PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes into the arena with Rider Part II blaring out of the sound system. Nolan Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Conrad
vs
Schmidt

195 cm
23
278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad slaps away a takedown attempt from Schmidt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conrad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmidt moves forwards but Conrad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Schmidt darts in trying to clinch
and Conrad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmidt thinking.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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 is looking to clinch.

Conrad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schmidt's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Conrad content to stall in guard here.
Conrad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Conrad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrad stands up and waves to Schmidt to follow him.
Schmidt looks to clinch
and Conrad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schmidt's knee momentarily.
Conrad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schmidt looks gassed!
Schmidt tries to clinch up
and Schmidt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmidt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad punishes Schmidt's body with a nice straight punch.

Conrad looking to score a takedown here. Schmidt is defending well but Conrad drives through and ends up in Schmidt's guard.
Conrad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Conrad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Conrad is pushing down on Schmidt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schmidt is fighting to maintain full guard but Conrad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schmidt trying to hold on to Conrad's head to control him but Conrad postures up.
Schmidt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conrad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conrad's back!
Schmidt is trying to stick to Conrad's back but Conrad is turning into Schmidt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Schmidt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Conrad.
Schmidt is looking to stand up but Conrad isn't so interested in that idea.
Schmidt throwing short punches from the bottom.
Conrad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Conrad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Conrad has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Schmidt gets caught napping as Conrad dives in and scores a takedown. Schmidt manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
Schmidt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conrad controls the pace.
Schmidt has a closed guard, preventing Conrad from standing up.

Schmidt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Conrad passes into half guard.
Schmidt works his way to full guard. Good work.

Conrad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Conrad stands and steps away. Schmidt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schmidt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conrad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt tries to clinch up but Conrad circles away and keeps his distance.
Nolan Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Conrad clinches with his opponent.
Conrad stalling against the cage.
Schmidt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conrad prevents it.
Conrad taking a breather.
Schmidt wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Schmidt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt tries to pull guard but Conrad holds him up against the cage and eventually Schmidt drops back down to his feet.
Schmidt is trying to push Conrad away but Conrad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad dominated that round.
That's time! Conrad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a two punch combination.
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Conrad tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown but Conrad shows good takedown defense.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Conrad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conrad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Conrad pushes Schmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt tries to score a body lock takedown but Conrad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Conrad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Schmidt can't break the clinch.
Schmidt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Schmidt is working for takedown but Conrad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Schmidt.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.
Conrad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Conrad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conrad.
Schmidt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conrad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Conrad.
Conrad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Conrad.
Conrad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Conrad on the inside.
Conrad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Conrad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad gets through Schmidt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conrad.
Conrad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Conrad gets through Schmidt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Conrad lands a body shot.
Conrad lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schmidt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conrad advances to half guard.
Schmidt trying to control but Conrad postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Conrad stands up from half guard.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Conrad circles away.
Conrad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jack Conrad is winning the standup battle so far.
Conrad lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad tries for a takedown but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Conrad drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Conrad has double underhooks.
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 Conrad walks away with a smile on his face. Schmidt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A good leg kick by Conrad.
Conrad lands a head shot.
Conrad is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
Nolan Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conrad dominating with strikes here.
Conrad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conrad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Conrad breaks from Schmidt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Conrad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schmidt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jack Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schmidt tries to hold on but Conrad pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Conrad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Conrad lands with an overhand left.
Schmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Conrad circles away.
Conrad defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.

Schmidt gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Conrad.
Conrad lands a right hand.
Schmidt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schmidt.
Conrad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schmidt can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad scores with a hook to the body.
Jack Conrad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conrad scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Conrad.
Conrad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conrad lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Conrad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schmidt or not.
A nice left hand lands by Conrad.
Schmidt takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad 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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conrad avoids it.
Conrad cracks Schmidt with a nice body shot.
Conrad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nolan Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conrad effectively controlling the action here.
Conrad is pressed up against the cage. Schmidt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conrad down to the mat. Conrad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Schmidt.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conrad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Conrad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Conrad.
Schmidt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schmidt seems a little lost for a moment, as Conrad dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conrad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schmidt to his feet.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Conrad lands a body shot.
Conrad blocks a head kick by Schmidt.

Conrad rushes Schmidt and presses him up against the cage.
Conrad prevents Schmidt from breaking the clinch.
Schmidt wants a takedown.
Schmidt tries to throw a body punch but Conrad avoids it by throwing Schmidt back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Conrad.
A left hand lands to the body for Conrad.
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but Conrad is controlling him.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Conrad.
Schmidt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conrad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schmidt wants to break free but Conrad has control.
Conrad lands an uppercut.
Schmidt is trying to drag Conrad to the mat but Conrad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conrad lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conrad prevents Schmidt from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!