PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crack Atoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Smith 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!

Atoa
vs
Smith

185 cm
24
130 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

160 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Crack Atoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Atoa.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.

It looks like Crack Atoa has been cut.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith tries to clinch there but Atoa circles away.
Atoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws a right hand that Atoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Atoa also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atoa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Atoa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Atoa.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Atoa lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atoa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Atoa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith looks gassed!
Atoa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Atoa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atoa lands a right hook to the body.
Atoa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa misses with a wild combination.
Atoa is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atoa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Atoa.
Atoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Atoa lands a body shot.
Atoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atoa looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atoa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Atoa scores with a body shot.
Atoa's corner calls for a 1-2. Atoa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by Atoa.
Atoa stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Atoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Atoa.
Atoa connects with a body shot.
Atoa throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atoa.
Atoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atoa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atoa cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Atoa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Atoa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Atoa clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Atoa misses with the combination.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Atoa looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Atoa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atoa dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atoa stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Atoa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoa throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Atoa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atoa looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atoa throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atoa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Atoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Atoa throws a one two combo.
Atoa stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Atoa.
Atoa lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crack Atoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crack Atoa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Atoa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a combination that misses
enabling Atoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Atoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Crack Atoa is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Atoa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crack Atoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atoa misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves forwards but Atoa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atoa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Atoa has got the better of the exchanges.
Atoa tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Atoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Atoa.
Atoa misses with a body kick.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atoa misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by Atoa. Beautiful body shot.
Atoa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Atoa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Atoa works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Atoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Atoa.
Atoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Atoa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Atoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atoa works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Atoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a combination
and Atoa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atoa misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa cracks Smith with a good jab.
Atoa misses with a wild combination.
Atoa delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atoa.
Atoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Atoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Atoa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A solid leg kick lands there for Atoa.
Atoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Atoa misses the shot to the body.
Atoa scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Atoa connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atoa.
A combination from Atoa does no damage.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Atoa counters with a left to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atoa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Atoa misses.
Atoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atoa throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atoa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoa misses with a body shot.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atoa scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atoa swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Atoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atoa lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
A right-left combo lands from Atoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Atoa.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Atoa to acknowledge the strikes.
Atoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atoa cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crack Atoa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Crack Atoa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Atoa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atoa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Atoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atoa looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Atoa saw that one coming.
Atoa lands a slapping body shot.
Atoa throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atoa with a hook.
Smith wants to clinch
and Atoa counters with a straight right hand.
Atoa throws a one two combo.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Atoa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Atoa.
Atoa connects with a jab.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Atoa had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atoa counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith throws a series of punches but Atoa avoids them all with ease.
Atoa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Atoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atoa misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Atoa misses.
Atoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith takes a swing at Atoa's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Atoa avoids nicely.
Atoa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Atoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atoa keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Atoa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Atoa lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Atoa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Atoa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Atoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atoa moves away from the strike by Smith.
Atoa throws a head kick that misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atoa throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Atoa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Atoa avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Atoa throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Atoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Atoa circles away.
Atoa scores with a shot to the body.
Atoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Atoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atoa 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.
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.
A shot to de liver by Atoa. Beautiful body shot.
Atoa lands a jab-cross combination.
Atoa misses the shot to the body.
Atoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Atoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Atoa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Atoa both land. Nice combination.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atoa throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atoa feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith tries to bum rush Atoa with a series of wild strikes but Atoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atoa.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atoa lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Atoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atoa 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crack Atoa!