PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel has chosen Zorba the Greek as his entrance music. Lerba Schmeizel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Augusto
vs
Schmeizel

180 cm
31
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

184 cm
23
162 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmeizel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augusto throws a head kick that misses
and Augusto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmeizel lands a high kick!
Augusto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schmeizel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augusto somewhat.
Schmeizel swings widly with a right hand
and Augusto counters with an inside leg kick.
Augusto throws the kick towards the body but Schmeizel avoids it.
Schmeizel throws a chopping leg kick but Augusto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmeizel throws a hook but Augusto avoids it easily.
Schmeizel pushes Augusto away with a front kick.
Augusto lands a leg kick that knocks Schmeizel off balance momentarily.
Augusto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Schmeizel.
Nice defenses there by Augusto.
Augusto drops his hands momentarily and Schmeizel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Augusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Augusto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schmeizel's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Augusto won't allow Schmeizel to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augusto wants to pass the guard but Schmeizel is keeping the position.
Augusto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schmeizel's guard.
Schmeizel is looking to improve his position.
Augusto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Augusto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Schmeizel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Augusto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schmeizel hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto breaks from Schmeizel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schmeizel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Schmeizel blocking the ground and pound.
Schmeizel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Augusto working for a submission but Schmeizel is keeping him at bay.
Schmeizel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Augusto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schmeizel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schmeizel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Augusto cracks Schmeizel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schmeizel is working to get back to half guard.
Augusto scoring with strikes but Schmeizel is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Augusto is working for a guillotine from mount but Schmeizel frees his head quite easily.
Augusto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Schmeizel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Augusto.
Augusto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schmeizel is squirming around, avoiding Augusto's attempts to control the action.
Augusto working the ground and pound effectively.

Schmeizel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeizel is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel holds of for dear life.
Schmeizel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schmeizel wants to hold on but Augusto pushes him away.
Augusto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto wants to control the pace but Schmeizel is squirming around nicely.
Schmeizel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmeizel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Augusto dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schmeizel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schmeizel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augusto looks to land a body kick but Schmeizel moved away.
A head kick by Schmeizel misses
and Augusto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Augusto throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Schmeizel tries to close the distance and clinch but Augusto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmeizel tries a head kick but it misses.
Augusto throws a low kick but Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Augusto avoids the head kick by Schmeizel.
Augusto fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmeizel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Augusto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schmeizel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schmeizel tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
Augusto throws a leg kick

and Schmeizel counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow strike.

Schmeizel manages to break the clinch.
Augusto throws the kick towards the body but Schmeizel avoids it.
Augusto throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Augusto lands with a kick to the temple. Schmeizel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Augusto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schmeizel's head.
Schmeizel throws a lazy head kick
and Augusto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schmeizel is still on wobbly legs! Can Augusto finish him?
Schmeizel tries to close the distance and clinch but Augusto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmeizel keeps Augusto at a distance using the push kick.
Schmeizel seems to have recovered his senses.
Augusto shoots for a takedown but Schmeizel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schmeizel looks to land a body kick but Augusto moved away.
Schmeizel wants to clinch.
Augusto moves out of range of the body kick from Schmeizel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmeizel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeizel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lerba Schmeizel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Schmeizel has closed the distance and engaged Augusto in a clinch.
Augusto tries to stall but Schmeizel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Augusto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Augusto trying to control from Schmeizel's half guard. Schmeizel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Augusto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augusto wants to pass the guard but Schmeizel is keeping the position.
Schmeizel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Augusto is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Augusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmeizel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augusto stands and throws Schmeizel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schmeizel is looking to get back to his feet here but Augusto is keeping cool and he's managed to take Schmeizel's back.
Schmeizel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augusto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is taking a good look at Schmeizel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Augusto!

Augusto is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Augusto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schmeizel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Schmeizel trying to control the position but Augusto manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Augusto.
I really don't envy Schmeizel right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto doesn't have the hooks in and Schmeizel manages to turn into his guard.
Schmeizel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Augusto's guard.
Augusto trying to strike off his back.
Schmeizel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Augusto is proving hard to escape from.

Augusto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schmeizel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Augusto is tightening it up a little... Schmeizel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Schmeizel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Schmeizel taps out! Nice BJJ there by Augusto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Augusto!
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