PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smirnov
vs
Schmidt

173 cm
28
144 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

150 cm
30
140 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov scores with a nice strike.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Smirnov off balance momentarily.
Smirnov looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smirnov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Smirnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Schmidt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smirnov looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Schmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smirnov works Schmidt's body with a nice hook.
Smirnov is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
Smirnov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nights Watch MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Smirnov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smirnov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smirnov looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Smirnov.
A jab from Smirnov misses.
Schmidt swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Schmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.
Smirnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Smirnov misses with a hook.
Smirnov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schmidt moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Schmidt works Smirnov's body with a nice hook.
Smirnov misses the jab.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
Smirnov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smirnov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Schmidt. Those never looked like landing.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Smirnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Smirnov's front leg.
Smirnov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Smirnov lands a front kick.
Smirnov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Smirnov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Smirnov counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Smirnov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a big shot that misses.
Smirnov throws a nice head kick!
Smirnov motions for Schmidt to come forward. Smirnov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Smirnov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt thumps Smirnov with a low kick.
Schmidt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schmidt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smirnov to score with a decent uppercut.
Smirnov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Smirnov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmidt counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Smirnov blocks the low kick.
Smirnov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Schmidt is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Smirnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Smirnov takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Schmidt throws a low kick, looking for Smirnov's leg but Smirnov calmly moves out of range.
Smirnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smirnov lands a jab to the head.
Smirnov throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Smirnov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that is checked

and Schmidt counters by clinching up.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt walks into a left hand.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmidt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Smirnov moves out of range easily.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Smirnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt misses with a low kick as Smirnov jumps back.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smirnov blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Smirnov does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smirnov.
Schmidt moves forwards but Smirnov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smirnov lands with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smirnov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smirnov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smirnov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Smirnov sizes up Schmidt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Schmidt darts in and clinches Smirnov up against the ropes.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Smirnov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smirnov pushes Schmidt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smirnov is pushing Schmidt up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smirnov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smirnov.
Schmidt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov working aggressively here.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Schmidt really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smirnov.

Smirnov tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smirnov is stalling here.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schmidt cracks Smirnov with a nice body shot.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt looking to throw knees to the head but Smirnov is blocking nicely.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Smirnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.

It looks like John Schmidt has been cut.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schmidt blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Smirnov misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Smirnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smirnov lands a jab to the head.
Smirnov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smirnov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmidt in his tracks.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
Smirnov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smirnov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but John Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Schmidt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smirnov throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smirnov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Smirnov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smirnov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smirnov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
Schmidt motions for Smirnov to come forward. Schmidt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Smirnov ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt tries to work over Smirnov's front leg with a kick but Smirnov checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Smirnov ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov with a hook.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick.
Schmidt moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Smirnov saw it coming and moves away.
Smirnov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schmidt keeps Smirnov at a distance using the push kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Smirnov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smirnov is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Smirnov as he checks the leg kick.
Smirnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Smirnov misses with a hook.
Schmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Schmidt tries a low kick but Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smirnov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Smirnov saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Smirnov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smirnov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schmidt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Schmidt!
John Schmidt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.