PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bellman
vs
Schmidt

189 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bellman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schmidt is defended easily by Bellman.
Bellman tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bellman lands a jab-cross combination.
Schmidt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Andreas Schmidt has been cut.
Bellman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bellman throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Schmidt shoots for a double leg takedown but Bellman sprawls well. He's pushed Schmidt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bellman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellman lands with a straight right. Schmidt didn't see that one coming.
Bellman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schmidt backs up against the cage.
Bellman misses with a double jab.
Bellman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James Bellman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellman throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellman.
Schmidt needs to keep his hands up - Bellman had a free shot at his head there.
Bellman misses with a series of wild punches.
Bellman throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellman throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bellman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmidt at a distance.
Bellman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellman throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bellman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Bellman.
Bellman throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellman misses with a head kick.
James Bellman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Bellman.
Bellman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schmidt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bellman defends it nicely.
James Bellman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Schmidt.
Bellman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellman with a jab.
Bellman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bellman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellman misses with a double jab.
Bellman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt dodges the punch combination from Bellman.
Bellman lands a two punch combo.
Bellman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bellman duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Bellman there.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bellman looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bellman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bellman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schmidt dodges the punch combination from Bellman.
Bellman jabs Schmidt right on the nose. Schmidt blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmidt's head backwards.
No joy there for Bellman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellman misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellman fails to land with a series of punches.
James Bellman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellman misses with a head kick.
Bellman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bellman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches up with Bellman, looking for a takedown. Schmidt pushes Bellman against the cage but Bellman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Schmidt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bellman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellman is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellman trying to control but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Bellman is really struggling to control Schmidt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bellman wants to stand and escape but instead Schmidt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bellman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bellman tries to get out of the position.
Bellman working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.
Bellman managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schmidt postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bellman scores with a one two! Schmidt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schmidt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellman avoids it really well and circles away.
James Bellman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Schmidt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bellman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Schmidt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bellman looks for the body kick but Schmidt saw that one coming.
Bellman swinging wildly here.
Bellman throws a combination. Schmidt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schmidt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bellman throws a nice head kick!
Schmidt dodges the punch combination from Bellman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bellman!
Bellman throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellman misses with a head kick.
Bellman misses with the combination.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellman.
Bellman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schmidt's head.
Bellman tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Bellman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bellman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bellman misses with a few strikes there.
Bellman throws a push kick but Schmidt slaps the foot to one side.
Bellman misses with a head kick.
Bellman scores with a one two! Schmidt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schmidt dives in and grabs Bellman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellman pushes down on Schmidt's head and hops out.
Bellman misses with the combination.
Bellman throws a head kick that Schmidt semi-blocks.
Bellman misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bellman finds it's way through Schmidt's defenses.
Bellman looks to land a combination. Schmidt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Bellman.
Bellman misses with a wild combination.
Bellman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
James Bellman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bellman misses with the combination.
Bellman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schmidt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andreas Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bellman slaps away a takedown attempt from Schmidt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bellman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bellman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bellman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bellman is looking to score with low kicks.
Bellman throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Bellman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schmidt. Schmidt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Bellman.
Bellman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bellman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bellman!