PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ying Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schmidtt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Liu
vs
Schmidtt

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ying Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schmidtt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu is looking to clinch but Schmidtt is avoiding it.
Liu tries to clinch up.
Schmidtt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu tries to clinch but Schmidtt is having none of it.
Schmidtt misses the shot to the body.
Liu tries for a takedown but Schmidtt circles away easily

and Schmidtt counters by moving into the clinch.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Schmidtt is controlling the position.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Schmidtt keeps him there for the moment.
Liu prevents a body shot from Schmidtt.
Schmidtt gets through Liu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidtt has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidtt works on Liu's body with a couple of short punches.
Liu can't break the clinch.

Schmidtt breaks the clinch.
Liu avoids the body shot from Schmidtt.

Schmidtt rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Schmidtt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidtt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu fails to pull guard.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidtt won't allow it.
Schmidtt lands an uppercut.
Schmidtt lands an uppercut.
Schmidtt stalling in the clinch.
Schmidtt scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidtt scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidtt lands an uppercut.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidtt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liu takes a shot to the head.
Schmidtt gets through Liu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Schmidtt as the two fighters clinch.
Liu is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidtt.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Schmidtt has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidtt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidtt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Schmidtt.

Liu is rocked!
A short right from Schmidtt.
Oh Liu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidtt throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Schmidtt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schmidtt to keep the fight standing.
Liu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ying Liu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmidtt scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidtt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liu being controlled against the cage.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidtt has double underhooks.
Schmidtt slowing the pace effectively.

Schmidtt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidtt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a body punch but Schmidtt moves out of range.
Schmidtt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Schmidtt misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Schmidtt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu lands a jab to Schmidtt's midsection.

Schmidtt drives through and clinches with Liu against the cage.
Schmidtt is working Liu over against the cage.
Schmidtt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Schmidtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu moves out of range as Schmidtt strikes.
Liu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmidtt throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Schmidtt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu throws a head kick but Schmidtt moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Schmidtt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu misses with a double jab.
Schmidtt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schmidtt throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidtt throws an off balance right hand
and Liu counters with a left and a right that stings Schmidtt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidtt throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Schmidtt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidtt looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Liu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schmidtt misses with a combination
and Schmidtt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schmidtt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu avoids the body shot from Schmidtt.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Schmidtt misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmidtt looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schmidtt throws a big shot that misses.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ying Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Schmidtt is out of range.
Schmidtt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Liu closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidtt pushes Liu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Schmidtt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu scores with the left hand. Schmidtt knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Schmidtt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidtt throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu shoots in for a double leg but Schmidtt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A countering left hand to the body from Schmidtt misses.
Liu throws a leg kick but Schmidtt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schmidtt looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ying Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu connects with a nice looking jab.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmidtt.
Liu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidtt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Schmidtt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidtt throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidtt misses the target.
Liu throws a big counter combination but Schmidtt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu defending well as Schmidtt loads up on a big left hand.
As Schmidtt looks to move away, Liu throws a big counter combo but Schmidtt just gets out of the way.

Schmidtt has Liu up against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidtt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidtt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidtt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schmidtt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmidtt lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Schmidtt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schmidtt walks away with a smile on his face. Liu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ying Liu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmidtt misses the jab.
A slow jab from Schmidtt misses its intended target.
Schmidtt slaps away a takedown attempt from Liu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schmidtt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmidtt misses with a straight right.
A big left from Schmidtt misses.
Liu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liu lands with a cross.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Schmidtt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schmidtt throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidtt lands with an overhand left.
Liu staying out of range there.
Schmidtt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Hans Schmidtt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidtt misses with a series of wild punches.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schmidtt.
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!
Liu staying out of range there.
Schmidtt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidtt looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Schmidtt does no damage.
Schmidtt looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Schmidtt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Schmidtt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidtt wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Liu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Liu misses with a wild combination.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu slips under a jab.
Liu is looking for a counter combo.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidtt.
Schmidtt checks a low kick from Liu.
Schmidtt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidtt throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidtt throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Schmidtt dodges the punch combination from Liu.
Schmidtt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidtt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidtt.
Schmidtt throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Schmidtt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmidtt swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Schmidtt instigates a clinch.
Liu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schmidtt walks away with a smile on his face. Liu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidtt.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidtt throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidtt loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Schmidtt throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Schmidtt looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Liu staying out of range there.
Liu slips a straight right by Schmidtt.
Liu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schmidtt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmidtt looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Schmidtt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidtt misses the target.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmidtt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Schmidtt throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidtt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu slips a jab from Schmidtt.
Schmidtt misses with an uppercut.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidtt blocks a head kick by Liu.
Liu shoots in and drives through. Schmidtt sprawls well.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidtt checks a leg kick.
Schmidtt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidtt throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidtt looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.

Schmidtt has managed to clinch.
Schmidtt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidtt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lius head.
Schmidtt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidtt stalling the fight.
Schmidtt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmidtt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ying Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidtt lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Schmidtt.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Schmidtt cracks Liu with a nice body shot.
Liu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmidtt pushes Liu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidtt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schmidtt is leaning against Liu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liu takes a shot to the head.
Schmidtt stalling.
Hans Schmidtt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schmidtt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Schmidtt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidtt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Schmidtt!