PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Pakyaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money Pakyaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Pakyaw

168 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
147 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonah Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Money Pakyaw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pakyaw at a distance.
Smith cracks Pakyaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pakyaw takes one to the chin there.
Pakyaw tries to clinch up.
Pakyaw slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Pakyaw with an uppercut!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pakyaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pakyaw tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pakyaw shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Money Pakyaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakyaw misses with a two punch combination.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Pakyaw off balance momentarily.
Pakyaw looks gassed!
Pakyaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pakyaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pakyaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakyaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith feints and then cracks Pakyaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pakyaw down.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands the left hand.
Pakyaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Pakyaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
That kick from Smith tenderised Pakyaw's leg. Pakyaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Jonah Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith cracks Pakyaw with a good jab.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Pakyaw is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from Smith lands.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Pakyaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pakyaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with the left hand. Pakyaw knows he should have avoided that one.
Pakyaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pakyaw.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pakyaw's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakyaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith punishes Pakyaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Pakyaw stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pakyaw. That did some damage!
Smith works over Pakyaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Pakyaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pakyaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith jabs Pakyaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pakyaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Pakyaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pakyaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pakyaw fails to land the takedown.
Jonah Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Pakyaw.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith works Pakyaw's body with a nice hook.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pakyaw ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Pakyaw wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pakyaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pakyaw takes a step back to recover.
Pakyaw is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pakyaw.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pakyaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pakyaw takes a step back to recover.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Pakyaw tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pakyaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pakyaw has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith keeps Pakyaw at a distance using the push kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pakyaw scrambles back to his feet.
Pakyaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pakyaw. That did some damage!
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pakyaw will feel that in the morning.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pakyaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakyaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Pakyaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith keeps Pakyaw at a distance using the push kick.
Pakyaw darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Pakyaw's head.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pakyaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pakyaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pakyaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith dips to his left and cracks Pakyaw with an uppercut!
Pakyaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Pakyaw seems unphased.
Pakyaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pakyaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Pakyaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pakyaw is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pakyaw's head.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith jabs Pakyaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith keeps Pakyaw at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to Pakyaw's body.
Smith punishes Pakyaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Pakyaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a head kick!
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Pakyaw.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pakyaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pakyaw's head.
Pakyaw wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Pakyaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jonah Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Pakyaw closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pakyaw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith scores with a jab. Pakyaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith keeps Pakyaw at a distance using the push kick.
Pakyaw misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Pakyaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Pakyaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.

Pakyaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pakyaw throws a head punch that misses.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakyaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Pakyaw 's knee.
Pakyaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pakyaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonah Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Pakyaw.
A solid body kick from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pakyaw. Pakyaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pakyaw tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Pakyaw in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pakyaw shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pakyaw closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Pakyaw pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith looks to land a combination. Pakyaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith lands a body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakyaw can do to turn this around?
Smith lands an overhand right.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith scores with a hook.
Pakyaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Money Pakyaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pakyaw's head.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Pakyaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakyaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Pakyaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Pakyaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pakyaw walks into a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Pakyaw is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pakyaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith jabs Pakyaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith is looking to slow Pakyaw down with leg kicks.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pakyaw wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pakyaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pakyaw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Pakyaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith lands a high kick!
Pakyaw looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Pakyaw moves out of range.
Smith tests Pakyaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakyaw looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pakyaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakyaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Pakyaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pakyaw takes a step back to recover.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pakyaw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith jabs Pakyaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pakyaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pakyaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Money Pakyaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Pakyaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pakyaw tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Pakyaw.
Pakyaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith lands a front kick.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pakyaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Jonah Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pakyaw moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jonah Smith!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jonah Smith!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jonah Smith!

Jonah Smith wins by unanimous decision!