PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smyth has chosen Painkiller - Pendulum feat. Freestylers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smith
vs
Smyth

190 cm
27
219 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

184 cm
23
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Elite Supplement Supplier
Elite Supplement Supplier

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smyth.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smyth is out of range.
Smyth connects with a jab.
Smyth moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.

Smyth clinches up against the cage.
Smyth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smyth throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Smyth moved away.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Smyth off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a leg kick but Smyth moved away.
Smyth misses with a head kick.
Smith wants to slow Smyth down by chopping away at his legs.
Smyth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Smyth moves out of range.
Smyth misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but Smyth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smyth.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Smyth saw it coming and moves away.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smyth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smyth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyth throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Smyth counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Smyth won't allow it.
Smyth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smyth keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smyth working aggressively here.
Smyth lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smyth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smyth is struggling to control the position.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smyth throws an elbow but misses.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a hook but Smyth avoids it easily.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Smyth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Smyth counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smyth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Smyth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smyth looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smyth.
Smyth tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Smyth.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Smyth avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smyth. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Smyth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smyth throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smyth misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a head kick.

Smyth drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kris Smyth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smyth looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith 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.
Smyth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smyth throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smyth throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smyth misses with an uppercut.
Smyth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Smyth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Smyth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith wants to break free but Smyth has control.
Smyth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smyth has him pressed against the cage.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smyth can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smyth looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smyth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smyth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith tries to circle away but Smyth has him pinned against the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Smyth won't allow it.
Smyth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth misses with a knee to the head.
Smyth lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Smyth has him pinned against the cage.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Smyth.
Smith tries to break free but Smyth pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smyth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smyth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Smyth is controlling the position.
Smyth misses with a hook to the ribs.

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.
Smyth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smyth trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Smyth has double underhooks.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Smyth is controlling the position.
Smyth presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smyth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith can't break the clinch.
A short left from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith misses with a hook. Smyth ducked under it nicely.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smyth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smyth slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smyth misses the shot to the body.
Smyth misses the shot to the body.
Smyth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smyth throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smyth misses the shot to the body.
Smyth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Smyth is out of range.
Smyth throws a head kick that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth lands with a right hand.
Smyth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smyth thows a body shot but no joy.
Smyth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smyth clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Smyth is controlling the position.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to push Smyth away but Smyth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smyth lands with a left to the head.
Smyth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Smyth.
Smyth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith avoiding damage as Smyth throws knees to the body.
Smyth lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smyth throws a head punch that misses.
Smyth throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Smyth.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smyth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smyth looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Kris Smyth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smyth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smyth throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smyth thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Smyth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smyth finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Smyth moves out of range easily.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smyth looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smyth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smyth lands with a shot to the body.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smyth scores with a body shot.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smyth scores with a shot to the body.
Smyth cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smyth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smyth lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Smyth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smyth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Smyth closes the distance and clinches.
Smyth throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Smyth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smyth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kris Smyth!