PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moishe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Kaplan

178 cm
26
177 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

177 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Smith defending well as Kaplan loads up on a big left hand.
Kaplan blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Kaplan.
Kaplan lands the left hand.

It looks like Jeeves Smith has been cut.
Kaplan defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Kaplan misses.
Kaplan missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Kaplan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab.
Kaplan walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeeves Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.

Smith pushes Kaplan up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaplan can't break the clinch.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Kaplan in his tracks for a moment.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Kaplan's ribcage.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaplan backwards.
A knee to the head by Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaplan takes a shot to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks it.
Kaplan tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee strike.

Kaplan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaplan misses the target.
Kaplan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kaplan.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Kaplan keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaplan.
Kaplan avoids the head kick by Smith.
Kaplan looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.

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.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Kaplan misses its intended target.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaplan was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A shot to de liver by Kaplan. Beautiful body shot.
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeeves Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kaplan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith is looking to chop away at Kaplan's legs.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaplan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaplan throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaplan.
Jeeves Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaplan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Smith slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Kaplan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaplan circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Kaplan moves out of range easily.
Smith wants to clinch up but Kaplan keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to work over Kaplan's front leg with a kick but Kaplan checks it.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Kaplan in a clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Kaplan wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaplan working hard to break the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks with his arms.

Kaplan breaks from the clinch.
Smith wants to slow Kaplan down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaplan.

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.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaplan lands with a cross.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeeves Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaplan missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Kaplan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Kaplan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Kaplan moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Kaplan tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Kaplan is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaplan.
Kaplan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith slips under a jab from Kaplan.
Kaplan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaplan in the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Kaplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Kaplan down.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaplan's sensitive parts.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Kaplan's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Smith.
Kaplan wants to break free but Smith has control.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeeves Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kaplan blocks a head kick by Smith.
Kaplan moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Kaplan misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaplan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaplan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaplan can do to turn this around?
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Kaplan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith lands a high kick!
Kaplan throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith scores with the left hand. Kaplan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to slow Kaplan down with leg kicks.
Kaplan looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Kaplan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kaplan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is looking to slow Kaplan down with leg kicks.
Kaplan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Kaplan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith cracks the inside of Kaplan's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Kaplan stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination. Kaplan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeeves Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaplan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith pushes Kaplan away with a front kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Kaplan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaplan down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaplan's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeeves Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeeves Smith!