PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mcfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzelaludin Smajlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Mcfly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcfly
vs
Smajlovic

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marty Mcfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smajlovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcfly, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcfly looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Smajlovic drags the fight down to the ground.
Mcfly being controlled here momentarily.
Mcfly looking to sit in guard and control but Smajlovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smajlovic postures up in Mcfly's guard and throws a big left but Mcfly blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic wants to control from the top but Mcfly keeps moving.
Smajlovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smajlovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Smajlovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Mcfly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smajlovic goes for a takedown attempt but Mcfly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcfly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smajlovic connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smajlovic decides to pull guard.

Smajlovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Smajlovic decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfly wants to get up but he can't break Smajlovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Smajlovic has his feet on Mcfly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smajlovic throws a head kick but Mcfly moves out of range.
Mcfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smajlovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smajlovic lands with a slapping head kick.

Smajlovic closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smajlovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcfly uses from the top position.

Smajlovic wriggles free and stands up.
Smajlovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcfly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Smajlovic.

Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Smajlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smajlovic is trying to break free.
Smajlovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcfly won't want to take too many of those.
Smajlovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smajlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcfly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smajlovic tries to pull guard but Mcfly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smajlovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly is looking for a takedown.

Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcfly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smajlovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcfly.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up but Mcfly circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smajlovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Smajlovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smajlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcfly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smajlovic clinches.

Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smajlovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcfly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzelaludin Smajlovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smajlovic wants to clinch up but Mcfly keeps it at a distance.
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smajlovic pushes Mcfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smajlovic misses with a knee strike.
Smajlovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcfly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smajlovic missing with knees to the body.
Mcfly is looking to break free of the clinch but Smajlovic has double underhooks.

Mcfly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mcfly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Smajlovic pulls guard successfully.
Mcfly preventing the sweep.
Mcfly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smajlovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smajlovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcfly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smajlovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smajlovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smajlovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dzelaludin Smajlovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smajlovic lands a head kick!

Smajlovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcfly is trying to maintain a safe position but Smajlovic gets an underhook and turns Mcfly into the cage.
Smajlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcfly.

Smajlovic breaks the clinch.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcfly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcfly blocks a head kick by Smajlovic.
Marty Mcfly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic wants to clinch.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but Mcfly is having none of it.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smajlovic misses with a head kick.
Mcfly keeps the fight on the outside.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.

Smajlovic has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic wants to clinch.

Smajlovic has Mcfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smajlovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smajlovic can't get the takedown.
Mcfly avoiding damage as Smajlovic throws knees to the body.

Smajlovic manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smajlovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfly.

Smajlovic rushes Mcfly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcfly wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzelaludin Smajlovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mcfly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smajlovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcfly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smajlovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smajlovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smajlovic is working Mcfly over against the cage.
Smajlovic working Mcfly over with knees to the body.

Smajlovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smajlovic throws a right and a left that Mcfly avoids nicely.
Smajlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfly circles away.
Smajlovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Smajlovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smajlovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcfly pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic looking to throw knees to the head but Mcfly is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smajlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smajlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Smajlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smajlovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mcfly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smajlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mcfly managing to block the knees to the body from Smajlovic.
Mcfly takes a knee right on the jaw!

Smajlovic decides to pull guard.
Mcfly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Smajlovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcfly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smajlovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smajlovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smajlovic!
Mcfly is looking to reverse the position.
Smajlovic wants to control but Mcfly is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smajlovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mcfly is letting Smajlovic control him for a moment.
Mcfly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smajlovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mcfly dodges the ground and pound from Smajlovic.

Smajlovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcfly to his feet.
Smajlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfly circles away.

Smajlovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly is trying to break free.
Smajlovic landing knees to the head.
Mcfly is pressed up against the cage. Smajlovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcfly down to the mat. Mcfly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smajlovic works over Mcfly's head and body with a nice combination.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcfly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smajlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcfly misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marty Mcfly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Smajlovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dzelaludin Smajlovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smajlovic 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
After the fight, Dzelaludin Smajlovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.