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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint passes to side control.
Saint landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Saint seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Saint landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saint slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Saint thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Saint thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith has hold of Saint's hands but Saint slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saint controlling the pace.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saint takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saint is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saint might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saint trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Saint counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saint postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saint tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saint cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saint working the ground and pound.
Saint throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saint tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Saint misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jensen Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint lands some shots froms side control.
Saint thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Saint trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Saint throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Saint misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with punches from side control.
Saint tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Saint.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith is being controlled here.
Saint misses with the ground and pound.
Saint controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Saint seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to buck Saint off but Saint is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint gets a takedown into half guard.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint controlling the pace.
Saint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saint is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saint trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Saint sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith won't allow Saint to pass to mount.
Saint throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Saint tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saint is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Saint performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saint throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Saint working the head and body with strikes.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saint.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jensen Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint not doing much here.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Saint is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith trying to hold on to Saint's head to control him but Saint postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saint 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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