PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthias Schmitt (ranked 4593 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Viktory Mertelanovich (ranked 457 p4p, 453 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schmitt
vs
Mertelanovich

185 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthias Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktory Mertelanovich!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertelanovich scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Matthias Schmitt has been cut.
Schmitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viktory Mertelanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mertelanovich tries to clinch
and Schmitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mertelanovich fails with an attempt to clinch.

Schmitt has managed to clinch.
Schmitt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mertelanovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmitt is keeping busy.
Schmitt landing knees to the body.
Mertelanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mertelanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mertelanovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mertelanovich avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Mertelanovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmitt.
Schmitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mertelanovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mertelanovich misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertelanovich misses with a body punch.
Schmitt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mertelanovich misses with a body punch.
Mertelanovich stalling in the clinch but Schmitt improves position.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mertelanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
Mertelanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mertelanovich has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Still in the clinch, Schmitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mertelanovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mertelanovich - that landed with a thud.
Mertelanovich managing to block the knees to the body from Schmitt.
Schmitt lands with a light punch inside.
Mertelanovich misses with the head strike.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
Schmitt lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mertelanovich has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Mertelanovich lands with a left to the head.
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!
Mertelanovich lands a body shot.
Mertelanovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mertelanovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmitt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mertelanovich misses with a body punch.
Schmitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt lands a shoulder strike.
Schmitt is trying to break free.
Schmitt lands with a right to the head.
Mertelanovich lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Schmitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmitt letting Mertelanovich take a breather here.
Schmitt working hard to break the clinch.
Mertelanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich throws a head punch that misses.
Schmitt misses with a punch to the body.
Mertelanovich lands a shoulder strike.
Mertelanovich trying to control the position but instead, Schmitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mertelanovich into the cage.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mertelanovich avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Mertelanovich fails to land.
Schmitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmitt blocks the elbow strike.
Mertelanovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schmitt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mertelanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich lands a body shot.
Schmitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mertelanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mertelanovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmitt.
Mertelanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
Mertelanovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Mertelanovich tries a body shot but Schmitt blocks it.
Schmitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Schmitt digs a right hand into Mertelanovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mertelanovich's gas tank.
A short left from Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich lands an uppercut.
Schmitt tries a body shot but Mertelanovich blocks it.
Schmitt prevents a body shot from Mertelanovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktory Mertelanovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthias Schmitt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Schmitt thuds his right hand into Mertelanovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mertelanovich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mertelanovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schmitt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Schmitt.
Mertelanovich loads up on a big right hand but Schmitt slips the punch.
Mertelanovich tries to clinch there but Schmitt circles away.
Schmitt lands with a shot to the body.
Mertelanovich slips a jab and a cross from Schmitt.
Schmitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mertelanovich forces Schmitt back against the cage and clinches.
Mertelanovich slowing the pace effectively.
Schmitt is trying to break the clinch but Mertelanovich is controlling him.
Schmitt pushes Mertelanovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schmitt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mertelanovich throws an elbow but misses.
Mertelanovich can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
A short left from Schmitt.
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!
Mertelanovich scores with a hook to the body.
Schmitt blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertelanovich lands with a right to the head.
Mertelanovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viktory Mertelanovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmitt.
Schmitt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Mertelanovich.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mertelanovich avoids it.
Schmitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mertelanovich fails to land.
The referee calls for Mertelanovich to work.
Mertelanovich misses with the head strike.
Mertelanovich lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mertelanovich.
Mertelanovich tries to throw a body punch but Schmitt avoids it by throwing Mertelanovich back against the cage.
Schmitt is trying to push Mertelanovich away but Mertelanovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mertelanovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mertelanovich has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt blocks an elbow strike from Mertelanovich.
Schmitt pushes Mertelanovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schmitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmitt.
A short uppercut from Mertelanovich.
A head punch on the inside from Mertelanovich fails to land.
A short right from Schmitt on the inside.

Schmitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Schmitt. Those never looked like landing.
Schmitt moves forwards but Mertelanovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mertelanovich tries to clinch but Schmitt moves out of range.
Schmitt catches Mertelanovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mertelanovich wants to clinch up but Schmitt keeps it at a distance.
Schmitt misses the jab.
Mertelanovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a hook. Mertelanovich ducked under it nicely.
Mertelanovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mertelanovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmitt's head backwards.
Mertelanovich misses with a combination
and Schmitt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Schmitt.
Schmitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schmitt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schmitt duly obliges.
Mertelanovich takes one on the button.
A left lands for Schmitt.
Mertelanovich throws a low kick, looking for Schmitt's leg but Schmitt calmly moves out of range.
Schmitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mertelanovich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmitt circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a hook

and Mertelanovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Schmitt blocks an elbow strike.
Schmitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mertelanovich.
Schmitt lands with a left to the head.
Mertelanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mertelanovich backwards.
Schmitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mertelanovich is rocked!
Schmitt scores with a hook to the body.
Mertelanovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmitt missing with knees to the body.
Schmitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mertelanovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmitt finish him?
Schmitt unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mertelanovich! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Schmitt is unloading with more strikes now! Mertelanovich drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthias Schmitt!