PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aran Schmeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes to the ring accompanied by Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Aran Schmeck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sobieski
vs
Schmeck

188 cm
23
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
226 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Gilop®

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aran Schmeck!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmeck sprawls well. Schmeck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmeck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schmeck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmeck misses with a double jab.

Sobieski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobieski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schmeck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schmeck will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski won't allow Schmeck to sweep him here.

Jan Sobieski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schmeck slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobieski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobieski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmeck ducks under a wild hook from Sobieski.

Schmeck tries to sprawl but Sobieski drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Schmeck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schmeck works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schmeck scores with a jab to the head.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schmeck, as that shot connected.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobieski.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Sobieski throws a head kick but Schmeck moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski with a poor takedown
and Schmeck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Sobieski with that takedown attempt.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Schmeck lunges at Sobieski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobieski's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeck connects with the punch.
Sobieski has his takedown stuffed

and Schmeck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Schmeck is looking for a kimura but Sobieski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schmeck to get the leverage.
Sobieski is refusing to be controlled, as Schmeck sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmeck throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aran Schmeck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schmeck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobieski is defended easily by Schmeck.
Schmeck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobieski on the side of the head.
Sobieski misses with an uppercut. Schmeck saw that one coming.
Sobieski misses with a straight right.
Aran Schmeck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmeck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Schmeck counter with a right hand.
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmeck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski misses the jab.

Schmeck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobieski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeck looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeck trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobieski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmeck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmeck content to stall in guard here.

Aran Schmeck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobieski fails with the takedown
and Schmeck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sobieski throws an overhand right that lands on Schmeck's shoulder, as Schmeck tries to avoid the shot.
Schmeck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobieski throws out the jab.

Sobieski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schmeck napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schmeck tries to improve position but can't.
Schmeck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schmeck regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is thwarting Schmeck's attempts to control the position.
Sobieski passes into side control, despite Schmeck's attempt to control the position.
Schmeck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sobieski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck is concentrating on defense, preventing Sobieski from advancing position.
Schmeck is trying to control but can't.
Aran Schmeck has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aran Schmeck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobieski fails with the takedown
and Schmeck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schmeck but Schmeck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but Schmeck shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aran Schmeck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Schmeck shoots in and gets a takedown into Sobieski's guard.
Schmeck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schmeck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Schmeck passes Sobieski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schmeck trying to control from half guard but Sobieski is working away.

Schmeck is working for a kimura but Sobieski is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schmeck controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmeck trying to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Schmeck connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Schmeck is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sobieski has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sobieski!
Schmeck trying to control the position.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control but Schmeck is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski slips under a jab from Schmeck.
Schmeck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sobieski throws an off balance right hand
and Schmeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmeck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Schmeck as Sobieski shoots in.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobieski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmeck circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmeck connects with a body shot that sends Sobieski's belly button to the back.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmeck stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmeck lands with a straight right. Sobieski didn't see that one coming.
Aran Schmeck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Schmeck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobieski's guard.
Schmeck is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schmeck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aran Schmeck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmeck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!

Aran Schmeck wins by unanimous decision!