PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us by T.I.. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shields
vs
Smith

180 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shields shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith wants to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
Smith tries to hold on but Shields postures up.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shields looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shields wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Smith bucks up and throws Shields to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Shields closes the distance and clinches.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Shields.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shields.

Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smith rushes Shields and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shields lands a nice knee to the body.

Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields checks the leg kick.

Smith darts in and clinches Shields up against the cage.
Shields wants a takedown.
Shields tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Shields sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Shields shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

Smith instigates a clinch.
A short right from Smith.
Smith prevents Shields from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Shields clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith looks gassed!
Shields tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shields looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Shields persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Shields manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Shields tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields fails to land the takedown.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a series of punches but Shields avoids them all with ease.
Dexter Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Shields persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shields looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Shields persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Shields with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Shields shrugs it off.

Shields is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Oh Shields is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horrible takedown by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Shields.
Shields looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shields looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Shields! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Smith!