PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakobi Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Valenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy comes to the cage accompanied by Korn- Freak on a Leash. Lorenzo Valenta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Smithy
vs
Valenta

177 cm
35
166 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

179 cm
27
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jakobi Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Valenta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Smithy is predictable there
and Smithy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smithy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valenta connects with a right hand. Smithy shakes it off.
Valenta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smithy pinned against the cage. Smithy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Valenta darts in and clinches Smithy up against the cage.
Valenta prevents a body shot from Smithy.
Valenta misses with a knee to the head.
Valenta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valenta.
Smithy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valenta lands a body punch.
Valenta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy blocks a body shot from Valenta.
Valenta misses with some punches.
Smithy throws a punch but it's blocked by Valenta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithy.
I was talking to Smithy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smithy lands a shot to the body.
Smithy leaning against his opponent.
Smithy misses with some punches.
Smithy looking to slow down the pace here.
Smithy lands a hook that snaps the head of Valenta backwards.
Smithy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valenta scores with a shot to the side of Smithy's head.
Smithy slows down the pace here.
A short left from Valenta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is leaning against Valenta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentas head.
Valenta is trying to drag Smithy to the mat but Smithy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smithy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valenta throws an elbow that misses.
Valenta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smithy.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Valenta controls his hands.
Smithy misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Smithy.
Valenta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smithy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smithy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valenta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smithy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy tries to work over Valenta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithy working aggressively here.
Smithy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smithy lands a left hand.
Smithy lands a shoulder strike.
Smithy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Valenta - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valenta.
Valenta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smithy looking to stall.
Valenta lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithy swings wildly with an uppercut but Valenta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valenta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smithy.
Valenta throws an elbow that misses.
Smithy tries to throw a body punch but Valenta avoids it by throwing Smithy back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smithy.
Smithy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Smithy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smithy.
Valenta throws a head punch that misses.
Smithy misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smithy fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy tries to work over Valenta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithy.
A head punch on the inside from Valenta fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakobi Smithy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smithy blocks a low kick nicely.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
Valenta checks a leg kick.
Smithy misses with an uppercut. Valenta saw that one coming.
Smithy misses with an uppercut.
Smithy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valenta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smithy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valenta.
Smithy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithy scores with a sloppy right hand. Valenta should have avoided that one.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithy.
Valenta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithy manages to avoid it.
Valenta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy throws a body punch but Valenta moves out of range.
Jab from Smithy.
Smithy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valenta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithy.
Smithy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smithy lands a nice looking body kick.
Smithy motions for Valenta to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valenta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smithy.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valenta checks it well.
Jakobi Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valenta throws a leg kick but Smithy checks it.
Smithy looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smithy moves out of range of the leg kick from Valenta.
Valenta takes a swing at Smithy's ribcage but misses.
Smithy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valenta.
Valenta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy swings for the body but Valenta moves out of range.
Valenta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valenta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valenta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smithy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smithy throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy tried to score with a low kick but Valenta checks it.
A combination from Smithy does no damage.

Valenta scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valenta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Valenta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Valenta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Valenta looking to control but instead Smithy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Valenta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valenta scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Valenta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithy tries to get to full guard but Valenta has control of the leg.

Valenta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valenta is trying to control the action in half guard but Smithy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valenta looks to land a strike but Smithy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smithy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakobi Smithy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smithy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithy lands a head shot.
Valenta looks to land a body kick but Smithy moved away.
Valenta walks into a left hand.
Valenta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smithy counters with an outside leg kick.
Valenta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smithy misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Valenta tries to score with a low kick but Smithy moves his leg out of the way.
Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valenta.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valenta.
Valenta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smithy swivels and escapes.
Jakobi Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valenta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smithy stuffs the takedown attempt from Valenta. Valenta gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithy.
Smithy throws a shot from downtown. Valenta moves away and avoids it.
Valenta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smithy.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakobi Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
Smithy throws a leg kick
and Valenta counters with a low kick, right behind Smithy 's knee.
Smithy takes a swing at Valenta's ribcage but misses.
Valenta scores with a leg kick.
Smithy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valenta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Smithy is predictable there

and Valenta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valenta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smithy's head.
Smithy keeping moving, preventing Valenta from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lorenzo Valenta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smithy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenta misses with a hook.
Smithy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valenta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valenta misses the shot to the body.
Valenta doesn't manage to clinch there - Smithy circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smithy, as that shot connected.
Smithy throws a leg kick
and Valenta counters with a nice leg kick.
Smithy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Valenta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valenta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smithy wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is looking to control Valenta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smithy avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valenta prevents Smithy from improving his position.
Smithy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valenta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithy is not content to let Valenta control the position.
Lorenzo Valenta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Valenta with the ground and pound but Smithy uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Valenta.
I think Smithy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakobi Smithy!
An out of breath Jakobi Smithy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.