PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Harvey (ranked 1177 p4p, 160 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 1816 p4p, 238 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harvey
vs
Smesman

181 cm
27
179 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smesman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smesman misses with an uppercut.
Smesman misses with a low kick.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
Smesman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smesman misses with a body kick.

Harvey instigates a clinch.

Smesman breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Smesman catches Harvey right on the button with a cross.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Smesman.
Smesman moves out of range of the body kick.
Smesman wants to slow Harvey down by chopping away at his legs.
Harvey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harvey tries to clinch there but Smesman circles away.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Smesman, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Smesman against the cage but Smesman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smesman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harvey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smesman misses with a kick to the body.
Harvey tries to counter by clinching up but Smesman breaks away and moves out of range.
Harvey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smesman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harvey at a distance.
Smesman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Smesman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smesman wants to counter with a clinch but Harvey pushes him away.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smesman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Smesman had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smesman misses with a double jab

and Harvey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Harvey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smesman is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman keeping hold of Harvey's head, controlling as best he can.

Harvey wants to work for an arm triangle but Smesman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Smesman kicks Harvey off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Smesman scores with a jab.
Smesman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smesman.
Smesman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smesman throws a combination that misses

and Harvey counters by moving into the clinch.
Harvey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smesman after a bit of a struggle.

Smesman breaks the clinch.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Smesman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smesman throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Smesman misses with a wild body shot.
Smesman misses with a looping right.
Smesman throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smesman misses with a straight left.
Smesman takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Smesman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smesman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Smesman throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Smesman throws an off balance right hand

and Harvey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harvey throwing shots but Smesman is blocking nicely.
Smesman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harvey trying to control but Smesman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smesman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harvey looks for a takedown but Smesman sprawls well.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smesman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smesman. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.

Harvey clinches with his opponent.
Harvey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smesman backwards.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smesman.
Smesman is trying to push Harvey away but Harvey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harvey has clasped his hands together around Smesman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Smesman throws Harvey to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smesman throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey throws a big counter combination but Smesman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Smesman, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Smesman against the cage but Smesman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smesman's half guard.

Harvey is looking for a kimura but Smesman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harvey to get the leverage.

Harvey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harvey is trying to control the action in half guard but Smesman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harvey is looking to advance position but Smesman won't allow it.
Smesman is controlling Harvey's trapped leg to prevent Harvey from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman wants to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harvey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Harvey seems to be working for a kimura but Smesman defends the submission attempt.
Smesman is refusing to be controlled, as Harvey sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smesman throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harvey there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Harvey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harvey ducks right into an uppercut from Smesman.
Harvey slips under a jab from Smesman.
Harvey attempts a counter takedown but Smesman avoids it well and moves away.
Smesman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smesman throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.

Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Smesman breaks the clinch.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Harvey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harvey moves in looking to clinch but Smesman pushes him off.
Smesman throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Harvey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smesman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harvey checks a leg kick.
Van Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smesman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Harvey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smesman throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smesman misses the jab.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey wants to clinch up but Smesman keeps it at a distance.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
and Smesman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smesman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Smesman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smesman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harvey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smesman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harvey counters with an outside leg kick.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smesman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Smesman.
Harvey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses Smesman's front leg but catches the back leg as Smesman tries to avoid it.
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Harvey dives in for a single leg takedown but Smesman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smesman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smesman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smesman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harvey closes the distance and pushes Smesman back into the cage.

Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Harvey wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey wants to clinch.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Harvey is looking to counter the offense by Smesman and move into the clinch.
Smesman swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.

Harvey has Smesman up against the cage in a clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smesman backwards.
Smesman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harvey has him pressed against the cage.

Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Smesman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smesman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Harvey blocks the leg kick.
Smesman looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Smesman scores with a jab to the head.
Smesman tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smesman throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
A big left from Smesman misses.
Smesman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Smesman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harvey doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smesman. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.

Harvey moves into the clinch.
Smesman tries to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling the position.
Harvey has Smesman pressed against the cage, preventing Smesman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smesman backwards.
Smesman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Harvey has closed the distance and engaged Smesman in a clinch.
Harvey wants to take the fight to the mat but Smesman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harvey can't find room to land a body shot as Smesman controls the action.
Smesman tries to break free but Harvey pushes him back against the cage.
Harvey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harvey is looking to control Smesman's arms but Smesman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harvey has his back to the cage.
Van Harvey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harvey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Smesman tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smesman lands with an uppercut that bounces Harvey off the cage and back into range.
Nice body punch from Smesman.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Smesman.
Harvey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smesman sprawls and moves away.
Smesman scores with a sloppy right hand. Harvey should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman digs a good hook to Harvey's body.

Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harvey tries to work over Smesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey trying to control the position but instead, Smesman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harvey into the cage.
Harvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimmy Smesman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smesman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smesman working hard to break the clinch.
Smesman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Harvey fails to land.
Harvey misses with a body punch.

Smesman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smesman with a hook.
Harvey is looking to chop away at Smesman's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Smesman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smesman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Smesman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Smesman thanked Revenge Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Van Harvey was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I need to go poop '.