PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Schneidmiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vandorfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schneidmiller
vs
Vandorfer

164 cm
22
131 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
131 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Schneidmiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Vandorfer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneidmiller shoots in and drives through. Vandorfer sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schneidmiller.

Schneidmiller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schneidmiller showed some decent athleticism there.
Vandorfer wants to improve his position but Schneidmiller is controlling well.
Schneidmiller is keen to just control but Vandorfer is a slippery customer.

Schneidmiller wants to work for an arm triangle but Vandorfer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schneidmiller wants to pass to mount but Vandorfer is defending the position.
Vandorfer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schneidmiller in particular looking to stall.
Vandorfer is trying to control but can't.
Vandorfer wants to get back to full guard but Schneidmiller has passed into side control.

Schneidmiller is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Schneidmiller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vandorfer's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Vandorfer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vandorfer is looking to stand up but Schneidmiller isn't so interested in that idea.
Schneidmiller wants to control from the top but Vandorfer keeps moving.
Schneidmiller pushing down on Vandorfer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Vandorfer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schneidmiller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vandorfer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vandorfer is trying to get back to full guard.
Vandorfer looks gassed!
Schneidmiller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vandorfer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vandorfer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vandorfer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schneidmiller defends it well.
Schneidmiller is doing well to control the position and prevent Vandorfer from advancing to side control.
Schneidmiller gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schneidmiller has Vandorfer pulled in close to control his posture.

Schneidmiller had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vandorfer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Schneidmiller Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vandorfer's back instead.
Vandorfer can't escape the position.
Vandorfer trying to control the hands but Schneidmiller breaks the grip.
Schneidmiller controls the action.
Vandorfer tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneidmiller not allowing Vandorfer to control his hands.
Schneidmiller is hanging on to Vandorfer's back as he tries to escape.
Vandorfer trying to control the hands but Schneidmiller breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Vandorfer right now.
Schneidmiller doesn't have the hooks in and Vandorfer manages to turn into his guard.
Schneidmiller trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vandorfer wants to clinch.

Vandorfer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vandorfer is stalling in the full guard.
Schneidmiller working a defensive guard here.
Schneidmiller is pulling down on Vandorfer's head. It's preventing any offense from Vandorfer, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandorfer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vandorfer wants to control from the top but Schneidmiller keeps moving.
Schneidmiller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vandorfer trying to control but Schneidmiller is working from the bottom.
Schneidmiller working a defensive guard here.
Schneidmiller keeping full guard, as Vandorfer tries to pass.

Vandorfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Schneidmiller is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vandorfer has his hands clasped together but Schneidmiller extends an breaks Vandorfer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Schneidmiller.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Schneidmiller!