PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmitt comes to the cage accompanied by In God We Trust - Stryper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schmitt
vs
Tokarczuk

182 cm
35
173 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

179 cm
28
182 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokarczuk cracks Schmitt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Tokarczuk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Pawel Tokarczuk has been cut.
A head kick misses from Schmitt.
Schmitt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schmitt misses with the combination.
Tokarczuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmitt.
Tokarczuk lands an overhand right.
Tokarczuk misses with a looping right.
Schmitt lands with an uppercut that bounces Tokarczuk off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmitt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokarczuk.
Schmitt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Tokarczuk drives through and clinches with Schmitt against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt lands a nice uppercut.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
Tokarczuk is looking to control Schmitt's arms but Schmitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tokarczuk has his back to the cage.
Schmitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokarczuk.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tokarczuk blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Tokarczuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Schmitt tightens his grip and picks Tokarczuk up, before dumping him to the ground. Tokarczuk manages to land in guard.
Tokarczuk looking to control.

Tokarczuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schmitt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schmitt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schmitt is in close to Tokarczuk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schmitt trying to control but Tokarczuk is working from the bottom.
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!

Tokarczuk is working an open guard so Schmitt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pawel Tokarczuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokarczuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch but Schmitt is avoiding it.

Schmitt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk wants to get back to his feet.
Tokarczuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tokarczuk.
Schmitt wants to pass the guard but Tokarczuk is keeping the position.
Tokarczuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Tokarczuk.

Schmitt looking for submissions off his back.
Schmitt won't allow Tokarczuk to pass to mount.
Schmitt is looking to escape.
Tokarczuk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schmitt tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schmitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tokarczuk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tokarczuk stands up from half guard.
Schmitt throws out a leg kick but Tokarczuk moves out of range and Schmitt only half commits.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schmitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokarczuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokarczuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmitt throws a shot from downtown. Tokarczuk moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Tokarczuk lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schmitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tokarczuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmitt.
Schmitt walks into a jab.
Tokarczuk tries a low kick but Schmitt avoids it.
Tokarczuk throws a front kick that sends Schmitt stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Tokarczuk misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokarczuk scores with a push kick.
Schmitt throws a hook but Tokarczuk blocks it.
Schmitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tokarczuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk's cut.
That's time! Schmitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schmitt throws a combination that misses
and Tokarczuk counters with a low kick, right behind Schmitt 's knee.
Schmitt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tokarczuk.
Schmitt clobbers Tokarczuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch up.
A big left from Tokarczuk misses.
Schmitt ducks right into an uppercut from Tokarczuk.
Schmitt throws an overhand right that lands on Tokarczuk's shoulder, as Tokarczuk tries to avoid the shot.
Tokarczuk delivers a nice body kick.
Schmitt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Tokarczuk misses its intended target.
Schmitt misses with a right hand
and Tokarczuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tokarczuk closes the distance and clinches.
Tokarczuk misses with a body punch.

Schmitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tokarczuk pushes Schmitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokarczuk prevents a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokarczuk blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokarczuk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokarczuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
Schmitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokarczuk controls his hands.
Schmitt lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Schmitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokarczuk managing to block the knees to the body from Schmitt.
Tokarczuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt tries a body shot but Tokarczuk blocks it.
Tokarczuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokarczuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schmitts head.
Tokarczuk lands with a left to the head.
Tokarczuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmitt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokarczuk's elbow.
Schmitt lands a shoulder strike.
Tokarczuk slowing the pace effectively.
Tokarczuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokarczuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Tokarczuk stalling in the clinch but Schmitt improves position.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokarczuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmitt tries to work over Tokarczuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokarczuk taking a breather.
Tokarczuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
Schmitt lands a body punch.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokarczuk has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Schmitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokarczuk.
Pawel Tokarczuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokarczuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokarczuk.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Tokarczuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.

Schmitt is rocked!
Schmitt misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokarczuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Schmitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tokarczuk blocks a body shot from Schmitt.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokarczuk controls his hands.
Tokarczuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokarczuk gets through Schmitt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Tokarczuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokarczuk lands a big right hand that drops Schmitt! The killer instinct kicks in and Tokarczuk finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tokarczuk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pawel Tokarczuk!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pawel Tokarczuk made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.