PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Manuel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Manuel Moreno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smirnov
vs
Manuel Moreno

173 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Manuel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smirnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel Moreno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel Moreno's knee momentarily.
Manuel Moreno moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a nice uppercut.
Manuel Moreno moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Smirnov slams his shin into Manuel Moreno's torso.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a head kick. That will keep Manuel Moreno thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manuel Moreno looks to clinch
and Smirnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel Moreno's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manuel Moreno takes a step back to recover.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov throws a push kick but Manuel Moreno slaps the foot to one side.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manuel Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel Moreno moves away.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Luis Manuel Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smirnov. Manuel Moreno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smirnov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuel Moreno moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Manuel Moreno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel Moreno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smirnov.
Manuel Moreno is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Smirnov thuds his shin into the meat of Manuel Moreno's side.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Luis Manuel Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a good low kick that Manuel Moreno was not able to check.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Smirnov is looking to wear down Manuel Moreno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel Moreno shrugs it off.
Smirnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel Moreno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smirnov throws an overhand right that lands on Manuel Moreno's shoulder, as Manuel Moreno tries to avoid the shot.
Smirnov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smirnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
Manuel Moreno looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuel Moreno moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smirnov swings for the body but Manuel Moreno moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Manuel Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
Smirnov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Manuel Moreno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel Moreno moves out of range easily.
Smirnov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manuel Moreno will feel that in the morning.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manuel Moreno looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smirnov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manuel Moreno's calf.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Manuel Moreno is breathing heavily.
Smirnov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manuel Moreno will feel that in the morning.
Manuel Moreno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Manuel Moreno moves out of range.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Manuel Moreno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.
Manuel Moreno looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel Moreno's knee momentarily.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manuel Moreno takes a step back to recover.
Manuel Moreno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smirnov.
Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a low kick, right behind Manuel Moreno 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Manuel Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.

Manuel Moreno drives through and clinches with Smirnov against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a low kick, right behind Manuel Moreno 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel Moreno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manuel Moreno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smirnov misses with a hook. Manuel Moreno ducked under it nicely.
Manuel Moreno blocks a leg kick.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a thumping low kick.
Manuel Moreno wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Manuel Moreno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel Moreno tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel Moreno's knee momentarily.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Moreno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smirnov, right into the meat.
Smirnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel Moreno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smirnov, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!