PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 1495 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 196 p4p, 226 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dudayev
vs
Smith

180 cm
25
160
15 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
162
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Brooklyn Apothecary

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smith misses.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.

Dudayev darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith works on Dudayev's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith tries a body shot but Dudayev blocks it.
Smith letting Dudayev take a breather here.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudayev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dudayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dudayev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudayev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a body punch but Dudayev moves out of range.
Dudayev misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dudayev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Dudayev closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Dudayev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudayev controls his hands.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Dudayev avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Dudayev blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dudayev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudayev.
Dudayev blocking some punches.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudayev.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudayev controls his hands.
Dudayev has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudayev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.

Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Dudayev avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses the body punch
enabling Dudayev to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudayev.
Smith takes a swing at Dudayev's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dudayev.
Dudayev clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dudayev circles away quickly and effectively.
Dudayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Dudayev throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Dudayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudayev.
Dudayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudayev tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dudayev circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith cracks Dudayev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudayev scores with a nice right hand.

Dudayev closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev prevents a body shot from Smith.
Dudayev scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dudayev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dudayev 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 swings for the body but Dudayev moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Dudayev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dudayev darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Dudayev stalling the fight.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudayev tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudayev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akhmed Dudayev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dudayev clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Dudayev.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Dudayev just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith tries a body shot but Dudayev blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudayev blocks a body shot from Smith.

Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Dudayev had a free shot at his head there.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudayev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dudayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith 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.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudayev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dudayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dudayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dudayev rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Smith misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudayev misses with a straight left.
Dudayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudayev tries to clinch up.
Dudayev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Dudayev slips the punch.
Dudayev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dudayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Dudayev.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith tests Dudayev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dudayev.
Dudayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Dudayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith takes a swing at Dudayev's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhmed Dudayev is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Dudayev lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dudayev tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudayev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dudayev lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Dudayev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Dudayev. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Dudayev finds it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Dudayev is rocked!
Dudayev is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Smith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dudayev crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dudayev's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rebel Smith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rebel Smith made sure he mentioned FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.