PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmitt comes to the cage accompanied by In God We Trust - Stryper. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Schmitt
vs
Milat

182 cm
34
173 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

187 cm
26
175 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Milat.
Schmitt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Milat lands a head kick. Schmitt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schmitt misses with an uppercut. Milat saw that one coming.
Jab by Milat.
Milat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Milat finds it's target.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owen Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Milat.
A head kick misses from Milat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmitt jabs Milat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Milat throws a series of punches but Schmitt avoids them all with ease.
Milat misses with a double jab
and Schmitt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milat thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schmitt is defended easily by Milat.
Milat connects with a body shot.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat throws a right and a left that Schmitt avoids nicely.
Schmitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt jabs Milat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmitt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Schmitt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schmitt showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Milat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schmitt throwing shots but Milat is blocking nicely.
Schmitt 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.
Milat is doing well to control the position and prevent Schmitt from advancing to side control.

Milat kicks off Schmitt and gets to his feet.
Schmitt throws a series of punches but Milat avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmitt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Milat counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt avoids the head kick by Milat.
Milat misses with the combination.
Milat misses with a few strikes there.
Schmitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Milat sprawls well. He's pushed Schmitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Milat misses with a head kick.
That kick from Schmitt tenderised Milat's leg. Milat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schmitt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schmitt is out of range.
Schmitt moves forwards but Milat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milat moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a head kick.
Milat throws a head kick but Schmitt moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmitt ducks right into an uppercut from Milat.
Milat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a looping left.
Milat moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmitt dips to his left and cracks Milat with an uppercut!
Milat misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Schmitt is predictable there
and Milat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schmitt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milat lunges at Schmitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schmitt's hand.

Schmitt is rocked!
Schmitt avoids the head kick by Milat.
Milat swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.

Milat instigates a clinch.
Milat trying to control the position but instead, Schmitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Milat into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milat.
Schmitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milat is defending well for now.
Milat blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Milat avoids the damage to the body.
Schmitt misses with a knee to the head.
Milat blocks a body shot from Schmitt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt blocks an elbow strike.
Schmitt wants to break free but Milat has control.
Milat blocks an elbow strike.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Milat.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Milat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmitt looking to throw knees to the head but Milat is blocking nicely.
Schmitt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milat is defending well.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.

Milat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmitt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Milat.
Schmitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milat is fending him off so far but Schmitt persists. Nope, Milat circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Schmitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmitt moves away.
Schmitt lands with a nice combination. Milat backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmitt.
Schmitt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Milat counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Milat looks at the referee who does nothing so Milat lands a crushing right that sends Schmitt to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.