PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan obrien looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Smith
vs
obrien

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan obrien!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
obrien looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries to move to mount but obrien blocks the move with his legs.

Smith stands up and beckons obrien to his feet.
obrien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.

obrien is rocked!
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. obrien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith stays in close to obrien's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed obrien's guard.
obrien wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Conan obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
obrien misses with a takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but obrien is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to obrien's body and controls the position.
obrien 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.

Smith gets to his feet - obrien follows without any prompting.
Smith tries to clinch up but obrien circles away and keeps his distance.

obrien scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
obrien lands an elbow.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
obrien in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for obrien on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
obrien creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
obrien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Ground and pound from obrien.
obrien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith won't allow obrien to pass to mount.
obrien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith tries to roll over but obrien keeps him under control.
obrien throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
obrien scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
obrien thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
obrien throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
obrien doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. obrien fights it but they end up in guard.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan obrien.
obrien will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. obrien is keeping the position for now.
Smith is working obrien over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
obrien looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but obrien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
obrien with a poor takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. obrien won't be happy with that.

Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders obrien to his feet.

Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming obrien to the mat! obrien manages to get full guard.
obrien is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
obrien seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
obrien tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
obrien is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.
obrien is trying to work for a sweep but Smith has mounted him!

Smith get's back to his feet.

Smith gets a clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Smith jumps guard and drags obrien to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
obrien stops Smith from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
obrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith pulls obrien in to control the position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith has obrien pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Smith has his feet on obrien's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
obrien misses with a takedown attempt

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. obrien fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but obrien is retaining full guard.
obrien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
obrien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan obrien.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
obrien keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.

Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
obrien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
obrien being controlled here, momentarily.
obrien wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
obrien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as obrien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith striking from his own guard.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. obrien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. obrien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
obrien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
obrien prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith pulls obrien in close to his closed guard and prevents obrien from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Smith 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!

Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
obrien shoots and misses

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. obrien fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break obrien's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
obrien looking for a sweep. Not yet obrien, not yet.
obrien wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for obrien there!

obrien defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
obrien gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
obrien manages to get to full guard.
obrien tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that obrien can do to turn this around?
obrien throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
obrien thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Smith trying to control but obrien is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now obrien is on top in guard.
obrien is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
obrien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith looking to control.
obrien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as obrien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
obrien pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith trying to control but obrien postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Smith.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
obrien taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
obrien is trying to improve his position.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls the position.
Smith cracks obrien with a big right hand but obrien just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
obrien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for obrien!
obrien is looking to get to half guard.
obrien throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
obrien is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with some strikes.
obrien can't escape the position.
obrien is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
obrien taking shots to the head.

Smith stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jab by Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Conan obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
obrien 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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