PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between luis suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

suarez
vs
Smith

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, luis suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt suarez.

Smith moves into the clinch.
suarez gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
suarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed suarez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Smith scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. suarez is looking for a way out.
Smith lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Smith has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for suarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands strikes to the head.
suarez is trying to stand back up.
The referee is taking a good look at suarez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smith!
suarez is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften suarez up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Smith gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Smith gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Smith apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Smith scores with a takedown into suarez's guard.
suarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith cracks suarez with a solid left hand.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is pushing down on suarez's leg trying to pass to half guard. suarez is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
suarez has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith controlling the pace.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith is looking to advance position but suarez won't allow it.
suarez has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith passes to side control.
Smith is working suarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
suarez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
suarez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
suarez is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith is working suarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
suarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
suarez tries to escape but Smith is in 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
suarez is looking to get back to his feet here but Smith is keeping cool and he's managed to take suarez's back.
Can suarez hold on?! Smith is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
suarez holding both Smith 's hands and preventing any damage.
Smith scores with punches from the back.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
suarez holding both Smith 's hands and preventing any damage.
suarez is trapped and Smith is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
suarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith wants to control but suarez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
suarez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
suarez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
suarez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
suarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
suarez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
suarez is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mike Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
suarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith landing punches.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
suarez is trying to stand up.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
suarez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
suarez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
suarez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
suarez is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. suarez looks a forlorn figure.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns suarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith landing punches.
suarez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
suarez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
suarez is trying to stand up.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks suarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
suarez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Smith unloading with bombs!
suarez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
suarez is trying to stand.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

suarez tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
suarez is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith working over suarez with some ground and pound. suarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
suarez is trying to stand.
suarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith is keen to just control but suarez is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
suarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
suarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
suarez wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
suarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
suarez wants to get back to his feet but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
suarez looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Smith shoots in and bounces suarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
suarez wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
luis suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is working suarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working suarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
suarez with a poor takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

suarez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
suarez misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luis suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from suarez.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on suarez. That did some damage!

suarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
suarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of suarez's head.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
suarez wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
suarez wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of suarez's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
suarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in suarez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith cracks suarez with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30

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