PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Schwarzschild (ranked 259 p4p, 634 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 39 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schwarzschild
vs
Luciano

180 cm
28
192
14 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
190
11 - 2 - 0

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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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Schwarzschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Schwarzschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luciano misses with a hook. Schwarzschild ducked under it nicely.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luciano with a jab.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Schwarzschild.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwarzschild is looking to counter the offense by Luciano and move into the clinch.
Luciano throws a hook but Schwarzschild avoids it easily.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schwarzschild.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Schwarzschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schwarzschild.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Schwarzschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schwarzschild throws the kick towards the body but Luciano avoids it.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwarzschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Schwarzschild saw that one coming.
Schwarzschild is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luciano.
Schwarzschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Luciano's head.
Luciano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Schwarzschild moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Schwarzschild fails to land.
Schwarzschild misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schwarzschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano wants to get back to striking at distance but Schwarzschild won't allow it.
Schwarzschild blocks an uppercut.
Schwarzschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Schwarzschild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Schwarzschild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schwarzschild.
A right hook to the body lands for Schwarzschild.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schwarzschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano tries a body shot but Schwarzschild blocks it.
Schwarzschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schwarzschild seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luciano can turn it around.
Schwarzschild lands an uppercut.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schwarzschild prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwarzschild backwards.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Schwarzschild.
A short body shot lands from Schwarzschild as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schwarzschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzschild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schwarzschild as Luciano tries to tie him up.
Schwarzschild pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schwarzschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano wants to break free but Schwarzschild has control.
Schwarzschild lands a right hand.
Luciano working hard to break the clinch.
Luciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schwarzschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwarzschild lands an elbow inside that Luciano shrugs off.

It looks like Antonio Luciano has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwarzschild.

Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzschild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Schwarzschild rushes Luciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Schwarzschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Luciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.

Schwarzschild drops Luciano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Luciano looks back up at him and smiles so Schwarzschild waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Luciano is rocked!
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Schwarzschild counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schwarzschild.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwarzschild finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Luciano.
Schwarzschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schwarzschild has Luciano pressed against the cage, preventing Luciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schwarzschild throws a big uppercut that drops Luciano! More strikes from Schwarzschild and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Luciano lies dazed against the cage as Schwarzschild celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Schwarzschild!
A very excited looking Karl Schwarzschild made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.