PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmitt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In God We Trust - Stryper. st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schmitt
vs
st nkoi

182 cm
29
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, George st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt tries to bum rush st nkoi with a series of wild strikes but st nkoi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
st nkoi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
st nkoi on the wrong end of a nice hook.

st nkoi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
st nkoi has Schmitt pressed against the cage, preventing Schmitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
st nkoi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
st nkoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
st nkoi misses with a punch on the inside.

st nkoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmitt swats away the attempt to clinch by st nkoi.
Schmitt misses with a lunging right hand
and st nkoi counters with a nice uppercut.
st nkoi looks to land a combination but Schmitt avoids it well.
Schmitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schmitt throws a jab when st nkoi was well out of range.
st nkoi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schmitt misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to slow st nkoi down by chopping away at his legs.
st nkoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schmitt swinging wildly here.
st nkoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
st nkoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt throws the left hand but st nkoi avoids the punch easily.
st nkoi moves away from the strike by Schmitt.
Schmitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmitt looks to land a right hand but st nkoi moved out of range.
Schmitt lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a leg kick but st nkoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmitt looks to land a left hand but st nkoi moved out of range nicely.
st nkoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schmitt lands with a straight right. st nkoi didn't see that one coming.
st nkoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a lazy right hand but st nkoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by st nkoi.
st nkoi moves away from the strike by Schmitt.
st nkoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmitt.
st nkoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmitt throws an ugly left hook that misses

and st nkoi counters with a single leg into guard. Schmitt didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
st nkoi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Schmitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but st nkoi is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
st nkoi passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

st nkoi seems to be looking for submissions.

st nkoi wants to work for an arm triangle but Schmitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
st nkoi wants to take a breather but Schmitt is having none of it.
Schmitt is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
st nkoi wants to pass the guard but Schmitt is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

st nkoi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schmitt regains full guard. Nicely done.

st nkoi has gone for a leg lock! Schmitt slips out almost immediately though and dives into st nkoi's guard.

st nkoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schmitt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schmitt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of st nkoi is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
st nkoi trying to keep a closed guard but Schmitt is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
st nkoi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George st nkoi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schmitt lands with an overhand left.
Schmitt misses with a left hand

and st nkoi counters with a single leg into guard. Schmitt didn't expect that.
st nkoi is looking to advance position but Schmitt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Schmitt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
st nkoi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Schmitt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
st nkoi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmitt unloading with bombs!
st nkoi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Schmitt breaks from st nkoi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schmitt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of st nkoi's face.
st nkoi is in a horrible position here. Schmitt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

st nkoi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a lazy right hand but st nkoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
st nkoi looks to land a combination but Schmitt avoids it well.
Schmitt misses the shot to the body.
George st nkoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmitt misses with a hook

and st nkoi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schmitt's guard.

Schmitt is looking for a triangle but st nkoi pushes his legs off easily.

st nkoi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schmitt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
st nkoi connects with a right hand. Schmitt shakes it off.
Schmitt throws a combination that misses

and st nkoi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmitt is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmitt wants to control but st nkoi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tries to roll over but st nkoi keeps him under control.

Schmitt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Schmitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from st nkoi.
Schmitt throws a right hand that misses
and Schmitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by st nkoi.
st nkoi moves out of range as Schmitt strikes.
st nkoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
st nkoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmitt looks to throw the jab but st nkoi is out of range.
Schmitt throws a looping overhand right but st nkoi ducks down to avoid it.
Schmitt throws out a loose jab but st nkoi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt throws a jab but it's blocked by st nkoi.
Schmitt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmitt scores with the left hand. st nkoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmitt misses with a straight left.
st nkoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmitt throws a body punch but st nkoi moves out of range.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
st nkoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmitt throws a jab when st nkoi was well out of range.
No luck for st nkoi with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt throws a hook but st nkoi blocks it.
Schmitt looks to throw the jab but st nkoi is out of range.
Schmitt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
st nkoi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schmitt counters with a right hand to the body.
Schmitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by st nkoi.
Schmitt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
st nkoi tries to clinch up.
st nkoi missing with a left hand there. Schmitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmitt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schmitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
st nkoi slips under a jab from Schmitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Schmitt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schmitt misses with a wild body shot.
st nkoi lands a nice hook to Schmitt's body. Schmitt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
st nkoi fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Schmitt misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Schmitt.

st nkoi gets a takedown into half guard.
st nkoi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmitt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schmitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
st nkoi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Schmitt is defending against the submission attempts here by st nkoi.
st nkoi wants to take a breather but Schmitt is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

st nkoi is looking for a kimura here.
st nkoi blocks the strikes from Schmitt.
Schmitt tries to roll over but st nkoi keeps him under control.
George st nkoi has got the better of the ground game so far.
st nkoi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schmitt taking some punishment here, with st nkoi in his half guard.

st nkoi is working for a submission of some sort.
Schmitt gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi preventing the sweep.

Schmitt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
st nkoi trying to control but Schmitt is working from the bottom.
st nkoi tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmitt is retaining full guard.

Schmitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. st nkoi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. st nkoi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
st nkoi stopping the sweep attempt from Schmitt.
st nkoi forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to improve his position but st nkoi is controlling well.

Schmitt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but st nkoi pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Schmitt is defending against the submission attempts here by st nkoi.
st nkoi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
st nkoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmitt keeps working.
st nkoi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schmitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
st nkoi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schmitt trying to control here.
st nkoi wants to pass to mount but Schmitt is defending the position.
Schmitt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
st nkoi cracks Schmitt with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmitt keeping moving, preventing st nkoi from controlling successfully.
st nkoi postures up in Schmitt's guard and throws a big left but Schmitt blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
George st nkoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think st nkoi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for George st nkoi!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for George st nkoi!

George st nkoi wins by majority decision!