PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euro Shopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel comes to the cage accompanied by Hava Nagila. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schmeizel
vs
Shopper

184 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Euro Shopper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmeizel checks a leg kick nicely.

Schmeizel rushes Shopper and presses him up against the cage.
Shopper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schmeizel obliges.
Shopper avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmeizel.
Shopper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Schmeizel manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schmeizel checks a leg kick.
A combination from Schmeizel does no damage.

Schmeizel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shopper is pushing Schmeizel's head away, looking to escape. Schmeizel manages to hold on to the position though.
Schmeizel just content to control the position.

Schmeizel stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shopper throws a wild body kick that Schmeizel sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopper throws a chopping leg kick but Schmeizel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Schmeizel forces Shopper back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schmeizel tries to land a knee to the head but Shopper blocks with his arms.
Shopper looking to stall.
Schmeizel blocks the elbow strike.
Schmeizel pushes off an throws an elbow but Shopper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schmeizel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schmeizel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schmeizel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Euro Shopper has been cut.
Schmeizel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shopper's defenses.
Shopper looks gassed!
Schmeizel misses with an elbow strike.
Shopper lands a nice elbow.
Shopper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shopper tries to break free but Schmeizel pushes him back against the cage.
Schmeizel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shopper is defending well for now.
Schmeizel scores with a shoulder strike.

Shopper is rocked!
Schmeizel lands an elbow inside that Shopper shrugs off.
Shopper is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmeizel finish him?
Schmeizel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel lands an elbow that stopped Shopper in his tracks for a moment.
Schmeizel misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmeizel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shopper's brow.
Shopper misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmeizel pushes off an throws an elbow but Shopper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schmeizel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shopper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmeizel pushes Shopper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shopper avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel throws an elbow that misses.
Schmeizel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmeizel lands a nice elbow.
Schmeizel lands an uppercut.
Shopper avoids the elbow strike from Schmeizel, against the cage.
Schmeizel landing knees to the head.
Schmeizel throws an elbow that misses.
Shopper tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmeizel avoids the damage to the body.
Schmeizel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shopper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmeizel lands a shoulder strike.
Schmeizel lands an elbow inside.
Schmeizel lands with a light punch inside.
Schmeizel lands a right hand.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmeizel lands a left hand.
Shopper dodges an elbow strike from Schmeizel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmeizel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shopper's brow.
Schmeizel creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shopper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shopper drops to his knees and Schmeizel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lerba Schmeizel!