PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morne Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morne Schmidt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ante Gotovina's chin.

Gotovina
vs
Schmidt

192 cm
26
285 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
255 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ante Gotovina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morne Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt with a hook.
Gotovina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmidt.

It looks like Ante Gotovina has been cut.

Schmidt forces Gotovina back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmidt cracks Gotovina with a nice body shot.
Gotovina can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotovina misses with an elbow over the top.
Gotovina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gotovina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schmidt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmidt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gotovina is breathing heavily.
Gotovina takes a shot to the head.
Schmidt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schmidt digs a right hand into Gotovina's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gotovina's gas tank.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the side of Gotovina's head.
Schmidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gotovina is rocked!
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Gotovina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gotovina! Schmidt unloads with more strikes and Gotovina sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morne Schmidt!