PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riku Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Sundin Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yong
vs
Sundin Smit

175 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Yong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mats Sundin Smit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smit checks a low kick from Yong.
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Yong pushes him off.
Smit misses with a head kick.
Yong wants to clinch but Smit slips to the side
and Smit counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smit leaves Yong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smit scores with a head kick.

It looks like Riku Yong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yong's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smit defends well and Yong ends up having to push Smit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yong is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Yong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong is trying to push Smit away but Smit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yong takes an elbow to the temple.
Smit misses with a knee strike.
Smit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Smit breaks the clinch.
Smit keeps the fight on the outside.
Yong tries to close the distance and clinch but Smit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Smit lands but Yong takes it in his stride.
Yong wants to clinch
and Smit counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit stuffs the takedown.
Riku Yong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yong is breathing heavily.
Yong is looking to clinch.
Yong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smit. Smit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smit counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yong backwards.
Smit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Smit looking to throw knees to the head but Yong is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smit lands a nice elbow.
Yong fails to pull guard.
Smit lands a damaging elbow.
Smit landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smit.
Yong tries to land knees in the clinch but Smit avoids the damage to the body.
Smit tries to land a knee to the head but Yong blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Smit.
Yong tries to stall but Smit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Smit.
Smit crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Smit.
Yong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yong takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Smit has managed to clinch.

Smit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Smit instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smit misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smit.
Smit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yong blocks it with crossed arms.
Smit lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
Smit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yong's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yong takes an elbow to the temple.
Smit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smit lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mats Sundin Smit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riku Yong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smit forces Yong back against the cage and clinches.
Smit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yong blocks it with crossed arms.
Smit lands a damaging elbow.
Yong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smit throws an elbow that misses.
Yong has Smit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Smit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Smit clinches up with Yong and pushes him back against the cage.
Smit looking to throw knees to the head but Yong is blocking nicely.
Smit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smit landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yong blocks it with crossed arms.
Yong tries to stall but Smit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smit lands an elbow that stopped Yong in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit misses with an elbow over the top.
Smit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Riku Yong's cut is getting worse.
Smit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yong's elbow.
Smit lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
Smit lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
Yong is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Yong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Yong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smit lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.

Smit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yong with a poor takedown
and Smit counters with a head kick.

Smit rushes Yong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yong takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yong's defenses.

Smit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mats Sundin Smit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smit moves in looking to clinch but Yong pushes him off.
Riku Yong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smit forces Yong back against the cage and clinches.
Smit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Smit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smit tries a knee to the head but Yong blocks it.
Yong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yong's defenses.
Smit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Smit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smit scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit is looking to slow Yong down with leg kicks.

Smit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Smit breaks the clinch.
Smit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yong's head.
Yong swats away the attempt to clinch by Smit.
Smit has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch but Yong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Smit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit connects with a knee to the head.
Yong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smit pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smit.

Smit gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Smit breaks the clinch.
Yong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smit scores with a nice body kick.
Smit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mats Sundin Smit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riku Yong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Smit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yong.

Smit moves into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Smit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smit scores with a head kick. Yong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smit lands with a kick to the temple. Yong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smit tries to clinch there but Yong circles away.
Yong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smit as he avoids it easily.
Yong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smit swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Yong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Smit counters with a head kick that drops Yong to the mat! Yong scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Yong is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smit feints a jab and as Yong dips his head, Smit unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Yong right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Yong falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Smit smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mats Sundin Smit!
Mats Sundin Smit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.