PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mordred Deschain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schmidt
vs
Deschain

150 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deschain scores with a jab to the head.
Deschain throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body
and Deschain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Deschain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmidt scores with a nice strike.
Schmidt connects with a single shot there.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deschain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deschain throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deschain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deschain throws a body kick that misses.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deschain blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Deschain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Deschain's torso.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Deschain.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Deschain sees coming a mile off.
Mordred Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschain circles away.
Deschain throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Deschain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmidt's hands.
Deschain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deschain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmidt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deschain.
Deschain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Deschain moves out of range.
Schmidt scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Deschain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schmidt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Deschain throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Deschain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deschain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schmidt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Deschain ducked under it nicely.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Deschain ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to land a front kick but Deschain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schmidt thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Deschain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deschain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Deschain ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Schmidt tries a low kick but Deschain avoids it.
A low kick from Schmidt misses
and Deschain counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt throws a low kick, looking for Deschain's leg but Deschain calmly moves out of range.
Deschain defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Deschain misses with a low kick.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt wants to clinch up but Deschain keeps it at a distance.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Schmidt misses the jab.
Deschain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Deschain scores with a shot to the body.
Deschain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schmidt. Schmidt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Deschain checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Deschain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmidt thows a body kick. Deschain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Deschain moved away.
Deschain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deschain.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Deschain scores with the left hand. Schmidt knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmidt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deschain swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Deschain cracks Schmidt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice body kick from Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut
enabling Deschain to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Deschain shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a series of strikes. Schmidt will be more careful next time no doubt.
John Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Deschain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deschain misses with a hook.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Deschain.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Deschain digs a good body shot into Schmidt's ribs.
Nice cross by Deschain.
Deschain checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Deschain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmidt. That's going to slow Deschain down.
Schmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deschain. Deschain obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Schmidt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Deschain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Deschain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Deschain scoring well with a low kick there.
Deschain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Deschain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deschain. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmidt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deschain scores with a kick to the body.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain thuds his right hand into Schmidt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Schmidt misses
and Deschain counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt catches Deschain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Deschain pushes him off.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Deschain moved out of range.
Deschain lands with a hook. Schmidt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Schmidt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deschain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt walks into a straight right hand from Deschain.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deschain.
Deschain throws a low kick but Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Deschain tries to work over Schmidt's front leg with a kick but Schmidt checks it.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
Deschain lands with a good body shot.
Deschain blocks a low kick nicely.
Deschain misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Deschain slaps the foot to one side.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deschain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick from Schmidt misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Deschain. Those never looked like landing.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Deschain tries to land a leg kick but Schmidt saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Deschain with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but John Schmidt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deschain.
Schmidt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deschain misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deschain was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deschain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Deschain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deschain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deschain throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmidt counters with a big head kick but Deschain shrugs it off.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Deschain's head but Deschain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Deschain.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deschain throws a lazy head kick
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that Deschain was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Deschain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Deschain's head but Deschain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt misses with a low kick as Deschain jumps back.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Deschain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Schmidt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Deschain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schmidt motions for Deschain to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt clinches with his opponent.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deschain tries to break free but Schmidt pushes him back against the ropes.
Come on Deschain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Deschain avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Deschain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Deschain has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deschain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Deschain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Schmidt had his way with Mordred Deschain in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deschain throws out the jab.
Deschain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt throws a front kick aimed at Deschain's knee but Deschain avoids it well.
Deschain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deschain swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Deschain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schmidt doesn't seem phased though.
Deschain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
Deschain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deschain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schmidt's head.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deschain throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schmidt misses with a lunging right hand
and Deschain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmidt thinking.
Deschain looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deschain. That's going to slow Schmidt down.
Deschain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmidt's calf.
A lazy body kick from Schmidt
and Deschain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Deschain throws a leg kick which misses Schmidt's front leg but catches the back leg as Schmidt tries to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schmidt needs to keep his hands up - Deschain had a free shot at his head there.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt closes the distance but Deschain moves to the side
and Deschain counters with a one-two to the body.
Deschain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Nice uppercut there from Schmidt.
Mordred Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deschain scores with a shot to the body.
Deschain tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schmidt doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Deschain as he checks the leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deschain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain motions for Schmidt to come forward. Deschain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt lands a nice hook to Deschain's body. Deschain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deschain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Deschain.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schmidt back to the ropes. Deschain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Schmidt is rocked!

It looks like John Schmidt has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain connects with a quick right hand that sends Schmidt tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mordred Deschain!
Mordred Deschain gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).