PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Melbye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smit comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be Touched. Melbye is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Beast and the Harlot. This should be a great matchup!

Smit
vs
Melbye

190 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Smit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Melbye!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melbye throws out a leg kick but Smit moves out of range and Melbye only half commits.
Melbye throws a nice looking combination but Smit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Smit.
Smit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smit, as that shot connected.
Melbye throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smit looks to land a combination but Melbye avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smit.
Smit cracks a nice hook into Melbye's ribs.
Smit misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit throws a hook to the side of Melbye's head but Melbye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melbye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smit lands a right hook to the body.
Smit connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smit.
Smit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melbye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melbye there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit misses with a head kick.
Paul Smit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smit throws a body punch but Melbye moves out of range.
Smit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smit clobbers Melbye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smit throws a combination that misses
and Melbye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Melbye.
Smit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melbye. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smit throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smit slips a jab and a cross from Melbye.
Melbye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smit. Smit obviously looking to wear him down.
Smit pushes Melbye away with a front kick.
Melbye looks gassed!
Smit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smit scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smit, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melbye moves away.
Smit lands with a hook. Melbye tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melbye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smit.
Melbye thows a leg kick but Smit checks it
and Smit counters with a two punch combo.
Smit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melbye. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Smit.
Smit scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Smit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Melbye slips a straight right by Smit.
Melbye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smit.
Smit feints and then cracks Melbye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melbye down.
Smit misses with a wild combination.
Melbye has his takedown stuffed
and Smit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melbye is breathing heavily.
Melbye avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit throws a hook but Melbye blocks it.
Smit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul Smit is winning the standup battle so far.
Smit throws a big shot that misses.
Melbye fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smit checks it well.
Smit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smit misses with a head kick.
Melbye throws a leg kick
and Smit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melbye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melbye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smit lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Melbye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melbye's calf.
Smit swings for the body but Melbye moves out of range.
Smit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melbye can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melbye counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smit's knee momentarily.
Smit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Melbye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smit. Smit obviously looking to wear him down.
Smit lands a jab-cross combination.
Smit feints and then cracks Melbye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melbye down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melbye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Smit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smit throws a leg kick which misses Melbye's front leg but catches the back leg as Melbye tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Smit misses its intended target.
Smit misses with a looping left.
Smit throws a combination. Melbye tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melbye.
Smit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Melbye counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Smit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smit throws out a powerful jab.
Smit misses the shot to the body.
Smit digs a good body shot into Melbye's ribs.
Melbye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smit jabs Melbye right on the nose. Melbye blinks but takes it well.
Melbye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melbye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit misses with a few strikes there.
Melbye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smit lands a nice hook to Melbye's body. Melbye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Melbye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smit.
Smit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melbye on the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Melbye might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smit has got the better of the exchanges.
Smit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melbye manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit throws a series of punches but Melbye moves out of range.
Smit lands a right hook to the body.
Melbye takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melbye was well out of range. Poor timing from Smit.
Smit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melbye has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smit.
Smit misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Smit. Beautiful body shot.
Smit works Melbye's body with a nice hook.
Smit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smit throws a head kick but Melbye moves out of range.
Smit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul Smit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Melbye.
Melbye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit lands the left hand.
Melbye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smit clobbers Melbye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Smit.
Smit lands a nice shot that snaps Melbye's head back.
Paul Smit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Melbye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smit counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smit 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smit!