PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweinsteiger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Son Kite - On Air. Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Bastian Schweinsteiger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Schweinsteiger
vs
Smith

191 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

188 cm
25
224 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Schweinsteiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schweinsteiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body punch but Schweinsteiger moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Schweinsteiger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Schweinsteiger.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schweinsteiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schweinsteiger tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schweinsteiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schweinsteiger misses with a body shot.
Schweinsteiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Schweinsteiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Schweinsteiger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
Schweinsteiger throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Schweinsteiger scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Schweinsteiger counters with a straight right hand.
Schweinsteiger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith has Schweinsteiger pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.

It looks like Bastian Schweinsteiger has been cut.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweinsteiger prevents a body shot from Smith.
Schweinsteiger can't get the takedown.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweinsteiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Schweinsteiger controls his hands.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweinsteiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Schweinsteiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is pushing Schweinsteiger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Smith.

Schweinsteiger is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schweinsteiger to his knees! Smith keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Smith!