PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ren Lily (ranked 5115 p4p, 5005 weight class) and Arin Smitch (ranked 182 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren Lily could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arin Smitch's chin.

Lily
vs
Smitch

196 cm
25
280
2 - 2 - 0

224 cm
23
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Lily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arin Smitch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lily tries to clinch up.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smitch is looking for the big counter here.
Lily tries to clinch but Smitch is having none of it.
Smitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily misses with a series of wild punches.
Lily tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smitch counters with a three punch combo that has Lily backing up. Lily nods at Smitch to acknowledge the strikes.
Smitch checks a leg kick.
As Lily backs off Smitch throws a huge counter combo but Lily manages to avoid it all.
Lily shoots in for a double leg but Smitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Despite the aggression on Smitch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lily darts in looking for a takedown but Smitch gets double underhooks and turns Lily into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Smitch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smitch is trying to push Lily away but Lily has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smitch's efforts to push away.
Smitch has had enough of the clinch but Lily keeps him there for the moment.
Smitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smitch's efforts to push away.
Smitch wants to break free but Lily has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Smitch tries to circle away but Lily has him pinned against the cage.
Lily has Smitch pressed against the cage, preventing Smitch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smitch tries to circle away but Lily has him pinned against the cage.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smitch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smitch can't break the clinch.
Smitch is trying to break the clinch but Lily is controlling him.
Smitch tries to break the clinch but Lily is controlling the position.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smitch is keeping busy.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lily has a couple of punches blocked by Smitch.
Lily throws a punch but it's blocked by Smitch.
Smitch tries to break the clinch but Lily is controlling the position.
Smitch is trying to break free.
Smitch is trying to force a seperation but Lily has the dominant position.
Smitch has had enough of the clinch but Lily keeps him there for the moment.
Smitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Lily won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lily on the inside.
Smitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Lily won't allow it.

Lily manages to pull guard.
Smitch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lily controlling Smitch's posture.
Lily trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smitch looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lily wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Ren Lily will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lily tries to clinch there but Smitch circles away.
Smitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smitch throws a counter combo.
Lily tries to clinch but Smitch is having none of it.
Smitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lily tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily tries to clinch up.
Smitch is looking for the big counter here.
Smitch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Smitch pushes him off.
Lily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily is looking to clinch but Smitch is avoiding it.
Smitch unleashes a big counter combination but Lily bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lily is looking to clinch but Smitch is avoiding it.

Lily moves into the clinch.
Smitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Lily won't allow it.
Lily lands a shoulder strike.
Smitch is trying to break the clinch but Lily has him pressed against the cage.
Smitch is trying to break the clinch but Lily has him pressed against the cage.
Lily throws an elbow that misses.
Lily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smitch wants to break free but Lily has control.
Smitch is trying to break the clinch but Lily has him pressed against the cage.
Lily lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smitch backwards.

It looks like Arin Smitch has been cut.
Smitch working hard to break the clinch.
Lily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smitch's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Lily.
Smitch is trying to break free.
Lily softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lily.
Lily tries to score a body lock takedown but Smitch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smitch can do to turn this around?
Smitch is trying to break the clinch but Lily is controlling him.
Lily lands a hook that snaps the head of Smitch backwards.

Smitch is rocked!
Smitch is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Lily fails to land.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
Lily prevents Smitch from breaking the clinch.
Smitch tries to break the clinch but Lily is controlling the position.
Smitch tries to break free but Lily pushes him back against the cage.
Smitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Lily has double underhooks.

Lily pulls guard successfully.
Lily manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smitch manages to get himself to full guard.

Lily wants to control from the top but Smitch keeps moving.
Lily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smitch swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smitch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smitch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lily postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lily might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smitch being controlled here, momentarily.
Smitch keeping moving, preventing Lily from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lily lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lily trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lily lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That has opened up Arin Smitch's cut even more.
Lily has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lily thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lily throwing strikes but missing.
Smitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lily drops back looking for a leg! Smitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smitch manages to kick Lily off! Lily jumps back into Smitch's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smitch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lily trying to control but Smitch is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ren Lily dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arin Smitch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lily fails to land the takedown.
Smitch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lily looks to clinch
and Smitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lily dives in and grabs Smitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smitch pushes down on Lily's head and hops out.
Lily tries to clinch but Smitch moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arin Smitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lily wants to clinch.
Smitch unleashes a big counter combination but Lily bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily closes the distance but Smitch moves to the side
and Smitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lily tries to clinch but Smitch is having none of it.
A nice side step and Smitch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lily looks to clinch
and Smitch counters with a left and a right that stings Lily.
Smitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Smitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smitch circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lily tries to clinch up.
Ren Lily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lily misses with a wild body shot.
Smitch unleashes a big counter combination but Lily bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lily tries to clinch up.
Smitch is looking for the big counter here.
Lily tries to clinch up but Smitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Smitch is looking for the big counter here.
Lily misses with a double jab.
Smitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lily wants to clinch up but Smitch keeps it at a distance.
Smitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lily throws a series of punches but Smitch avoids them all with ease.
Lily thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smitch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lily tries to clinch up but Smitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Lily tries to clinch up but Smitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Smitch unleashes a big counter combination but Lily bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch but Smitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Smitch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arin Smitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lily wants to clinch but Smitch slips to the side
and Smitch counters with a straight right hand.
Lily shoots in and drives through. Smitch sprawls well.
Smitch throws out a counter right but Lily avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Lily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Smitch pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily wants to clinch
and Smitch counters with a nice body shot.
Lily misses with a takedown attempt - Smitch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lily lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Lily tries to clinch up
and Smitch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lily thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arin Smitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lily has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Lily!