PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Smith comes to the ring accompanied by In The Morning. Darren Smith has chosen ''Run This Town'' by Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna as his entrance music. Darren 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!

Smith
vs
Smith

183 cm
27
224 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

183 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren Smith walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mike Smith. Darren Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mike Smith.

Darren Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Darren Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Darren Smith lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Mike Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Darren Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mike Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darren Smith on the ground.
Darren Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Darren Smith looking to ground and pound but Mike Smith is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Mike Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Darren Smith misses with a head shot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Darren Smith has hold of Mike Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mike Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Darren Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Mike Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Darren Smith landing strikes from the mount and Mike Smith is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Darren Smith wants to control the pace but Mike Smith is squirming around nicely.
Darren Smith lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mike Smith is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Darren Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mike Smith is trying to stand.
Mike Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Mike Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Mike Smith wants to control but Darren Smith is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Mike Smith is breathing heavily.
Darren Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mike Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Darren Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Darren Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darren Smith breaks from Mike Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darren Smith landing shots from mount.
Darren Smith working Mike Smith over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Darren Smith landing shots from mount.
Darren Smith has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mike Smith's face.
Darren Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Darren Smith trying to control but Mike Smith is having none of it.
Mike Smith wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Darren Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Mike Smith is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mike Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Darren Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darren Smith.

Darren Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mike Smith quickly recovers to half guard.
Mike Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mike Smith tries to get out of the position.
Mike Smith tries to get to full guard but Darren Smith has control of the leg.
Darren Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darren Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darren Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darren Smith slips a nice elbow through Mike Smith's hands, connecting with Mike Smith's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darren Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Darren Smith is keen to just control but Mike Smith is a slippery customer.
Darren Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Darren Smith is looking for a kimura but Mike Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darren Smith to get the leverage.
Darren Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mike Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Darren Smith seems content to control.
Darren Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mike Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Darren Smith thows a huge punch but Mike Smith dodges it nicely.
Darren Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Darren Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darren Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mike Smith!
Mike Smith taking shots to the head.
Mike Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Darren Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mike Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mike Smith tries to lock up and control but Darren Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darren Smith lands a big elbow.
Darren Smith landing strikes from the mount and Mike Smith is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren Smith controlling the pace for now.
Darren Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Darren Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Darren Smith with good strikes from the mount here!

Darren Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mike Smith is surviving well by controlling Darren Smith's body position as best he can.
Darren Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren Smith with shots to the head and body - Mike Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren Smith scoring with strikes but Mike Smith is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren Smith wants to control the pace but Mike Smith is squirming around nicely.

Darren Smith has hold of Mike Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mike Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mike Smith tries to lock up and control but Darren Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darren Smith with the ground and pound from mount.

Mike Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Darren Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Darren Smith misses.
Darren Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mike Smith. Darren Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mike Smith.
Darren Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darren Smith.
Mike Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Darren Smith shoots in and drives through. Mike Smith sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darren Smith.
Mike Smith misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Mike Smith.
Darren Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren Smith.
Darren Smith throws a leg kick but Mike Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mike Smith avoids the head kick by Darren Smith.
Mike Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darren Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mike Smith.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darren Smith.
Mike Smith looks to land a right hand but Darren Smith moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren Smith.
Mike Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Mike Smith.
Mike Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darren Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Darren Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Mike Smith moves out of range easily.
Darren Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Smith throws a head kick that misses

and Darren Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mike Smith working a defensive guard but Darren Smith passes into half guard.
Darren Smith thows a huge punch but Mike Smith dodges it nicely.
Darren Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mike Smith's head.
Darren Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darren Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darren Smith looking to control but Mike Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darren Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Darren Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mike Smith hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.

Mike Smith's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Mike Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mike Smith is rocked!

Mike Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mike Smith is in a horrible position here. Darren Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Mike Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darren Smith is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mike Smith goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Darren Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darren Smith!