PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Field
vs
Smith

182 cm
29
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Field!
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, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith rushes Field and presses him up against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Field can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Field is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Field is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Field. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Field's face.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Field won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith working Field over with knees to the body.
Field wants a takedown.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Field has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Field takes a knee to the side of the body.
Field is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Field is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Field's ribcage.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Field.
Field tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Field.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Field pressed against the cage.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith has Field pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Smith.

It looks like Johnny Field has been cut.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Field.
Field wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Field has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Field has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Smith darts in and clinches Field up against the cage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Field's ribcage.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith has Field pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Field wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Field's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Field fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Field swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Field pushes him off.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Field circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Field dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Field's head and hops out.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Field manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Field fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Field. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Field pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Field keeps it at a distance.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Field moves out of range.
Field swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Field avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but Field moves out of range.
Field circles away from the clinch attempt

and Field counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Field drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Field jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Field 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 two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Field drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Field jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Field drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Field jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Field pulled in close to control his posture.

Field drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Field seems to have locked his on tight now - Smith screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Field, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johnny Field!