PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lucic
vs
Smith

193 cm
34
210 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

182 cm
32
197 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Lucic is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Lucic counters with a thumping low kick.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Lucic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucic slips a jab from Smith.
Lucic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith avoids the head kick by Lucic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Lucic's belly button to the back.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Lucic moves away and avoids it.
Lucic throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lucic.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Lucic moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lucic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Lucic. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Lucic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lucic. Those never looked like landing.
Smith tries to clinch but Lucic moves out of range.
Lucic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Lucic looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Lucic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lucic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Lucic's head back.
Lucic slips under a jab.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucic. Lucic obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lucic saw that one coming.
A jab from Lucic does it's job there.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Lucic misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Lucic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lucic stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucic moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Lucic blocks the leg kick.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Lucic's side.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucic lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith cracks Lucic with an open hand slap.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Lucic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucic doesn't seem phased though.

Lucic is rocked!
Smith blocks a head kick by Lucic.
Oh Lucic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lucic's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lucic's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.