PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Golden King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith Jr has chosen Public Enemy- shut em down as his entrance music. Golden King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Smith Jr

175 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
27
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from King misses.
A nice side step and Smith Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Smith Jr. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Smith Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a hook.
Smith Jr throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Smith Jr staying out of range there.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King throwing a counter right hand but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
King throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a stiff right hand.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the head.
Smith Jr is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Smith Jr is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith Jr is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
King slips a jab and a cross from Smith Jr.

King cracks Smith Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith Jr to stand back up!

Smith Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Smith Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
King is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
King throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
King looks to land a left hand but Smith Jr moved out of range nicely.
Smith Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smith Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King is looking to counter punch.
Mikey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King instigates a clinch.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
King keeps control of Smith Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Golden King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Smith Jr.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from King.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smith Jrs head.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
Smith Jr jumps guard but King turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Smith Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Smith Jr looks winded!
Smith Jr tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King pushes Smith Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Smith Jr controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Golden King 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 Jr cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith Jr can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith Jr controls his hands.
Smith Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Smith Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Smith Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from King.
A body shot lands from King.
A short right from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Smith Jr.
King lands a big right hand that drops Smith Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and King finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by King!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Golden King!
Golden King retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Golden King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.