PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Schmidt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

St Claire
vs
Schmidt

200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

[AIM] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey St Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schmidt is defended easily by St Claire.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown but St Claire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmidt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Claire paws at him with a jab and circles away.

St Claire closes the distance and clinches.
St Claire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Claire.
St Claire lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Claire.
St Claire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Claire is leaning against Schmidt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Robbie Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt looks gassed!
Schmidt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Claire walks away with a smile on his face. Schmidt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Schmidt.

St Claire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Claire prevents the takedown attempt.
St Claire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Claire lands an elbow that stopped Schmidt in his tracks for a moment.
St Claire misses with a knee to the head.
St Claire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
St Claire lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schmidt drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Claire pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Claire lands a two punch combo.

Schmidt is rocked!

St Claire instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmidt drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Claire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schmidt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

St Claire has closed the distance and engaged Schmidt in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for St Claire.
St Claire is pushing Schmidt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schmidt is trying to drag St Claire to the mat but St Claire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Claire leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from St Claire.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt wants a takedown but no success here.
St Claire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schmidt's defenses.
St Claire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schmidt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casey St Claire.
St Claire stalks Schmidt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schmidt's face. Schmidt staggers backwards, shaken.
Schmidt shoots in but St Claire avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Claire pinned against the cage. St Claire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

St Claire takes the fight into the clinch.
St Claire prevents the takedown attempt.
St Claire scores with a shoulder strike.
St Claire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmidt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Claire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey St Claire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Schmidt'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.

Schmidt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schmidt shoots in for a double leg but St Claire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schmidt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Schmidt.
St Claire closes the distance but Schmidt moves to the side

and Schmidt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Claire tries to get to full guard but Schmidt has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Claire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Claire controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.
Schmidt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St Claire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmidt's guard.
St Claire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schmidt is wriggling around but St Claire manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Claire wants to stand up but Schmidt is controlling the position.
St Claire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Claire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schmidt is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Claire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schmidt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schmidt looking to control but St Claire passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Claire slows the pace down in half guard.
Schmidt wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robbie Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robbie Schmidt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Schmidt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Claire as he jumps to the side.

Schmidt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt trying to control but St Claire is working from the bottom.
St Claire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Claire pulls Schmidt in close to his closed guard and prevents Schmidt from doing any damage or advancing position.
St Claire wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Claire is keeping the position for now.
St Claire looking for a sweep. Not yet St Claire, not yet.
St Claire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schmidt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schmidt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Claire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Claire wants to sweep here but Schmidt controlling him for the moment.
St Claire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throwing strikes but missing.

Schmidt gets to his feet - St Claire follows without any prompting.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Claire sprawls well. St Claire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schmidt gets slowly back to his feet.
St Claire stuffs the takedown.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Schmidt.
Schmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmidt has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schmidt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Claire tries to avoid it but Schmidt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Claire to the ground. St Claire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Claire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Claire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Claire scores with a three punch combo!
Schmidt fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Claire moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey St Claire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Claire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey St Claire!