PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen I´m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Pierre Trudeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trudeau
vs
Smith

188 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
205 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trudeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Austin Smith has been cut.
Trudeau moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Trudeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith works the jab nicely.
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!
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Trudeau there.
Trudeau cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Nice shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to land a combination. Trudeau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
A left lands for Smith.
Trudeau takes one on the button.
Trudeau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trudeau throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trudeau.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses with a hook. Trudeau ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trudeau checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Trudeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trudeau takes one to the chin there.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands a head kick. Trudeau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Trudeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trudeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Trudeau misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.

Trudeau has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Trudeau is working Smith over against the cage.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudeau tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Smith tries to stall but Trudeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudeau works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Trudeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trudeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trudeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Smith gets a clinch.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Smith is looking to control Trudeau's arms but Trudeau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Austin Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Trudeau blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.

Trudeau gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Trudeau.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Trudeau as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre Trudeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trudeau lands with a light punch inside.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands with a short shot to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Trudeau finish him?
Trudeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
Trudeau dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and Trudeau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Trudeau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Trudeau!