PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedwig Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hedwig Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Franco
vs
Schmidt

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedwig Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt keeps Franco at a distance using the push kick.
Franco looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt lands with a nice body kick.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
A big left from Franco misses.
Schmidt thumps Franco with a low kick.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Hedwig Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a front kick.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Franco's torso.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hedwig Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Franco stumbling back into the cage.
Franco fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt lands a head kick!
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franco.
Schmidt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Hedwig Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franco will feel that in the morning.
Schmidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt thows a body kick. Franco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt slips a straight right by Franco.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Franco misses.
Schmidt throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Franco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Franco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Franco throws a combination that misses
and Schmidt counters with a nice body kick.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Schmidt thuds his shin into the meat of Franco's side.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Franco.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt stalks Franco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Franco's face. Franco staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
Schmidt thumps Franco with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that half lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Franco shrugs it off though.
Franco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Schmidt scores with a one two! Franco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Franco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Franco down with leg kicks.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Franco scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Franco misses.
Franco throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
Schmidt scores with a head kick.
Franco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schmidt misses with a combination
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Franco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Franco down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt scores with a one two! Franco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt lands with a slapping head kick.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hedwig Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schmidt as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Franco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schmidt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franco.
Franco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franco throws out the jab.
Schmidt keeps Franco at a distance using the push kick.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt delivers a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmidt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schmidt lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Franco's front leg.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Franco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Franco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Schmidt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schmidt throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
Franco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmidt pushes Franco away with a front kick.
Schmidt lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
Schmidt lands a head kick!
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Franco in the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Franco throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt pushes Franco away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Schmidt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmidt tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schmidt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franco will feel that in the morning.
Schmidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Franco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmidt keeps Franco at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schmidt throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Franco.
Schmidt scores with a leg kick.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franco lands a glancing blow to the side of Schmidt's head.
A head kick from Schmidt lands but Franco takes it in his stride.
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt scores with a head kick.
Franco throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Franco stumbling back into the cage.
Franco looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schmidt - that will leave a mark!
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco throws a hook but Schmidt avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hedwig Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hedwig Schmidt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Schmidt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franco waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Schmidt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Hedwig Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Franco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Franco down.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Schmidt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franco looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Franco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Franco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schmidt on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmidt counters with a body kick.

Franco gets a takedown into half guard.
Schmidt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Franco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schmidt on the ground.

Schmidt has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Franco doesn't defend quickly enough and Schmidt has managed to lock this one up! Can Franco escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Schmidt on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hedwig Schmidt!