PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 1376 p4p, 182 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 3746 p4p, 383 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tumleh Schmitt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hammer
vs
Schmitt

188 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Schmitt.

Schmitt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schmitt wants to stand but Hammer is controlling his arm.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Schmitt has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hammer is looking to regain half guard here but Schmitt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer is trying to control Schmitt's posture but Schmitt avoids it.
Hammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmitt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schmitt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hammer works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Schmitt trying to advance position but Hammer counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to stand but Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schmitt postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Schmitt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmitt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schmitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmitt looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmitt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hammer controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schmitt trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.

Schmitt is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
Schmitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schmitt wants to get back to his feet but Hammer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammer won't allow Schmitt to sweep him here.
Hammer is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hammer.
Schmitt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crunch! Schmitt slams his shin into Hammer's torso.
Hammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmitt's calf.
Schmitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schmitt throws a wild body kick that Hammer sees coming a mile off.
Schmitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schmitt throws a body kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmitt shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a hook. Schmitt ducked under it nicely.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Schmitt moved out of range.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Schmitt.
Schmitt with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schmitt tries to clinch up
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer throwing a counter right hand but Schmitt manages to avoid it.
Schmitt looks for the body kick but Hammer saw that one coming.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmitt in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor Hammer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schmitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
Schmitt tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
Hammer scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hammer.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmitt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammer checks it well.
Schmitt drops his hands momentarily and Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt throws a lazy head kick
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Schmitt looks to throw a body kick
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Schmitt is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmitt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thor Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Schmitt blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Schmitt misses with a kick to the body.
Schmitt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.

Schmitt closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Schmitt tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Schmitt back against the cage.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with some punches.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmitt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tumleh Schmitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Schmitt misses
and Schmitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmitt throws a body kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmitt thinking.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmitt in his tracks.
Tumleh Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmitt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Schmitt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Schmitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer scores with the left hand. Schmitt knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmitt throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
As Schmitt backs away, Hammer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
Hammer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schmitt just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schmitt throws a leg kick but Hammer moved away.
Schmitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
Schmitt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schmitt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Schmitt closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Schmitt has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer digs a right hand underneath Schmitt's ribcage. Schmitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
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!
Schmitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmitt misses with a body punch.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmitt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Hammer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hammer leaves Schmitt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Schmitt.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
A cross from Hammer lands.
Schmitt tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schmitt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Schmitt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmitt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schmitt throws a lazy head kick
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmitt looks to clinch
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmitt moves out of range as Hammer throws a body kick.
A head kick by Schmitt misses
and Hammer counters with a huge left! Schmitt is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hammer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Schmitt from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hammer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.