PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmuckatelli comes to the cage accompanied by Gacy's Place by The Mentally Ill. Optimus Maximus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Schmuckatelli
vs
Maximus

200 cm
26
267 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Schmuckatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Optimus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli scores with a nice head shot.
Schmuckatelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schmuckatelli tries a head kick but it misses.

Schmuckatelli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maximus, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Schmuckatelli.

It looks like Optimus Maximus has been cut.
Maximus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schmuckatelli prevents it.

Schmuckatelli has clasped his hands together around Maximus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maximus regains half guard.

Maximus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Schmuckatelli throws a head kick that Maximus semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Maximus.
No luck for Maximus with that takedown attempt.
Joe Schmuckatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Maximus.
Maximus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schmuckatelli as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli sizes up Maximus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schmuckatelli cracks a nice hook into Maximus's ribs.
Schmuckatelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maximus's hands.
Schmuckatelli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maximus looks gassed!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmuckatelli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmuckatelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmuckatelli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maximus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schmuckatelli scores with the left hand. Maximus knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmuckatelli. That's going to slow Maximus down.
Maximus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmuckatelli lands a head kick!

That has opened up Optimus Maximus's cut even more.
Joe Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmuckatelli, right into the meat.
Schmuckatelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maximus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmuckatelli misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maximus.

Schmuckatelli forces Maximus back against the cage and clinches.
Schmuckatelli lands with a left to the head.
Maximus takes a shot to the head.
Maximus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmuckatelli lands a right hand.
Schmuckatelli scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmuckatelli has Maximus pushed against the cage.
A short right from Schmuckatelli on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmuckatelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but Maximus blocks with his arms.
Schmuckatelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The cut above Optimus Maximus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maximus is trying to force a seperation but Schmuckatelli has the dominant position.
Schmuckatelli trying to land knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli working Maximus over with knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Schmuckatelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maximus blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmuckatelli with a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmuckatelli has Maximus pushed against the cage.
Schmuckatelli looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the head.
Maximus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schmuckatelli tries to score a body lock takedown but Maximus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schmuckatelli letting Maximus take a breather here.
Schmuckatelli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maximus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tries for a takedown but Schmuckatelli manages to get underhooks.
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmuckatelli throws a head punch that misses.
Schmuckatelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maximus.
Schmuckatelli avoids a wild elbow strike from Maximus.
Schmuckatelli is trying to stall.

Maximus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximus shoots in looking for a takedown. Schmuckatelli tries to sprawl out of it but Maximus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schmuckatelli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schmuckatelli throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmuckatelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Maximus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmuckatelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Schmuckatelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Maximus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schmuckatelli wants it to stay on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schmuckatelli, as that shot connected.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmuckatelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schmuckatelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maximus doesn't seem bothered though.
Maximus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Schmuckatelli counters by clinching up.
Joe Schmuckatelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmuckatelli has a couple of punches blocked by Maximus.
Schmuckatelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmuckatelli missing with knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maximus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Schmuckatelli is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maximus.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmuckatelli.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmuckatelli has double underhooks.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but Maximus blocks with his arms.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus wants a takedown.
Maximus wants a takedown.
Joe Schmuckatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Maximus.
Schmuckatelli has Maximus pushed against the cage.
Schmuckatelli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmuckatelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schmuckatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmuckatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Schmuckatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Schmuckatelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maximus has Schmuckatelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schmuckatelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schmuckatelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli scores with a shot to the side of Maximus's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schmuckatelli.
A short right from Schmuckatelli on the inside.
Schmuckatelli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Optimus Maximus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli.
Maximus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maximus wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli connects with a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maximus.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schmuckatelli obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmuckatelli lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Schmuckatelli.
Maximus tries to score a body lock takedown but Schmuckatelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schmuckatelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximus can do to turn this around?
Schmuckatelli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli is leaning against Maximus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schmuckatelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmuckatelli scores with a shot to the side of Maximus's head.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maximus goes for a takedown attempt but Schmuckatelli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe Schmuckatelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmuckatelli works Maximus's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maximus throws a push kick but Schmuckatelli slaps the foot to one side.
Schmuckatelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schmuckatelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe Schmuckatelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmuckatelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maximus fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice hook to Maximus's body. Maximus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schmuckatelli cracks a nice hook into Maximus's ribs.
Maximus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schmuckatelli's waist but Schmuckatelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maximus off to one side.

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.
Schmuckatelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximus. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Maximus misses.
Schmuckatelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maximus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schmuckatelli slips a straight right by Maximus.
Schmuckatelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schmuckatelli lands a jab to the head.
Schmuckatelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmuckatelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximus circles away.
Schmuckatelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Maximus should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmuckatelli looks to land a combination. Maximus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Optimus Maximus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Schmuckatelli!