PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Liguy (ranked 3904 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Schmidt (ranked 2913 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt has chosen Riders High as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liguy
vs
Schmidt

170 cm
33
185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Schmidt !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Liguy cracks Schmidt with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Liguy.
Schmidt tries to stall but Liguy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmidt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liguy's brow.
Liguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liguy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schmidt looking to stall.
Schmidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Liguy controls his hands.
Schmidt 's coach down at Power Wrestling Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schmidt 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Schmidt 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liguy scores with a shot to the body.

Liguy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schmidt 's half guard.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet.
Schmidt wants to get back to full guard.
Liguy trying to control the action but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Schmidt tries to kick Liguy off but Liguy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liguy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schmidt tries to roll over but Liguy keeps him under control.
Liguy drops an elbow to the side of Schmidt 's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liguy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schmidt wants to get back to full guard.
Schmidt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Liguy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schmidt gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liguy wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liguy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liguy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmidt controls Liguy momentarily but Liguy frees himself.
Liguy is pushing down on Schmidt 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schmidt is fighting to maintain full guard but Liguy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schmidt is trying to maintain the position but Liguy is very close to passing his half guard.
Schmidt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liguy.
Liguy is controlling the pace.
Liguy stops Schmidt from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liguy throwing shots but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Schmidt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Liguy lands a nice short elbow.
Schmidt is looking to control Liguy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schmidt avoid being mounted?
Schmidt is trying to stand back up but Liguy is controlling him
Liguy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Liguy has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liguy trying to control the pace.
Schmidt is trying to stand back up but Liguy is controlling him
Liguy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Liguy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schmidt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liguy is working away from the top position though.
Liguy slows the pace down in half guard.
Liguy wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt is trying to stand back up but Liguy is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danga de danga de dang - Schmidt scores with a four punch combination!
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liguy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt .
Schmidt tries to bum rush Liguy with a series of wild strikes but Liguy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Liguy works on Schmidt 's body with a couple of short punches.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liguy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?

Liguy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Liguy is standing up over Schmidt . Schmidt looks to escape but Liguy dives into side control.

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 is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Liguy grinds an elbow into Schmidt 's temple.
Liguy lands a decent elbow from side control.

Schmidt is rocked!
Liguy lands an elbow.
Schmidt is still in real trouble! Can Liguy finish him?
Liguy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Schmidt looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Liguy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Liguy!