PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Smith
vs
Rock

190 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Rock.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rock's waist but Rock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock is controlling Smith's trapped leg to prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Smith prevents Rock from standing back up.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is looking to advance position but Rock won't allow it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.

Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsa Rock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rock avoids it really well and circles away.
Tsa Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock works the jab nicely.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Damien Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Rock misses.
Rock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rock. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Rock misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rock with a nice cross.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rock to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Tsa Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rock avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock lands the left hand.
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsa Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Rock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith moves forwards but Rock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Rock misses.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rock is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Rock defends it.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is thwarting Rock's attempts to control the position.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Rock defends it.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but Rock doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Rock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rock stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tsa Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsa Rock!