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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schmidt
vs
Deschain

150 cm
30
140 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Deschain's coach down at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Deschain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
and Deschain counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Deschain.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Deschain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Deschain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Deschain.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
enabling Deschain to counter with a crisp jab.
Deschain throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Deschain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Deschain back into the ropes.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Schmidt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Deschain.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt lands a hook that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deschain is defending well for now.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Deschain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schmidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deschain lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmidt misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deschain looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt being controlled against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good work by Deschain as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deschain.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Deschain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt thumps Deschain with a low kick.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deschain swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Deschain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Deschain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a hook but Deschain blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Deschain back into the ropes.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Schmidt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deschain's brow.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deschain's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Schmidt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deschain misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Deschain throws knees to the body.
Schmidt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deschain blocks it with crossed arms.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Deschain avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deschain controlling the action here for a moment.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Deschain lands a hook to the side of the head.

Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deschain wants to slow Schmidt down by chopping away at his legs.
Deschain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deschain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt scores with a jab.
Deschain tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Deschain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deschain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Schmidt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Deschain moves out of range easily.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmidt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Deschain.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt clobbers Deschain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Deschain checks it
and Deschain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Deschain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Deschain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deschain throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
An inside leg kick from Deschain misses.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.
Deschain moves out of range of the strikes.
Deschain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschain is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to chop away at Deschain's legs.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deschain. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deschain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mordred Deschain just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Deschain thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deschain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deschain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deschain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Deschain looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Deschain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deschain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deschain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deschain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Deschain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deschain walks into a jab.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Deschain counters with an inside leg kick.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Deschain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Deschain off balance momentarily.
Deschain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Deschain checks a leg kick nicely.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Deschain misses with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
John Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Deschain misses.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
Deschain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Deschain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Deschain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deschain checks a leg kick.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Deschain is having none of it.
Schmidt moves into range and connects with a jab.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Schmidt. That snapped Deschain's head back.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt throws a sloppy body shot
and Deschain counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Schmidt finds it's way through Deschain's defenses.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deschain.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt tries to clinch up.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Deschain throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deschain.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Deschain.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a big head kick but Schmidt shrugs it off.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deschain.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deschain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Deschain blocks the low kick.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Deschain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Deschain slips the punch.
Mordred Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Deschain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deschain lands with a nice body punch.
Deschain throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Deschain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schmidt rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmidt at a distance.
Deschain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt 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 throws a good cross that connects.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Schmidt digs a good hook to Deschain's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Deschain moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Schmidt.
Well Schmidt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Schmidt!
John Schmidt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.