PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Smith

178 cm
25
166 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

160 cm
20
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Smith tries to clinch there but Kyle Smith circles away.
Kyle Smith looks to throw the jab but Joe Smith is out of range.
Joe Smith throws a right hand that Kyle Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle Smith also avoids with ease.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with an open hand slap.
Kyle Smith catches Joe Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle Smith. Joe Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe Smith.
Kyle Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyle Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Kyle Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe Smith throws a right and a left that Kyle Smith avoids nicely.
Joe Smith moves forwards but Kyle Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith lands with a right hand.
Kyle Smith thuds a left hand into Joe Smith's body.
Joe Smith looks gassed!
Kyle Smith scores with a hook to the body. Joe Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kyle Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Kyle Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyle Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kyle Smith connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle Smith lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith walks into a jab.
Kyle Smith scores with a hook to the body. Joe Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kyle Smith connects with a right hand. Joe Smith shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith dips to his left and cracks Joe Smith with an uppercut!
Kyle Smith tests Joe Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kyle Smith finds it's way through Joe Smith's defenses.
Joe Smith needs to keep his hands up - Kyle Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kyle Smith!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kyle Smith coming out on top.
Joe Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe Smith slips under a jab.
Joe Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kyle Smith missing with a left hand there. Joe Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe Smith moves away from the strike by Kyle Smith.
A cross from Kyle Smith lands.
Nice straight punches there by Kyle Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kyle Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith slips a jab from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with a good jab.
Kyle Smith digs a good hook to Joe Smith's body.
Joe Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyle Smith.
Joe Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyle Smith counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle Smith moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyle Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Joe Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kyle Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kyle Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joe Smith moves forwards but Kyle Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kyle Smith slips under a jab from Joe Smith.
Joe Smith defending well as Kyle Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kyle Smith.
Joe Smith dodges the punch combination from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Kyle Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe Smith misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyle Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe Smith is breathing heavily.
Kyle Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyle Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Kyle Smith does no damage.
Kyle Smith lands a jab.
A left and a right from Kyle Smith both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe Smith slips a straight right by Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Smith misses with a double jab
and Kyle Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyle Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyle Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joe Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kyle Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Kyle Smith lands a jab to the head.
Kyle Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle Smith.
Joe Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle Smith throws out a loose jab but Joe Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe Smith defending well as Kyle Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Joe Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith cracks Joe Smith with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe Smith walks into a straight right hand from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joe Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Kyle Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kyle Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe Smith can do to turn this around?
Kyle Smith connects with a jab.
Joe Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyle Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kyle Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe Smith.
Kyle Smith loads up on a big right hand but Joe Smith slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kyle Smith.
Joe Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyle Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle Smith.
A big left from Kyle Smith misses.
Kyle Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joe Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kyle Smith looks to land a combination. Joe Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Kyle Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle Smith looks to land a combination but Joe Smith avoids it well.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe Smith.
Kyle Smith tests Joe Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyle Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle Smith connects with a right hand. Joe Smith shakes it off.
Joe Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe Smith walks into a straight right hand from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith lands a nice hook to Joe Smith's body. Joe Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyle Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyle Smith misses the target.
Kyle Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kyle Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kyle Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyle Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle Smith looks to land a combination. Joe Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Joe Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe Smith throws a right and a left that Kyle Smith avoids nicely.
A jab from Kyle Smith does it's job there.
Kyle Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe Smith on the side of the head.
Kyle Smith scores with the left hand. Joe Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle Smith catches Joe Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice cross by Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kyle Smith looks to land a combination. Joe Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kyle Smith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kyle Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle Smith.
Kyle Smith misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyle Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe Smith.
Kyle Smith misses with an uppercut. Joe Smith saw that one coming.
Kyle Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyle Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyle 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25

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