PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carv Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Carv Great has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carv Great seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Great
vs
Schmidt

185 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carv Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Great gets a takedown into half guard.
Great missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Great is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schmidt sees it coming and defends easily.
Great winds up and cracks Schmidt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Schmidt actively working from the bottom here.

Great is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schmidt sees it coming and defends easily.
Schmidt won't allow Great to pass to mount.
Schmidt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Great has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Great thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Great can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schmidt is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt is working to get back to half guard.

Great looking for a guillotine from mount but Schmidt is having none of it.
Great misses with a head shot.
Schmidt is in a horrible position here. Great smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schmidt is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's two 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.
Great unloading with bombs!
Great punching from mount but Schmidt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Great can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schmidt is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Great there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Great is breathing heavily.
Schmidt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt regains half guard.
Schmidt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Great.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Great accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Great is looking to work some ground and pound but Schmidt has wrist control.
Great throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmidt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Schmidt is looking for a triangle but Great pushes his legs off easily.
Great passes Schmidt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Great is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schmidt sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schmidt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Great wants to pass the guard but Schmidt is keeping the position.
Great loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Great postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Great manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Great keeping full guard, as Schmidt tries to pass.
Schmidt is pushing down on Great's leg trying to pass to half guard. Great is fighting to maintain full guard but Schmidt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Great throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Schmidt trying to mount his opponent but Great defends it.
Schmidt works his way into side control.

Schmidt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Great has escaped the position, nice work there.

Schmidt decides to stand back up. Schmidt steps back and let's Great get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andreas Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Great scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Great throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Great throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schmidt moves into full guard.
Great postures up.
Great trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Great accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Great trying to control but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Schmidt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Great!
Great is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schmidt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Great is surviving well by controlling Schmidt's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Great tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schmidt wants to take Great's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Great tries to roll over but Schmidt keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is trying to control. Great wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schmidt works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Schmidt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Great keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Great is trying to reverse the position but instead Schmidt has taken his back - oops!
Schmidt controlling well, preventing Great from escaping the position.

Schmidt is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Great has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Schmidt has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Great taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Schmidt doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andreas Schmidt!