PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellon comes to the cage accompanied by Over - Drake. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mellon
vs
Smith

189 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Mellon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but Mellon is having none of it.
Mellon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Mellon.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Mellon dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mellon blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jax Mellon has been cut.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Mellon gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Mellon gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Mellon tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellon drops back down to his feet.
Smith lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith jumps guard but Mellon stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mellon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellon wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith darts in trying to clinch

and Mellon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith tries to bench press Mellon off him but Mellon keeps the position.
Smith is trying to buck Mellon off.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Mellon.
Smith tries to bench press Mellon off him but Mellon keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mellon working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mellon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mellon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mellon won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Mellon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mellon postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Mellon throws a big right hand that misses.
Mellon preventing the sweep.
Smith controls Mellon momentarily but Mellon frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mellon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up but Mellon circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Mellon keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but Mellon is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch but Mellon is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mellon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch
and Mellon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Sam Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to clinch

and Mellon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mellon trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mellon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellon thows a big elbow that misses.
Mellon won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mellon keeps the fight on the outside.
Mellon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mellon keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith wants to clinch

and Mellon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mellon stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Mellon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Mellon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellon circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Mellon misses with a two punch combination.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mellon tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Mellon tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellon drops back down to his feet.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mellon's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Mellon trying to land knees to the body.
Mellon avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mellon is keeping busy.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith tries to break free but Mellon pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mellon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mellon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Mellon avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mellon is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries for a takedown but Mellon manages to get underhooks.
Smith lands an elbow just above Mellon 's eye.
Smith tries to stall but Mellon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two 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.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mellon keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Mellon keeps him there for the moment.
Mellon blocks an elbow strike.
Mellon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Mellon has double underhooks.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Mellon is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Mellon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellon's brow.
Smith is trying to stall.
Mellon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith has Mellon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mellon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith is trying to drag Mellon to the mat but Mellon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Mellon shrugs off.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mellon is keeping busy.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mellon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Mellon prevents Smith from standing back up.
Mellon stalling.
Mellon trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Mellon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Mellon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Mellon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Mellon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mellon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to clinch there but Mellon circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mellon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mellon stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Mellon prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith is looking to stand up but Mellon isn't so interested in that idea.
Mellon thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mellon smiles and moves away.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Mellon keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mellon swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith closes the distance but Mellon moves to the side

and Mellon counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Mellon prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Jax Mellon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mellon stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Mellon stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Mellon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mellon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Mellon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to clinch up

and Mellon counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Mellon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mellon is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Mellon from standing up.
Smith wants to stand up but Mellon is controlling him.
Jax Mellon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mellon controls the pace.
Mellon throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Mellon wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith clinches but Mellon breaks the clinch

and Mellon counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mellon tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.
Sam Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Mellon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mellon, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Mellon!