PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Worthy

160 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

182 cm
22
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy connects with a crisp jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Worthy scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Worthy. Beautiful body shot.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Worthy lands the left hand.
Worthy tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthy moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Worthy counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Worthy scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Worthy finds it's target.
A jab from Worthy misses.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Worthy moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Worthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Worthy counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Worthy tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Worthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthy slips under a jab from Smith.
Worthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Worthy misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to bum rush Worthy with a series of wild strikes but Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a hook. Worthy ducked under it nicely.
Worthy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Worthy misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Worthy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worthy misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Worthy digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Worthy.
Worthy throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Worthy connects with a body shot.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Worthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith swings for the body but Worthy moves out of range.

Worthy moves into the clinch.
Worthy digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Worthy.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Worthy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Worthy misses with some punches.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worthy.
Smith wants to break free but Worthy has control.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith blocking some punches.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worthy misses with the head strike.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Worthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Worthy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Worthy avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Worthy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to wear down Worthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Marlon Worthy has been cut.
Worthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Worthy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Worthy throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Worthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Worthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marlon Worthy'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. This is the final round!

Worthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worthy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Worthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Worthy scores with a punch to the head.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy lands a jab to the nose.
Worthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Worthy misses.

Worthy has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Steve Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Worthy is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Worthy as the two fighters clinch.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Worthy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Worthy tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Worthy back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Worthy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Worthy is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.

Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worthy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Worthy scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Worthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Worthy.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Worthy had a free shot at his head there.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Worthy misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Worthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worthy 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Worthy!