PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randall Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by California Waiting by Kings of Leon. Schmidli has chosen Swimming with Dolphins - Fast Car as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Floyd
vs
Schmidli

175 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

176 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Preston Schmidli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Floyd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Floyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Schmidli looking for submissions off his back.

Floyd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schmidli defends it well.
Schmidli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Schmidli looking for submissions off his back.
Floyd 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.

Floyd wants to work for an arm triangle but Schmidli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Schmidli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Floyd pulls his head out easily.

Schmidli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmidli moves into full guard.
Floyd trying to control but Schmidli is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd advances to half guard.

Floyd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schmidli has managed to free his arm - good work.

Schmidli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Schmidli actively working from the bottom here.
Schmidli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schmidli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Schmidli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Floyd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Floyd wants to control from the top but Schmidli keeps moving.

Schmidli looking for a guillotine here but Floyd defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schmidli looks gassed!
Floyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmidli is retaining full guard.

Floyd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Schmidli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schmidli can't keep his opponent in guard - Floyd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Schmidli looking for submissions off his back.

Floyd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schmidli actively working from the bottom here.
Floyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schmidli manages to get to full guard.

Floyd drops back looking for a leg! Schmidli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schmidli manages to kick Floyd off! Floyd jumps back into Schmidli's guard.

Schmidli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Floyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schmidli is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schmidli is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schmidli preventing the sweep.

Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schmidli passes into side control.

Schmidli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Floyd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Floyd manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmidli's best efforts.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.

Schmidli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Schmidli dominated that 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.

Floyd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schmidli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidli doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Floyd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schmidli!
Schmidli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schmidli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd landing shots from mount.
Schmidli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Schmidli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Floyd is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Schmidli is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randall Floyd!