PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandolf Schmidt (ranked 2979 p4p, 126 weight class) and Horris Hogan (ranked 4235 p4p, 159 weight class). Hogan has chosen Smoke on the water by DEEP PURPLE as his entrance music. Horris Hogan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Schmidt
vs
Hogan

224 cm
20
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Real Men Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gandolf Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horris Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Schmidt misses the target.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Hogan dives in and grabs Schmidt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schmidt pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Schmidt cracks Hogan with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Horris Hogan has been cut.
Hogan slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hogan's coach down at BigIsland BigGuns Warrior Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hogan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Hogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogan cracks Schmidt with an open hand slap.
Schmidt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schmidt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hogan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schmidt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Schmidt is trying to stand up here but Hogan is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt manages to get to full guard.
Schmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schmidt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Schmidt is proving a slippery customer.
Schmidt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hogan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schmidt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schmidt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Hogan shoots for a takedown but Schmidt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gandolf Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horris Hogan.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Schmidt. That snapped Hogan's head back.
Schmidt tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schmidt enables Hogan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schmidt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hogan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schmidt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schmidt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogan's guard.

Schmidt stays in close to Hogan's body and controls the position.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Schmidt content to stall in guard here.
Hogan pulls Schmidt in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schmidt is pushing down on Hogan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hogan is fighting to maintain full guard but Schmidt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schmidt uses his free foot to push down on Hogan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hogan.
Schmidt prevents Hogan from getting the reversal.
Hogan holds on to Schmidt as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Schmidt content just to control the position here.
Schmidt continues to stall.
Hogan wants to hold on but Schmidt pushes him away.
Hogan is desperately trying to improve his position but Schmidt has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gandolf Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horris Hogan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hogan staying out of range there.
Gandolf Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Schmidt lands a jab.
Hogan staying out of range there.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt misses with a straight right.
Hogan goes for a double leg but Schmidt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmidt continues to drive forward.
Hogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hogan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schmidt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hogan somewhat.
It looked like Schmidt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gandolf Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horris Hogan.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schmidt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.

Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan is controlling Schmidt's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogan has Schmidt pulled in close to control his posture.
Schmidt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schmidt wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Schmidt sitting in guard here, content to control.

Schmidt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schmidt content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Hogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
Hogan dives in for a single leg takedown but Schmidt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Schmidt misses the jab.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
Hogan slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt lands with a cross.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Hogan catches Schmidt right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hogan connects with a jab.
Hogan scores with a shot to the body.
Hogan misses with a body shot
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Schmidt avoids it well.
Schmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schmidt throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt misses with a straight right.
Hogan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Schmidt sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Hogan goes for a double leg but Schmidt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmidt continues to drive forward.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt misses with a straight left.
Gandolf Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.

Hogan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schmidt sprawls well initially but Hogan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gandolf Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horris Hogan's cut.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schmidt's waist but Schmidt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around?
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan walks into a jab.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt clobbers Hogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmidt throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.
Schmidt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Schmidt misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Schmidt drops his hands momentarily and Hogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.

Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is controlling the pace.
Hogan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, if Schmidt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schmidt pulls his head out easily.
Hogan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schmidt is working away from the top position though.
Schmidt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmidt controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogan trying to control from the bottom.
Schmidt content to control rather than advance.
Gandolf Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schmidt is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horris Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogan lands a two punch combo.
Schmidt tries to bum rush Hogan with a series of wild strikes but Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schmidt pinned against the cage. Schmidt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gandolf Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horris Hogan.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Hogan.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
It looked like Schmidt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Hogan moved out of range.
Schmidt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Hogan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schmidt with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hogan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schmidt to the ground. Hogan is now in Schmidt's guard.
Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.

Schmidt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Hogan shoots and misses
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Hogan moved out of range.
Schmidt cracks Hogan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Schmidt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gandolf Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gandolf Schmidt!
Gandolf Schmidt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Horris Hogan was interviewed post fight and said 'Uncle hulk is gonna kill me....'.