PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 664 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 102 p4p, 219 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Know My Name. Jospin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clash. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smith Jr
vs
Jospin

183 cm
33
215
21 - 15 - 1

192 cm
30
218
15 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Jospin misses with a hook
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr defending well as Jospin loads up on a big left hand.
Smith Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jospin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jospin.
Jospin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jospin misses with a head kick.
Jospin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jospin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Jospin lands with a hook. Smith Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Jospin coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Jospin.
Jospin works the jab nicely.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick.
Smith Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Jospin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr looks for the body kick but Jospin saw that one coming.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jospin moves out of range easily.
Jospin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Jospin lands but Smith Jr takes it in his stride.
Smith Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jospin.
Smith Jr throws a solid leg kick but Jospin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith Jr.
Jospin throws out a powerful jab.
Jospin misses with a looping left.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Jospin does no damage.
Smith Jr walks into a jab.
Smith Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith Jr throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith Jr under the eye.
Jospin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jospin scores with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jospin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jospin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Jospin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick
and Jospin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jospin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jospin blocks a jab.
Jospin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith Jr missing with a left hand there. Jospin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Jospin. Those never looked like landing.
Smith Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Jospin avoided it.
Jospin throws a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Jospin misses.
Jospin moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jospin avoids the head kick by Smith Jr.
The fighters circling - Smith Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jospin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jospin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jospin blocks a head kick by Smith Jr.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick
and Jospin counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jospin doesn't seem bothered though.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Jospin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jospin scores with a push kick.
Jospin avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a hook. Jospin ducked under it nicely.
Jospin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jospin throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jospin is out of range and Smith Jr settles back down.
Jospin throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Smith Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Smith Jr.
A left and a right from Jospin both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick.
Smith Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lands a head kick!
Jospin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Jospin catches Smith Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr throwing a counter right hand but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Jospin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Smith Jr missing with a left hand there. Jospin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jospin scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Smith Jr finds it's target.
A slow jab from Smith Jr misses its intended target.
Jospin misses with a low kick.
Jospin throws a shot from downtown. Smith Jr moves away and avoids it.
Smith Jr is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jospin! But no joy.
Jospin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jospin. That's going to slow Smith Jr down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henri Jospin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
That's time! Smith Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Smith Jr walks into a jab.
Henri Jospin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jospin throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jospin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jospin! But no joy.
Jospin throws a body kick that misses.
Jospin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jospin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith Jr.
Jospin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin moves out of range of the body kick from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith Jr takes a swing at Jospin's ribcage but misses.
Smith Jr tries to land a leg kick but Jospin saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Smith Jr does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body. Jospin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jospin throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Smith Jr slips a straight right by Jospin.
Smith Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jospin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Jospin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith Jr checks it well.
Smith Jr thuds his right hand into Jospin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jospin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jospin dips to his left and cracks Smith Jr with an uppercut!
Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Jospin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jospin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jospin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin misses with a looping right.
Jospin blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
Jospin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Smith Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith Jr checks a low kick from Jospin.
Jab, jab by Jospin - just one landing.
Smith Jr checks the leg kick.
Smith Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jospin's hands.
Smith Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Jospin off the cage and back into range.
Smith Jr misses with a leg kick.
Jospin throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Jospin throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
Smith Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jospin throws out a counter right but Smith Jr avoids it with no problem.
Smith Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jospin throws a counter combo.
Jospin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Jospin misses with a shot to the body
and Jospin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Smith Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jospin misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Jospin.
Smith Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith Jr lands a jab to the head.
Jospin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Jospin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jospin.
Smith Jr lands a nice hook to Jospin's body. Jospin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith Jr lands a head kick. Jospin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith Jr looks to land a left hand but Jospin moved out of range nicely.
Jospin blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jospin as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith Jr tries to move into range but Jospin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Smith Jr staying out of range there.
Smith Jr 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.

That has opened up Henri Jospin's cut even more.
Smith Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jospin moves forwards but Smith Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jospin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jospin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jospin swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jospin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jospin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Jospin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
Jospin tests Smith Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jospin connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Smith Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jospin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jospin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jospin can pounce on him.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Jospin.
Jospin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jospin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith Jr lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jospin.
Smith Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jospin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jospin under the eye.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jospin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jospin with a nice cross.
Jospin misses with a few strikes there.
Smith Jr looks to land a right hand but Jospin moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr catches Jospin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jospin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the side of Jospin's head but Jospin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut.
Smith Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr connects with a looping right hand.

The cut above Henri Jospin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but Jospin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jospin.
Jospin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jospin. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Smith Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Jospin blocks it.
Smith Jr checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Smith Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Jospin misses.
Good leg kick by Smith Jr.
A shot to the liver by Smith Jr. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr throws a right hand that Jospin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jospin also avoids with ease.
Smith Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jospin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith Jr misses with a leg kick
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Jospin is looking for the big counter here.
Smith Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jospin pushes Smith Jr away with a front kick.
Smith Jr needs to keep his hands up - Jospin had a free shot at his head there.
Jospin looks to land a combination but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jospin moves out of range easily.
Jospin throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Smith Jr.
Jospin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith Jr misses with a head kick.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith Jr misses the jab.
It seemed like Jospin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jospin blocks a jab.
Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Jospin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jospin throws a hook but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Jospin tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
Smith Jr needs to keep his hands up - Jospin had a free shot at his head there.
Smith Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith Jr throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Smith Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jospin's sensitive parts.
Smith Jr throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jospin ducks down to avoid it.
Jospin misses with a straight right.

Smith Jr rushes Jospin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jospin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Henri Jospin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Smith Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Jospin backwards.
Jospin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith Jr blocks it with crossed arms.

Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith Jr misses the target.
Jospin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jospin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jospin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Smith Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith Jr 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Smith Jr!
After winning the bout, Corey Smith Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.