PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demri Smith (ranked 9375 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Remirez (ranked 6143 p4p, 0 weight class). Demri Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Remirez

190 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demri Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Remirez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Remirez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Remirez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Remirez lands in his opponent's guard.
Remirez throwing strikes but missing.
Remirez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Remirez is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Remirez dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Remirez controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Remirez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Remirez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith tries to bench press Remirez off him but Remirez keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Remirez stalls from top position.
Remirez wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

Remirez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.

Remirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Remirez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Remirez is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Remirez drags him back down.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remirez on the ground.
Remirez moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Remirez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Remirez looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Remirez looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Remirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Remirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Remirez loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remirez controlling his opponent.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Remirez has a good base and remains in mount.
Remirez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Remirez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Remirez looking to finish with strikes here!
Remirez controlling from the full mount.
Remirez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Remirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.

Remirez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith wants to hold on but Remirez pushes him away.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Remirez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Remirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Remirez loaded up on that one.
Remirez controlling from the full mount.
Remirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Remirez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Remirez pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Remirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Remirez stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Remirez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smith is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Remirez blocks the strikes from Smith.
Smith prevents Remirez from moving into mount.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Remirez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Remirez works his way into full mount!
Remirez controlling from mount.
Remirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith wants to control but Remirez is having none of it.
Remirez trying to control but Smith is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Remirez has a good base and remains in mount.
Remirez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Remirez has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Remirez has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Remirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Remirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Remirez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Remirez.
Remirez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Remirez tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Remirez has a good base and remains in mount.
Remirez wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith trying to control but Remirez postures up.
Remirez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith is not content to let Remirez control the position.
Remirez prevents Smith from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Remirez trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Remirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Remirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Remirez misses.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Remirez counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Remirez to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Remirez slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Remirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with the combination.
Remirez throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a combination that backs up Remirez into the cage. Smith lands a flurry of punches that gets past Remirez's guard. Remirez is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Smith bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demri Smith!