PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 223 p4p, 510 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 42 p4p, 79 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Know My Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith Jr
vs
King

183 cm
34
215
25 - 16 - 1

194 cm
33
216
24 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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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 25 - 16 - 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 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King lunges at Smith Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith Jr's hand.

It looks like Corey Smith Jr has been cut.
King misses the jab.
Smith Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith Jr.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith Jr misses with a straight left.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Smith Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Smith Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith Jr.
Nice uppercut there from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King lands a head shot.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
King slips a jab and a cross from Smith Jr.
King throws a right and a left that Smith Jr avoids nicely.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith Jr on the side of the head.
We've been told by Smith Jr's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
King misses with a two punch combination.
Smith Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith Jr lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Smith Jr is working King over against the cage.
King lands a right hand.
Smith Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from King.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Smith Jr.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith Jr controls his hands.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King blocking some punches.
King misses with the head strike.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from King.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith Jr tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith Jr or not.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Smith Jr is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Smith Jr back against the cage.
Good body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith Jr.
King looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
Smith Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith Jr lands a jab to King's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith Jr lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Smith Jr takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lunges in with a left hook that violently twists King head around and knocks him out cold! Smith Jr hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Smith Jr!
A very excited looking Corey Smith Jr 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.
Harley King spoke after the fight, saying 'F this old and slow i need some TRT'.