PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Chain

190 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Chain!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith works over Chain's head and body with a nice combination.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Chain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chain tries to improve position but can't.

Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Chain get back to his feet.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chain misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Chain takes one to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Chain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chain's guard now.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Chain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith stands and steps away. Chain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chain fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain with a lazy takedown attempt

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Chain fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chain is keeping the position for now.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith wants to stand but Chain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Chain is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chain fails with the takedown

so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chain looks gassed!
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chain's guard.
Chain controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith looking to pass the guard.

Chain is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chain tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Chain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Chain backing up. Chain nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Chain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Chain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chain!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith throws a nice looking combination but Chain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chain misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Chain backing up. Chain nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Chain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Felix Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chain fails with the takedown
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Chain.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chain doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chain's guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chain avoids them all with ease.
Chain slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Chain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chain tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith looks to land a combination but Chain avoids it well.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chain at a distance.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felix Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chain is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chain wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chain to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Chain shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chain's hands.

Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chain was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Chain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Chain is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith gets to his feet - Chain follows without any prompting.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Chain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chain.

Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Smith stands up and waves to Chain to follow him.
Smith throws a right and a left that Chain avoids nicely.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Chain has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chain sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Felix Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand but Chain has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chain trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Chain should have avoided that one.
A combination from Smith does no damage.

Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chain manages to get to full guard.
Chain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith won't allow Chain to sweep him here.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.

Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Chain get back to his feet.
Chain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chain's half guard.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith passes to side control.

Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Chain get back to his feet.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Smith scores with a takedown into Chain's guard.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chain can do to turn this around?
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Smith stands and steps away. Chain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Chain backs away looking to recover.
Chain misses with a takedown
and Chain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination. Chain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

Chain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith advances position into side control!
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chris Chain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chain lands with a nice body kick.
Chain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Chain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chain's guard.
Chain keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Chain is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Felix Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smith gets to his feet - Chain follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Smith!