PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Give it Away. 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.

Dowd
vs
Smith

177 cm
27
184 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
175 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dowd wants to get back to full guard.
Dowd trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smith manages to pass to mount!

Smith get's back to his feet.
Dowd feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowd. Dowd obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowd lands with a good body shot.
Dowd lands a body shot.
Smith slips a straight right by Dowd.
Dowd misses with a hook.
Dowd lands with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from Dowd. Those never looked like landing.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dowd.
Dowd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dowd wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dowd throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dowd scoring well with a low kick there.
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Dowd.
Dowd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dowd misses with a body shot.
Dowd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowd, right into the meat.
Wellen Dowd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowd.
Dowd scores with a jab.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dowd connects with a jab.
Wellen Dowd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dowd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dowd misses with a head kick.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dowd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowd swinging wildly here.
Dowd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Dowd lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dowd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dowd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Dowd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Dowd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dowd cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dowd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dowd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dowd misses the target.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Dowd.
Dowd misses with the combination.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Dowd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dowd looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Dowd throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Dowd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dowd scores with a hook.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dowd as he jumps to the side.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Smith.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Dowd which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Dowd looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Dowd. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Dowd stuffs the takedown.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Smith.
Dowd throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dowd throws out the jab.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dowd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dowd.
Dowd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dowd misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
A head kick misses from Dowd.
Dowd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dowd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Dowd lands a jab to the nose.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dowd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowd.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellen Dowd is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowd.
Dowd digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Dowd just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowd!
Dowd misses with a body kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowd lands a head shot.
Dowd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dowd connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd lands a slapping body shot.
Dowd throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Dowd lands a slapping body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dowd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith moves out of range as Dowd strikes.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dowd looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dowd lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dowd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith avoids the body shot from Dowd.
Dowd throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Dowd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith slips a straight right by Dowd.
Dowd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Austin Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Dowd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dowd missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dowd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith dives in and grabs Dowd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dowd pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Dowd scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd connects with a solid leg kick.
Dowd misses the shot to the body.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowd looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowd.
An inside leg kick from Dowd misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dowd gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dowd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowd looking for a sweep. Not yet Dowd, not yet.
Dowd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dowd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wellen Dowd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dowd lands with a shot to the body.
Dowd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Dowd throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Dowd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith moves away from the strike by Dowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowd.
Dowd throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Dowd throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dowd stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowd scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dowd. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowd cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Dowd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowd just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Dowd cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Dowd tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dowd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dowd throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith avoids the body shot from Dowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dowd. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith avoids the head kick by Dowd.
Smith blocks a head kick by Dowd.
Dowd lands a head kick!
Dowd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith slips a straight right by Dowd.
Austin Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dowd.
Dowd misses with a few strikes there.
Dowd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dowd finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dowd throws a one two combo.
Dowd misses with a looping left.
Dowd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dowd looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Dowd is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Dowd.
Smith moves out of range as Dowd strikes.
Dowd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dowd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowd tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dowd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dowd.
Nice body punch from Dowd.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Dowd is out of range.
Dowd punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Dowd sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dowd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Dowd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dowd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Dowd scores with a nice right hand.
Dowd throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Dowd scores with a hook.
A jab from Dowd misses.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowd. Dowd obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dowd misses with a hook.
Dowd swinging wildly here.
Dowd thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dowd misses with a hook.
Dowd throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Dowd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dowd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dowd throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wellen Dowd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellen Dowd!