PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl 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.

Five
vs
Smith

194 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
221 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonnhy Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daryl Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Five cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Five.

Five closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Five - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five misses with a knee strike.
Five scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Five.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Five.
Five tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Five.

Five has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Five swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith has Five pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith wants to break free but Five has control.
Five creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Five effectively controlling the action here.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Five controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the head.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Five clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Five taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Five swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Five is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Five.
Smith blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Five tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Five takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short left from Five.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonnhy Five dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Five tries to clinch but Smith moves away
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Smith.
Five tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Five fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Five 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws a hook but Five blocks it.
Daryl Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Five looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Five persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Five tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Five fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Smith.
Five ducks under a wild hook from Smith.

Five closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Five throws a head punch that misses.
Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Five just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Five.

Five clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five is struggling to control the position.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Five uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Five tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Five ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Five ducks down to avoid it.
Five will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jonnhy Five is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith cracks Five with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five is looking to clinch.
Five tries to clinch but Smith moves away
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Daryl Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Five's head but Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Five's head but Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Five staying out of range there.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Five is rocked!
Smith looks to land a combination but Five avoids it well.
Oh Five is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith cracks Five with a good jab.
Five tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a big left hand that crumples Five! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daryl Smith!
After the fight, Daryl 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.