PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 892 p4p, 107 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 882 p4p, 104 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anders's choice of entrance music: Gods Son. On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Smith
vs
Anders

167 cm
31
149 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

175 cm
42
153 lbs
40 - 29 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Jab from Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Anders down.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Anders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders blocks a head kick by Smith.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
No joy there for Anders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anders slips a jab from Smith.
Anders throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Anders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Anders counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anders is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Anders tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.

Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Anders takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith blocking some punches.
Anders tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Anders wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.

Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.

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

Smith has Anders up against the cage in a clinch.

Anders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anders blocks a low kick nicely.
Anders swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Anders backwards.

Anders breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Anders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Anders's leg but Anders calmly moves out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Anders moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Anders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anders.
Anders throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anders's corner calls for a 1-2. Anders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders avoids the head kick by Smith.
Anders keeps the fight on the outside.
Anders tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a right hand
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a low kick as Anders jumps back.
Anders is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Anders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Anders tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anders is defending well for now.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anders wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.

Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anders swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Anders lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anders blocks a head kick by Smith.
Anders swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Anders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith digs a right hand into Anders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anders's gas tank.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Anders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Anders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anders can do to turn this around?
Anders wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders stalling.
Anders looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Anders's head.

Anders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith wants to clinch
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders slips a straight right by Smith.
Anders is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Anders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anders punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anders looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith wants to clinch up but Anders keeps it at a distance.
Smith misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Anders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with a nice leg kick.
Anders misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Anders avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith cracks Anders with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Anders's leg but Anders calmly moves out of range.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Anders throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Anders's corner calls for a 1-2. Anders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Anders down.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Anders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anders let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Anders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a head kick but Anders moves out of range.
Anders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anders throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch but Anders is having none of it.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Anders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anders.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a nice body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Anders has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Smith missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Anders scores with a leg kick.

Smith has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anders avoids it.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Anders manages to break the clinch.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Anders moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anders bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anders moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith tries to clinch up but Anders circles away and keeps his distance.
Anders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Anders checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Anders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.
Anders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Anders pushes him off.
Anders scores with a hook.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anders works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders with a hook.
Anders tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders scores with a jab to the head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith slips a jab from Anders.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Anders clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ingemar Anders.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
Matt Smith very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.