PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 2270 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 302 p4p, 524 weight class). Sean Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gancho Ganevski's chin.

Smith
vs
Ganevski

190 cm
20
190
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
183
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganevski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Ganevski moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ganevski walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Ganevski scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Sean Smith has been cut.
Sean Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Ganevski. Ganevski maintains the clinch.
Ganevski tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Ganevski back against the cage.
Ganevski fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith has Ganevski up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ganevski avoids it well.

Ganevski clinches with his opponent.
Ganevski tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ganevski struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Ganevski misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smith breaks the clinch.

Smith pushes Ganevski up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ganevski.
Ganevski cracks Smith with a nice body shot.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a right and a left that Ganevski avoids nicely.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ganevski misses with a wild combination.
Ganevski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ganevski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.

Smith drives through and clinches with Ganevski against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski missing with knees to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ganevski is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Ganevski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ganevski scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Ganevski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganevski, pushing him back against the cage.
Ganevski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Ganevski tries to tie him up.
Ganevski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Ganevski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ganevski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ganevski at a distance.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Ganevski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ganevski sprawls and moves away.
Ganevski moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Ganevski 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Ganevski is rocked!
Smith lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ganevski falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Smith!
A very excited looking Sean Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.