PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 339 p4p, 42 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 427 p4p, 54 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not again - You all ready dropped?. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Harris
vs
Schmidt

173 cm
37
161 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

176 cm
36
166 lbs
31 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmidt blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt takes one on the button.
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 thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
A clash of legs there as Schmidt blocks the low kick.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Schmidt backs away, Harris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Schmidt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schmidt.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Schmidt's belly button to the back.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris is looking to chop away at Schmidt's legs.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmidt counters with a body kick.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Harris swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Harris scores with a head kick.

It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
An inside leg kick from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Schmidt thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris tries to land a body kick
and Schmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
A big right from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidt throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Schmidt takes one to the chin there.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Schmidt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Schmidt tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schmidt connects with a crisp jab.
Harris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schmidt catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmidt.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris cracks the inside of Schmidt's front leg.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Schmidt misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmidt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schmidt connects with a body shot.
Harris lands the left hand.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a low kick but Schmidt avoids it.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt takes one to the chin there.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
A leg kick checked by Schmidt.
Schmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That has opened up Dieter Schmidt's cut even more.
Good work by Schmidt as he checks the leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmidt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
Schmidt scores with a leg kick.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Schmidt tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schmidt slips a jab from Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
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 lands a jab to the head.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Harris throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris throws a leg kick but Schmidt checks it.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schmidt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schmidt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris moves forwards but Schmidt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Schmidt's head back.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harris checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Harris feints and then cracks Schmidt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmidt down.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Schmidt feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Schmidt misses.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Schmidt avoided it.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
Harris slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Harris works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
Harris delivers a nice body kick.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a low kick but Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a head kick that half lands.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris thinks about countering with a body kick.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmidt pushes Harris away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris connects with a jab.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Schmidt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Schmidt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris lands with a hook. Schmidt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmidt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Schmidt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Schmidt moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Schmidt lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dieter Schmidt.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
Dieter Schmidt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.