PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 1511 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 216 p4p, 168 weight class). Smith has chosen Creep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terrorelli
vs
Smith

180 cm
28
180
13 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
179
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Blaze Clothing
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrorelli looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a low kick but Terrorelli avoids it.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Terrorelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli 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 misses with an uppercut. Terrorelli saw that one coming.
Terrorelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrorelli swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli misses the shot to the body.
Terrorelli closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Terrorelli pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws out a counter right but Terrorelli avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Terrorelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrorelli catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrorelli.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terrorelli wants to clinch.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrorelli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Terrorelli trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Terrorelli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Terrorelli postures up.
Terrorelli lands a few punches from side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Terrorelli.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Terrorelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Terrorelli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Terrorelli lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Terrorelli working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Terrorelli thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Terrorelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Terrorelli moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Terrorelli looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Terrorelli isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobi Terrorelli dominated that round.
That's time! Terrorelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Terrorelli clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Terrorelli connects with a looping right hand.
Terrorelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Terrorelli in his tracks momentarily.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tobi Terrorelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli throws a head kick that misses.
Terrorelli moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Terrorelli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Terrorelli lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terrorelli with a body shot.
Terrorelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrorelli cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Terrorelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Terrorelli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Terrorelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Terrorelli. Terrorelli maintains the clinch.
Terrorelli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Terrorelli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrorelli throws an elbow but misses.
Terrorelli wants to stall.
Terrorelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrorelli missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Terrorelli misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrorelli throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrorelli misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli throws a right hand that misses
and Terrorelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Terrorelli misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp right that sends Terrorelli to the canvas! Smith follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.