PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Schmidt (ranked 6687 p4p, 503 weight class) and Eddie Alpha (ranked 3766 p4p, 376 weight class). Schmidt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riders High. Manfred Schmidt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Schmidt
vs
Alpha

190 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Schmidt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha swinging wildly here.

Schmidt darts in and clinches Alpha up against the cage.
Schmidt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alpha smiles and moves away.
Schmidt misses with a takedown
and Alpha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmidt thinking.
Alpha scores with a hook to the body. Schmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alpha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schmidt defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt darts in looking for a takedown but Alpha gets double underhooks and turns Schmidt into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manfred Schmidt . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Schmidt moves into the clinch.

Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidt has his takedown stuffed
and Alpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a lazy head kick
and Alpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alpha blocks a head kick by Schmidt .
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Schmidt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alpha's half guard.
Schmidt prevents Alpha from improving his position.
Alpha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schmidt .
Alpha is trying to control but can't.
Schmidt wants to pass to mount but Alpha is defending the position.
Alpha keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Schmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alpha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to get to full guard but Schmidt has control of the leg.
Alpha tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Schmidt has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Schmidt tries to control but Alpha wriggling away.
Alpha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Schmidt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to get to full guard but Schmidt has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alpha gets full guard.
Alpha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmidt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alpha keeping moving, preventing Schmidt from controlling successfully.
Alpha trying to control the position here.
Alpha looking for a sweep. Not yet Alpha, not yet.

That's four 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.
Schmidt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alpha's head.
Alpha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alpha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schmidt won't allow Alpha to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Schmidt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Schmidt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schmidt trying to control the action but Alpha is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alpha is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Alpha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Alpha misses.
Alpha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schmidt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manfred Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alpha throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.

Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Alpha back into the cage.
Alpha tries to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling the position.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Alpha has double underhooks.
Schmidt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alpha tries to stall but Schmidt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alpha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alpha is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling him.

Schmidt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to control the position but Alpha says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Alpha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmidt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alpha stops Schmidt from getting back to his feet.
Schmidt taking some punishment here, with Alpha in his half guard.
Schmidt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alpha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manfred Schmidt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alpha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Schmidt has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alpha doesn't defend quickly enough and Schmidt has managed to lock this one up! Can Alpha escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Schmidt on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manfred Schmidt !
In his post fight interview, Manfred Schmidt gave a big smile as he said 'Baka Gaijin Ichiban~!'.