PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horhe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sameer Hamadoui has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hamadoui
vs
Smith

180 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horhe Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamadoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Hamadoui finds it's target.
Hamadoui misses with a series of wild punches.

Hamadoui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.

Hamadoui breaks from the clinch.
Smith has his takedown stuffed

and Hamadoui holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hamadoui pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sameer Hamadoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horhe Smith.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamadoui prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hamadoui gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamadoui is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamadoui down to the mat. Hamadoui avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamadoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hamadoui. Smith shrugs it off though.
Hamadoui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hamadoui counter with a right hand.
Hamadoui scores with a shot to the body.
Hamadoui fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui lands with an overhand left.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamadoui counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Smith looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamadoui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamadoui is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Hamadoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamadoui turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamadoui scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hamadoui throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses.
Hamadoui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Hamadoui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Hamadoui misses with a two punch combination.
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Hamadoui counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui misses with a double jab.
Smith is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hamadoui is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Smith.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Hamadoui throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Hamadoui moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameer Hamadoui dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamadoui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamadoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith shoots and misses
and Hamadoui counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hamadoui misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamadoui counters with a nice uppercut.
Sameer Hamadoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horhe Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Hamadoui lands but Smith takes it in his stride.

Hamadoui moves into the clinch.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hamadoui gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith has Hamadoui pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hamadoui manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hamadoui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamadoui lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hamadoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Hamadoui tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that half lands.
Hamadoui throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Hamadoui swinging wildly here.
Hamadoui misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hamadoui.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Hamadoui finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Hamadoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamadoui lands a two punch combo.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hamadoui circles away easily
and Hamadoui counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a nice uppercut.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamadoui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamadoui is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameer Hamadoui dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamadoui manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Hamadoui is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith throws a strike but Hamadoui rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hamadoui gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a solid body kick.
Sameer Hamadoui is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots and misses
and Hamadoui counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Hamadoui to acknowledge the strikes.
Sameer Hamadoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horhe Smith.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamadoui counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamadoui is looking to land body kicks.

Hamadoui rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamadoui prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hamadoui is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamadoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamadoui doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.

Hamadoui closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamadoui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sameer Hamadoui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamadoui prevents it.
Smith wants a takedown.

Hamadoui breaks from the clinch.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamadoui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hamadoui.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Hamadoui to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamadoui throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hamadoui.
Horhe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamadoui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sameer Hamadoui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamadoui, 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameer Hamadoui!