PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Smith

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Lionel Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lance Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lionel Smith somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lionel Smith.
Lance Smith lands with a right hand.
Lionel Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Lance Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lionel Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Lance Smith. Lance Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Lionel Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Smith.
Lionel Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lance Smith's waist but Lance Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lionel Smith off to one side.
Lionel Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lance Smith, looking for a takedown. Lionel Smith pushes Lance Smith against the cage but Lance Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lance Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lionel Smith as he avoids it easily.
Lionel Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lionel Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lance Smith pinned against the cage. Lance Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lionel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lionel Smith is breathing heavily.
Lionel Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance Smith shoots in for a takedown but Lionel Smith shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Lance Smith with that takedown attempt.
Lance Smith tries to clinch but Lionel Smith is having none of it.
Lionel Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lance Smith defends it nicely.
Lance Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lionel Smith looks for a takedown but Lance Smith sprawls well.
Lionel Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lionel Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lance Smith but Lance Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lance Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lance Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance Smith tries for a takedown but Lionel Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lance Smith looks for a takedown but Lionel Smith sprawls well.
Lionel Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lionel Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Lance Smith wants to clinch up but Lionel Smith keeps it at a distance.
Lionel Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lance Smith circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lance Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Lionel Smith as Lance Smith shoots in.

Lionel Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lance Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Lance Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Lance Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lionel Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lance Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lionel Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionel Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lance Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lionel Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Lance Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lance Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lionel Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lionel Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lance Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Lionel Smith is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lionel Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionel Smith working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lionel Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Lionel Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lionel Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lance Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lance Smith has momentary wrist control but Lionel Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Lance Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lionel Smith is fighting to break Lance Smith's control of his arms but Lance Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lionel Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lionel Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lionel Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lionel Smith postures up in Lance Smith's guard and throws a big left but Lance Smith blocks it.
Lionel Smith throwing strikes from guard but Lance Smith blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lance Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Lionel Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lionel Smith tries to keep at a distance but Lance Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lionel Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lance Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lionel Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lance Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lance Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lionel Smith.
Lance Smith is pressed up against the cage. Lionel Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lance Smith down to the mat. Lance Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lionel Smith shoots in for a double leg but Lance Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lance Smith.
Lionel Smith checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionel Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lance Smith pinned against the cage. Lance Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lance Smith looks for the body kick but Lionel Smith saw that one coming.
Lance Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lance Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lionel Smith but Lionel Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lionel Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Lance Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Lionel Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lance Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lance Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lance Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lionel Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lance Smith is fending him off so far but Lionel Smith persists. Nope, Lance Smith circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lance Smith!
Nice sprawl there from Lionel Smith as Lance Smith shoots in.
Lance Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lionel Smith avoids it really well and circles away.

Lionel Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lance Smith's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lance Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lance Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lionel Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lionel Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lionel Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Lionel Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lionel Smith.
Lance Smith is trying to keep Lionel Smith in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lance Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Lance Smith has momentary wrist control but Lionel Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Lionel Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Lance Smith's brow.
Lionel Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lionel Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lionel Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lionel Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lionel Smith throws an elbow that misses. Lance Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lionel Smith's guard. Nice move by Lance Smith!
Lionel Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionel Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lionel Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lionel Smith tries to get out of the position.
Lionel Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lance Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lionel Smith has a hand on Lance Smith's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lance Smith takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lionel Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lionel Smith regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lionel Smith wants to improve his position but Lance Smith is controlling well.
Lionel Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lionel Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lance Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lionel Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Lionel Smith working away.
Lionel Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Lionel Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Lionel Smith is putting a hurting on Lance Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lionel Smith lands an elbow.
Lionel Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lance Smith to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lionel Smith is working Lance Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lance Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lionel Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionel Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lance Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lance Smith is trying to improve his position.
Lionel Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lance Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lionel Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Lance Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lionel Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Lionel Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lance Smith to see if he's OK.
Lionel Smith is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lionel Smith landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionel Smith landing a few strikes.
Lionel Smith working the ground and pound.
Lance Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Lionel Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Lionel Smith working the head with strikes.
Lionel Smith cracks Lance Smith with a big elbow.
Lance Smith stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Lionel Smith is working Lance Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lionel Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lionel Smith working the ground and pound but Lance Smith is defending the strikes.
Lionel Smith is putting a hurting on Lance Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lionel Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lionel Smith grinds an elbow into Lance Smith's temple.
Check out the look on Lionel Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lance Smith pushes Lionel Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lionel Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lionel Smith working away.
Lionel Smith is working Lance Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lionel Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lance Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Lionel Smith cracks Lance Smith with a big right hand but Lance Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lionel Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lionel Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Lance Smith's head but Lance Smith avoids it well.
Lionel Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lance Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance Smith is trying to buck Lionel Smith off.
Lance Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lionel Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lance Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Lionel Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lance Smith wants to control but Lionel Smith postures up.
Lionel Smith cracks Lance Smith with a big right hand but Lance Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lionel Smith is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lance Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Lance Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lionel Smith thows a huge punch but Lance Smith dodges it nicely.
Lance Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lionel Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lionel Smith wants to take a breather but Lance Smith is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lionel Smith, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Smith!