PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Hytten acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Smith
vs
Hytten

197 cm
36
258 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

215 cm
43
253 lbs
40 - 29 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
Hytten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hytten thinking.
Hytten avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hytten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Hytten with a series of wild strikes but Hytten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hytten looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Hytten tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hytten misses its intended target.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hytten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Hytten slips the punch.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hytten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hytten misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Hytten throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Hytten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hytten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hytten counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten's corner calls for a 1-2. Hytten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Hytten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hytten defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hytten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Hytten avoids it well and moves away.
Hytten looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hytten misses with a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hytten.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Hytten moves out of range.
Hytten scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hytten.
Hytten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that 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.

Hytten jabs at Smith's body.
Hytten misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hytten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Hytten throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hytten's head but Hytten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten misses the jab.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hytten.
Hytten throws a sloppy body shot

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Hytten defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten gets full guard.
Smith stays in close to Hytten's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith postures up in Hytten's guard and throws a big left but Hytten blocks it.
Smith throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Smith is pulling down on Hytten's head. It's preventing any offense from Hytten, at least for the moment.
Smith wants to sweep here but Hytten controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
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.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith pulls Hytten in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hytten lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Hytten throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hytten.
Hytten stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hytten throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hytten.
Smith misses the jab.
Hytten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hytten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hytten wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hytten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kent Hytten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hytten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Hytten.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Hytten manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hytten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a right hand that Hytten ducks under and follows up with a left that Hytten also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Hytten blocks the leg kick.
Hytten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hytten lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hytten replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Smith blocks it well.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hytten saw that one coming.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hytten.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hytten has time to react.
Hytten defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hytten looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clifford Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hytten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hytten.
Hytten misses with a wild body shot.
Hytten throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hytten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith looks for the body kick but Hytten saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hytten swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hytten counters with a nice body shot.
Hytten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hytten. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Hytten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hytten misses with a hook.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hytten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hytten avoids a kick to the body.
Hytten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hytten thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hytten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hytten.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hytten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hytten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clifford Smith.
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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clifford Smith!
In his post fight interview, Clifford Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.