PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Esperanza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schmidt
vs
Esperanza

195 cm
20
255 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Esperanza!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmidt fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmidt wants to clinch but Esperanza slips to the side

and Esperanza counters by moving into the clinch.
Esperanza misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Esperanza.
Esperanza missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esperanza trying to land knees to the body.
Esperanza lands a nice knee to the body.
Esperanza slows down the pace here.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esperanza has him pressed against the cage.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esperanza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmidt's brow.
Nice elbow from Esperanza.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Esperanza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schmidt.

Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Schmidt misses.
Esperanza clinches but Schmidt breaks the clinch

and Schmidt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Esperanza crunches a lovely knee into Schmidt's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza lands an elbow that stopped Schmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Esperanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esperanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schmidt scores with a shoulder strike.
Esperanza working Schmidt over with knees to the body.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Esperanza.
Esperanza stops a takedown attempt from Schmidt.
Esperanza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esperanza.
Schmidt tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Schmidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esperanza trying to land knees to the body.
Esperanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Schmidt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Esperanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmidt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmidt avoids the elbow strike from Esperanza, against the cage.
Esperanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esperanza darts in trying to clinch
enabling Schmidt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esperanza is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.

Esperanza moves into the clinch successfully.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Esperanza has double underhooks.
Esperanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.

Schmidt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Schmidt throws an elbow but Esperanza slips to the side and avoids it well.

Schmidt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schmidt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Esperanza counters with an outside leg kick.
Esperanza tries to clinch up.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Adam Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Esperanza clinches.
Esperanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Schmidt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esperanza is pressed up against the cage. Schmidt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Esperanza down to the mat. Esperanza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Esperanza wants to clinch but Schmidt slips to the side

and Schmidt counters with a crisp one two that drops Esperanza! Schmidt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Esperanza to his feet! Esperanza is in big trouble!
Schmidt throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Esperanza stumbling backwards into the cage! Esperanza bounces back off the cage towards Schmidt, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Schmidt lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Schmidt celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Schmidt!