PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rebel
vs
Schmidt

192 cm
26
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebel cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rebel looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt slips a jab from Rebel.

Schmidt has Rebel up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt avoiding damage.
Schmidt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A frustrated look appears on Rebel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch.
Rebel tries to circle away but Schmidt has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel working hard to break the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rebel is keeping busy.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jack Rebel has been cut.
Schmidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rebel wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rebel has had enough of the clinch but Schmidt keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Rebel blocks it.
Rebel is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Rebel is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt keeps control of Rebel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but Rebel blocks with his arms.
Rebel lands a nice uppercut.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rebel.
Schmidt landing knees to the body.
Schmidt landing knees to the head.
Come on Schmidt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rebel is trying to push Schmidt away but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schmidt has Rebel pressed against the cage, preventing Rebel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rebel working hard to break the clinch.
Rebel wants to break free but Schmidt has control.
Rebel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rebel is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a knee to the head.
Rebel is trying to break free.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schmidt.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rebel blocks it with crossed arms.
Rebel wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Rebel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rebel tries to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling the position.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Rebel shrugs off.
Schmidt slows down the pace here.
Schmidt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Schmidt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidt just leaning against Rebel, taking a breather.
Rebel is trying to break free.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it misses.
Schmidt prevents Rebel from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rebel's efforts to push away.

Rebel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Rebel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rebel keeps the fight on the outside.
Jim Schmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rebel swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Rebel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rebel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left lands for Rebel.
Rebel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Rebel moves out of range.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Rebel.
Schmidt tries to clinch up but Rebel circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Rebel moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Rebel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Rebel - just one landing.
Rebel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rebel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rebel swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidt.
A slow jab from Rebel misses its intended target.
Rebel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Schmidt moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt is looking to control Rebel's arms but Rebel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the cage.
Schmidt seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rebel as Schmidt tries to tie him up.
Rebel can't break the clinch.
Rebel wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rebel has had enough of the clinch but Schmidt keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt is looking to control Rebel's arms but Rebel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the cage.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schmidt keeps control of Rebel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rebel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rebel is trying to break free.
Rebel wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt just leaning against Rebel, taking a breather.
Schmidt has Rebel pressed against the cage, preventing Rebel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rebel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Rebel controls the action.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schmidt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt misses with a knee to the head.
Rebel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Schmidt effectively controlling the action here.
Rebel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Rebel shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel avoiding damage as Schmidt throws knees to the body.
Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rebel is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Rebel is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
Rebel is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Rebel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rebel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Rebel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rebel is trying to force a seperation but Schmidt has the dominant position.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rebel tries to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling the position.
Rebel is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling him.
Schmidt prevents Rebel from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jim Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Rebel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Rebel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rebel keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rebel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmidt scrambles back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Rebel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schmidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rebel throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rebel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rebel throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmidt misses the body punch
and Rebel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rebel connects with a single shot there.
Rebel's corner calls for a 1-2. Rebel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rebel lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rebel jabs Schmidt right on the nose. Schmidt blinks but takes it well.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Rebel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Schmidt is rocked!
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Rebel circles away.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Rebel is having none of it.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Jack Rebel is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmidt tries to clinch up but Rebel circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Rebel tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rebel.
Rebel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rebel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Rebel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rebel lands a nice shot that snaps Schmidt's head back.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Rebel moved away.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Rebel does it's job there.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Rebel slips the punch.
Rebel scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Rebel circles away.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Rebel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rebel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rebel misses with a looping right.
Schmidt tries to clinch up but Rebel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rebel throws a big shot that misses.
Rebel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rebel lands with a cross.
Rebel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Rebel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Rebel misses.
Jim Schmidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rebel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Rebel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Rebel!
Jack Rebel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.