PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umbabarauma Smith II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Durham's choice of entrance music: You've got the dirtee love.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith II
vs
Durham

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Grappling Pro Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umbabarauma Smith II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Durham!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith II stuffs the takedown.
Smith II jabs Durham right on the nose. Durham blinks but takes it well.

It looks like James Durham has been cut.
Smith II fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durham looks gassed!
Durham slips a jab and a cross from Smith II.
Smith II lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith II scores with a jab to the body.
Smith II jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith II cracks Durham with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Durham looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith II finish him?
Smith II throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Smith II feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Durham sprawling to the canvas! Durham rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith II finish him?!

That has opened up James Durham's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith II sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durham somewhat.
Smith II ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith II swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith II throws a right hand that Durham ducks under and follows up with a left that Durham also avoids with ease.
Durham takes one to the side of the head.
Smith II throws a series of punches but Durham avoids them all with ease.
Durham dodges the punch combination from Smith II.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith II misses with a wild body shot.
Durham shoots in but Smith II avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Umbabarauma Smith II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Durham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith II ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umbabarauma Smith II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Durham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith II lands a jab to Durham's midsection.
Smith II works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Smith II connects with a nice cross there... Durham is looking wobbly and Smith II recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Durham to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Smith II jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Umbabarauma Smith II!