PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Michieletto
vs
Smith

215 cm
34
275 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

197 cm
34
258 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Michieletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michieletto lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
Michieletto tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michieletto shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michieletto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michieletto throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michieletto ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Michieletto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Michieletto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michieletto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith slips a jab from Michieletto.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michieletto.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Michieletto misses with a hook.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michieletto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davide Michieletto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Michieletto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Michieletto moves out of range easily.
Smith looks for the body kick but Michieletto saw that one coming.
Michieletto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michieletto tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michieletto tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith cracks Michieletto with a good jab.
Michieletto shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michieletto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michieletto throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Michieletto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith slips a straight right by Michieletto.
Michieletto is looking to land body kicks.
Michieletto throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Michieletto moved out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.
Michieletto misses with a hook

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Michieletto fights it but they end up in guard.
Michieletto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith trying to control but Michieletto is working from the bottom.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Michieletto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michieletto controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clifford Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Michieletto throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Clifford Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michieletto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Michieletto throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michieletto throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michieletto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick from Michieletto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michieletto throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Michieletto.
Michieletto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Michieletto.
Michieletto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith is looking to slow Michieletto down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michieletto throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Michieletto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Michieletto tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clifford Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
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.

Michieletto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davide Michieletto is winning the standup battle so far.
Michieletto misses with the combination.
Michieletto misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Michieletto saw that one coming.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michieletto.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michieletto.
Davide Michieletto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michieletto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michieletto throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Michieletto throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Michieletto lands an overhand right.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michieletto.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michieletto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michieletto throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Michieletto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith slips under a jab.
Michieletto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michieletto misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a series of punches but Michieletto avoids them all with ease.
Michieletto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Michieletto drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michieletto moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michieletto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto throws a combination that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michieletto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Michieletto just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michieletto lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Michieletto misses the jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Michieletto.
Michieletto needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Michieletto misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michieletto.
Nice cross by Michieletto.
Michieletto sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michieletto throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michieletto's knee momentarily.
Michieletto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michieletto misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Michieletto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Michieletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michieletto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michieletto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michieletto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Michieletto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michieletto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michieletto was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Michieletto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Michieletto duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Michieletto.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Michieletto tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Michieletto takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith moves out of range as Michieletto throws a body kick.
Michieletto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michieletto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michieletto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michieletto throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Michieletto misses with a kick to the body.
Michieletto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michieletto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Michieletto should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michieletto.
Michieletto throws an off balance right hand
and Michieletto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michieletto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michieletto sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith catches Michieletto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michieletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michieletto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Michieletto slips under a jab from Smith.
Michieletto throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Michieletto fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michieletto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michieletto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Smith.
Michieletto shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michieletto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davide Michieletto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michieletto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Michieletto or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
No joy there for Michieletto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Michieletto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michieletto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Michieletto ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook. Michieletto ducked under it nicely.
Davide Michieletto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michieletto looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Michieletto.
Michieletto shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Michieletto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Michieletto loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Michieletto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clifford Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michieletto. Michieletto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michieletto avoids the body shot from Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Michieletto down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michieletto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michieletto ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Michieletto scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Michieletto misses.
Michieletto walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Michieletto misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifford Smith!
After the fight, Clifford Smith 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.