PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Tisoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man from Billy Joel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schmidli
vs
Tisoy

178 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Preston Schmidli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Tisoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidli fails to land the takedown.
Schmidli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tisoy circles away.

Schmidli drives through and clinches with Tisoy against the cage.
Schmidli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tisoy prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Schmidli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tisoy tries to pull guard but Schmidli won't allow it.

Schmidli decides to pull guard.
Schmidli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tisoy wants to pass the guard but Schmidli is keeping the position.
Schmidli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmidli tries to get out of the position.
Schmidli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tisoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Schmidli passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli throws an elbow but Tisoy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schmidli looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tisoy is avoiding damage well.
Tisoy being controlled for a moment.
Tisoy gets back to half guard.
Schmidli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmidli not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Tisoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schmidli pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schmidli in particular looking to stall.
Schmidli stops Tisoy from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schmidli wants to control but Tisoy is keeping him busy.
Tisoy trying to control from the bottom.
Tisoy striking from the bottom.
Schmidli tries to pass to full mount but Tisoy defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmidli has a takedown stuffed.
Schmidli loads up on a big right hand but Tisoy slips the punch.
Schmidli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tisoy wants to clinch but Schmidli slips to the side
and Schmidli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tisoy closes the distance but Schmidli moves to the side

and Schmidli counters with a shoot takedown. Tisoy fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schmidli landing some decent shots from guard.
Schmidli is looking to work some ground and pound but Tisoy has wrist control.
Tisoy keeping moving, preventing Schmidli from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidli won't allow Tisoy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tisoy's guard.
Schmidli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schmidli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tisoy for as long as he can get away with.

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.
Tisoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tisoy wants to control but Schmidli is keeping busy.
Schmidli prevents Tisoy from improving his position.
Schmidli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tisoy trying to hold on to Schmidli's head to control him but Schmidli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Schmidli dominated that round.
That's time! Schmidli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schmidli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidli stuffs the takedown.
Tisoy tried to score with a low kick but Schmidli checks it.
Tisoy slips a jab from Schmidli.
Preston Schmidli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmidli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schmidli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Schmidli scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tisoy wants to control but Schmidli is keeping busy.
Schmidli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tisoy is staying active underneath Schmidli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli is really struggling to control Tisoy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tisoy trying to control here.
Schmidli stalling.
Schmidli working over Tisoy with some ground and pound. Tisoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schmidli controlling the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tisoy has his takedown stuffed

and Schmidli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schmidli.
Preston Schmidli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Tisoy.
Tisoy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schmidli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Schmidli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tisoy swivels and escapes.
Tisoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tisoy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Schmidli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidli is controlling the pace.
Tisoy landing rabbit punches to the side of Schmidli's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli not doing much here.
Tisoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmidli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tisoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmidli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tisoy is looking to improve his position.
Tisoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schmidli looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tisoy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tisoy misses with a takedown attempt

and Schmidli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidli trying to control the position from guard on top but Tisoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Schmidli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Schmidli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tisoy as he jumps to the side.
Tisoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tisoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tisoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tisoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Schmidli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schmidli gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schmidli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tisoy keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmidli controlling the action here.
Tisoy is looking for a sweep. Schmidli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schmidli moves nicely into side control.
Schmidli is chipping away with strikes.
Tisoy is looking to regain half guard here but Schmidli keeps moving and retains side control.
Schmidli in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tisoy is not content to let Schmidli control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli taking a breather here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Preston Schmidli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Schmidli clinches up with Tisoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Tisoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schmidli just stands there and leans against the cage.

Schmidli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tisoy throws a head kick but Schmidli moves out of range.
Tisoy checks a low kick from Schmidli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tisoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Schmidli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tisoy!
Preston Schmidli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Tisoy.
Schmidli lands a big elbow.
Preston Schmidli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schmidli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Preston Schmidli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidli controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmidli is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Schmidli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmidli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Schmidli!