PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 2071 p4p, 22111 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 261 p4p, 691 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with IS THIS LOVE blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Smith
vs
Yamamotica

181 cm
29
176
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
30
188
12 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamotica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamotica checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamotica misses with a body shot.
Yamamotica lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamamotica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamamotica lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith tries to clinch but Yamamotica moves out of range.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Yamamotica throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
As Yamamotica backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamamotica looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamamotica finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamotica is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamotica is blocking nicely.
Yamamotica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamamotica being controlled against the ropes.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to work over Yamamotica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Yamamotica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamotica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamotica.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamotica is defending well for now.
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Yamamotica lands a right hand.
Yamamotica on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Smith.

It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamotica lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamotica looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamamotica's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith has Yamamotica pressed against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamamotica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith stalling.
Yamamotica on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Yamamotica's ribcage.
Yamamotica's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Yamamotica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica misses with some punches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamotica's elbow.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Yamamotica's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamamotica's brow.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith avoiding damage as Yamamotica throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yamamotica misses the jab.
Yamamotica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamotica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamamotica checks a leg kick.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamamotica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamamotica.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Yamamotica catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Yamamotica throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Kalicius Yamamotica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamotica is breathing heavily.
Yamamotica misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith pushes Yamamotica up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Yamamotica blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Kenny Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamotica avoids it.
Yamamotica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Yamamotica's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith tries a body shot but Yamamotica blocks it.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Yamamotica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamoticas head.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.

Yamamotica is rocked!
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamamotica or not.
Yamamotica managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamotica on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamotica.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamotica tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Yamamotica's ribcage.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamotica is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Smith avoiding damage as Yamamotica throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Yamamotica blocks it.
Yamamotica pushes Smith back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamotica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Yamamotica tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamotica takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Smith.
Yamamotica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith works on Yamamotica's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yamamotica's face.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamotica is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Yamamotica seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.

That has opened up Kalicius Yamamotica's cut even more.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Smith has the Thai clinch. Smith obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Yamamotica's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yamamotica manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamotica moves away.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith works on Yamamotica's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Yamamotica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Yamamotica's ribcage. Yamamotica let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamotica takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamotica up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Yamamotica's head.
A short left from Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to work over Yamamotica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Yamamotica's ribcage.
Smith is looking to control Yamamotica's arms but Yamamotica gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
Smith gets through Yamamotica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamamotica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Smith presses Yamamotica against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamotica can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith digs a right hand into Yamamotica's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamotica's gas tank.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamotica in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

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