PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ReaperLord Tyberos (ranked 22425 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Jans Schmidt (ranked 415 p4p, 194 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that ReaperLord Tyberos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tyberos
vs
Schmidt

150 cm
26
147
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
140
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReaperLord Tyberos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jans Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown but Tyberos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Schmidt gets a takedown into half guard.
Schmidt is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyberos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyberos moves into full guard.
Schmidt stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos is working hard here to advance position.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Schmidt trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyberos working Schmidt over with strikes.
Tyberos is thwarting Schmidt's attempts to control the position.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyberos working over Schmidt with some ground and pound. Schmidt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Tyberos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schmidt is positioning himself well to prevent Tyberos advancing to mount.
Schmidt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Schmidt's temple.
Tyberos working Schmidt over with strikes.
Schmidt wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Schmidt dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos throwing shots but Schmidt is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmidt keeps working.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Schmidt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Schmidt is staying active underneath Tyberos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schmidt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos wants to take a breather but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt taking some punishment here, with Tyberos in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tyberos.
Schmidt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmidt, not yet.
Schmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmidt has Tyberos pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyberos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schmidt's head.
Tyberos works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos postures up.
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyberos working some strikes from top position.
Tyberos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmidt wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Tyberos tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmidt is retaining full guard.
Schmidt trying to control the position here.
Tyberos postures up in Schmidt's guard and throws a big left but Schmidt blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyberos misses the jab.
No joy there for Tyberos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyberos misses the jab.
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyberos misses with a double jab.
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Tyberos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyberos.
A nice side step and Schmidt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tyberos does it's job there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schmidt or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyberos, which made it look bad.
Schmidt moves forwards but Tyberos connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyberos scores with a jab to the head.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Tyberos both land. Nice combination.

Schmidt is rocked!
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ReaperLord Tyberos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jans Schmidt.

Schmidt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt trying to control the action but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
Tyberos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schmidt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyberos wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmidt looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos pulls Schmidt in close to prevent any damage.
Schmidt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schmidt is continuing to stall.
ReaperLord Tyberos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos controls Schmidt momentarily but Schmidt frees himself.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Schmidt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyberos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyberos can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmidt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schmidt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to take a breather but Tyberos is having none of it.
Well, if Schmidt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Schmidt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schmidt blocks the strikes from Tyberos.
Schmidt not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Tyberos.
Schmidt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyberos misses with a straight left.
Tyberos throws a sloppy body shot
and Schmidt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyberos.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyberos with a poor takedown
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyberos sets himself, and Schmidt steps forward looking for the clinch! Tyberos avoids it this time.

Tyberos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyberos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmidt wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Schmidt wants to control but Tyberos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyberos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyberos works over Schmidt's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyberos throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt tries to counter with a clinch but Tyberos shakes him off and moves away.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schmidt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyberos swivels and escapes.

Schmidt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schmidt takes a little break here. Tyberos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Schmidt trying to control the action but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos is trying to control Schmidt's posture but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmidt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyberos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyberos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmidt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyberos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schmidt off and has taken his back!
Tyberos looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tyberos throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Schmidt avoids the strikes from Tyberos.
Tyberos throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jans Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Schmidt hold on?
Tyberos scores with punches from the back.
Schmidt is still in real trouble! Can Tyberos finish him?
Tyberos lands strikes from the back and Schmidt isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!