that one.
Battle misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Battle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith throws a right hand that Battle ducks under and follows up with a left that Battle also avoids with ease.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Battle backs up against the cage.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battle doesn't seem phased though.
Battle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Battle counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Battle to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donk. Battle catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Battle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Battle throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Battle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith looks to land a combination. Battle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to land a combination but Battle avoids it well.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooh a lovely combination from Battle sends Smith down but not out. Battle dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Jay Smith has been cut.
Battle taking a breather here.

Battle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A nice combination there by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Smith.
Battle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battle throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Smith misses.
Jay Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Battle on the side of the head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Battle slips the punch.
Battle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Battle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Battle tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Battle lands a right hook to the body.
Battle throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dre Battle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jay Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Battle misses with a wild combination.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battle cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Battle.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Battle's head but Battle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Battle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battle counters with a nice uppercut.
Battle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Battle backing up. Battle nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Battle misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Battle backing up. Battle nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
Battle closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Battle pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith moves away from the strike by Battle.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Battle.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a few strikes there.
Battle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Battle misses.
Battle connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Battle scores with a four punch combination!
Battle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a combination
and Battle counters with a nice uppercut.
Battle misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Battle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Battle with a nice cross.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Battle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Battle takes one to the side of the head.
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith throws a combination. Battle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith cracks Battle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith tests Battle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Battle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith works over Battle's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jay Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battle misses with a combination
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a series of punches but Battle moves out of range.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Battle.
Battle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battle shoots in but no luck this time.
Battle misses the jab.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Battle.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battle lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Jay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dre Battle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Battle backpedaling.
Smith misses with the combination.
Battle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Battle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Battle!