PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jens Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TChalla Nacharam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacharam has chosen Black Panther Theme song as his entrance music. TChalla Nacharam looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Schmidt
vs
Nacharam

188 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jens Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TChalla Nacharam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt shoots in but no luck this time.
Schmidt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Schmidt moves into the clinch successfully.
Nacharam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt has Nacharam pressed against the cage, preventing Nacharam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.

Schmidt drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nacharam wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
Schmidt looking to control.
Nacharam wants to pass the guard but Schmidt is keeping the position.
Schmidt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nacharam has passed into side control.

Nacharam stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Schmidt forces Nacharam back against the cage and clinches.
Nacharam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nacharam stalling in the clinch but Schmidt improves position.
Schmidt is working for takedown but Nacharam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
Nacharam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nacharam tries to break free but Schmidt pushes him back against the cage.
Nacharam takes a shot to the head.
Schmidt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nacharam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Schmidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacharam jumps guard but Schmidt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is trying to stall.

Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nacharam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
A jab from Nacharam finds it's way through Schmidt's defenses.
Nacharam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nacharam looks gassed!
Schmidt tries to clinch but Nacharam is having none of it.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
Schmidt scores with a head kick. Nacharam tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Schmidt scores with a takedown into Nacharam's guard.

Schmidt gets to his feet. Nacharam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schmidt stalling.
Schmidt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Schmidt has control of Nacharam's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nacharam regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nacharam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nacharam is trying to escape the mount but Schmidt keeps good control and instead manages to take Nacharam's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Schmidt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Schmidt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Schmidt jumps guard.

Schmidt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nacharam is aware though and is defending well.
Schmidt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nacharam is one step ahead there.
Nacharam tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmidt is retaining full guard.
Nacharam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nacharam trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmidt is trying to control the position but Nacharam postures up.
Jens Schmidt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nacharam looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nacharam is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. TChalla Nacharam was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Schmidt drives through with a takedown into Nacharam's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schmidt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmidt wants to control from the top but Nacharam keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jens Schmidt just wasn't active enough.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nacharam.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nacharam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nacharam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schmidt wants to control but Nacharam postures up.
Schmidt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nacharam is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schmidt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet.
Schmidt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Schmidt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nacharam is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmidt trying to control from the bottom.
Schmidt gets back to full guard.

Schmidt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nacharam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nacharam won't allow Schmidt to sweep him here.
Nacharam looking to sit in guard and control but Schmidt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schmidt wants to control from the top but Nacharam keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt stops Nacharam from standing up.

Schmidt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nacharam sprawls well. Nacharam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schmidt gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Nacharam off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Schmidt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Schmidt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schmidt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schmidt tries to control but Nacharam wriggling away.
Schmidt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schmidt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nacharam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmidt throws some wild stikes that Nacharam manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacharam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nacharam can do to turn this around?
Schmidt looking to finish Nacharam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nacharam!
Schmidt tries to control but Nacharam wriggling away.
Schmidt content just to control the position here.

Schmidt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nacharam is now in Schmidt's guard. A big mistake from Schmidt there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nacharam defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nacharam manages to get himself to full guard.
Schmidt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt is in close to Nacharam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nacharam is keeping the position for now.
Nacharam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nacharam keeping full guard, as Schmidt tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schmidt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schmidt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schmidt working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmidt 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Schmidt!