PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gimmick
vs
Schwager

177 cm
35
169 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

175 cm
30
173 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimmick connects with a leg kick. Schwager looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schwager misses with an uppercut
and Gimmick counters with a low kick, right behind Schwager 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gimmick.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gimmick. That's going to slow Schwager down.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager misses with a hook
and Gimmick counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Gimmick.
Schwager throws an off balance right hand
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick.
Schwager swings for the body but Gimmick moves out of range.
Schwager misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Gimmick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schwager, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gimmick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schwager.
Gimmick scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick tries a body shot but Schwager blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gimmick.

Gimmick breaks from the clinch.
Gimmick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schwager is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gimmick fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager misses with the combination.
Schwager lands a right hook to the body.
Schwager lands a nice shot to the body.
Gimmick lands a leg kick that knocks Schwager off balance momentarily.
Schwager jabs Gimmick to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager.
Schwager looks to throw the jab but Gimmick is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gimmick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schwager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gimmick.
Schwager rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gimmick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager connects with a crisp jab.
Gimmick ducks under a wild hook from Schwager.
Gimmick lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gimmick dodges the punch combination from Schwager.
Schwager cracks Gimmick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gimmick thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gimmick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schwager scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gimmick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schwager throws a right and a left that Gimmick avoids nicely.
Gimmick moves out of range as Schwager strikes.
Gimmick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager just misses with a punch to the body.
Gimmick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schwager throws a series of punches but Gimmick moves out of range.
Gimmick misses with the combination.
Gimmick tries to bum rush Schwager with a series of wild strikes but Schwager uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gimmick is looking to clinch but Schwager is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gimmick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Gimmick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gimmick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schwager tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schwager's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Schwager.
Gimmick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schwager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwager misses with a looping left.
Gimmick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwager connects with the punch.
Gimmick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schwager gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gimmick tries to bum rush Schwager with a series of wild strikes but Schwager uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gimmick.
Justin Gimmick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gimmick lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gimmick.
Gimmick slips a jab and a cross from Schwager.

Gimmick moves into range and clinches up with Schwager.

Gimmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gimmick scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gimmick feints and then cracks Schwager's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schwager down.
Gimmick moves out of range as Schwager strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick swinging wildly here.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gimmick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justin Gimmick is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schwager.
Gimmick scores with a leg kick.
Schwager throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range.
Schwager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gimmick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gimmick.
Schwager on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a right hand that Schwager ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwager also avoids with ease.
Gimmick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwager circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwager waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gimmick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gimmick throws a right hand that Schwager ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwager also avoids with ease.
Gimmick moves out of range as Schwager strikes.
Gimmick throws a head kick that Schwager semi-blocks.
Schwager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager.
Gimmick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schwager's calf.
Schwager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gimmick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schwager scrambles back to his feet.
Gimmick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gimmick throws a series of punches but Schwager avoids them all with ease.
Gimmick swinging wildly here.
Schwager walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gimmick.
Schwager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gimmick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwager.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gimmick.
Gimmick swinging wildly here.
Gimmick lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Gimmick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager throws a shot from downtown. Gimmick moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Schwager misses.
Schwager on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gimmick scoring well with a low kick there.
Gimmick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwager misses with a hook. Gimmick ducked under it nicely.
Schwager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Schwager.
Schwager throws a series of punches but Gimmick moves out of range.
A combination from Schwager does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimmick scores with a jab. Schwager acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Schwager throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range.
Gimmick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gimmick dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gimmick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gimmick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schwager throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gimmick counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gimmick.
Schwager stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gimmick.
Schwager throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwager has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gimmick.
Gimmick staying out of range there.
Gimmick keeps Schwager at a distance using the push kick.
Gimmick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwager circles away quickly and effectively.
Gimmick throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager moves out of range easily.
Schwager looks to score with a jab to the body but Gimmick is just out of range.

Gimmick has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwager is trying to push Gimmick away but Gimmick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick has a couple of punches blocked by Schwager.
Gimmick tries to work over Schwager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Gimmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwager looks to land a combination but Gimmick avoids it well.
Schwager takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gimmick blocks a jab.
Schwager tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gimmick misses with a head kick.
Gimmick misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Gimmick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick scores with a leg kick.
Schwager misses with a wild combination.
Gimmick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schwager swinging wildly here.
Gimmick tries to clinch up.
Gimmick lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Gimmick - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gimmick.
Gimmick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwager.
Schwager misses with a straight right.
Gimmick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schwager misses with a body shot.
Schwager connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gimmick momentarily.
Gimmick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schwager takes a swing at Gimmick's ribcage but misses.
Gimmick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gimmick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schwager throws out the jab.
Justin Gimmick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gimmick clinches with his opponent.

Gimmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwager.
Gimmick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schwager has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick defending well as Schwager loads up on a big left hand.
Gimmick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gimmick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gimmick duly obliges.
Schwager misses with a hook.
Schwager takes one to the side of the head.
Schwager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwager lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schwager.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimmick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schwager backs up against the cage.
Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager.
Schwager lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gimmick circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimmick throws a leg kick which misses Schwager's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager tries to avoid it.
Gimmick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norbert Schwager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Gimmick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gimmick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Gimmick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Justin Gimmick made sure he mentioned Red Square Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.