PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aran Schmeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Schmeck
vs
Zhirinovsky

175 cm
24
226 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
218 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aran Schmeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirinovsky has his takedown stuffed

and Schmeck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zhirinovsky won't be happy with that.
Zhirinovsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zhirinovsky manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schmeck's best efforts.
Schmeck trying to advance position but Zhirinovsky counters by regaining guard.
Zhirinovsky keeping moving, preventing Schmeck from controlling successfully.
Schmeck controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zhirinovsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schmeck is controlling him.
Schmeck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeck trying to control but Zhirinovsky is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aran Schmeck wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt

and Schmeck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zhirinovsky!
Zhirinovsky avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schmeck.
Schmeck tries to control but Zhirinovsky wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zhirinovsky is trying to escape the mount.
Zhirinovsky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmeck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Schmeck is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zhirinovsky has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schmeck throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zhirinovsky wants to hold on but Schmeck pushes him away.
Schmeck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Schmeck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schmeck working for a submission but Zhirinovsky is keeping him at bay.
Zhirinovsky is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schmeck punching from mount but Zhirinovsky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zhirinovsky is squirming around, avoiding Schmeck's attempts to control the action.
Zhirinovsky tries to hold on but Schmeck postures up.
Zhirinovsky wants to try and get back to his feet.
Schmeck looking to ground and pound but Zhirinovsky is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck trying to control but Zhirinovsky is having none of it.

Schmeck is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zhirinovsky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zhirinovsky tries to hold on but Schmeck postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirinovsky is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zhirinovsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmeck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhirinovsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schmeck stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmeck circles away.
Aran Schmeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Schmeck scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmeck throws a body punch but Zhirinovsky moves out of range.
Zhirinovsky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schmeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Schmeck gets a takedown into half guard.
Zhirinovsky controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Schmeck keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky won't allow Schmeck to pass to mount.
Schmeck controlling the action here.
Schmeck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schmeck is thwarting Zhirinovsky's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Zhirinovsky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zhirinovsky prevents Schmeck from improving his position.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck is looking to improve his position.
Zhirinovsky is looking to take a break and control but Schmeck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Schmeck slips the punch.
Schmeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmeck ducks right into an uppercut from Zhirinovsky.
Schmeck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but Schmeck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhirinovsky has his takedown stuffed
and Schmeck counters with a straight right hand.
Schmeck needs to keep his hands up - Zhirinovsky had a free shot at his head there.
Zhirinovsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmeck circles away.
Zhirinovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmeck on the side of the head.

Zhirinovsky scores a takedown into full mount!
Schmeck tries to hold on but Zhirinovsky postures up.
Schmeck tries to reverse the position but Zhirinovsky maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zhirinovsky wants to control the pace but Schmeck is squirming around nicely.
Aran Schmeck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhirinovsky controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zhirinovsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zhirinovsky avoids the attempt from Schmeck to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirinovsky controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Zhirinovsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Schmeck leaves Zhirinovsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schmeck cracks Zhirinovsky with a good jab.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Schmeck sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirinovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schmeck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmeck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhirinovsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aran Schmeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a takedown but Schmeck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhirinovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schmeck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zhirinovsky somewhat.
Zhirinovsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schmeck is fending him off so far but Zhirinovsky persists. Nope, Schmeck circles away and we're back to standing.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zhirinovsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Schmeck's guard.
Schmeck trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schmeck trying to keep a closed guard but Zhirinovsky is proving a slippery customer.
Zhirinovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zhirinovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Schmeck.
Schmeck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aran Schmeck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schmeck shoots in and drives through. Zhirinovsky sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky is defended easily by Schmeck.
Zhirinovsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Schmeck gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zhirinovsky looking to sit in guard and control but Schmeck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zhirinovsky keeping moving, preventing Schmeck from controlling successfully.
Schmeck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck looking to control but instead Zhirinovsky has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Zhirinovsky wants to get back to full guard.
Schmeck trying to pass the guard but Zhirinovsky defending well.
Schmeck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Schmeck is trying to work for a kimura but Zhirinovsky is defending well.
Zhirinovsky won't allow Schmeck to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping him busy.
Schmeck is taking a breather. Zhirinovsky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zhirinovsky gets full guard.
Schmeck passes Zhirinovsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schmeck lands with a punch from half guard.
Zhirinovsky wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmeck is trying to control the action in half guard but Zhirinovsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aran Schmeck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmeck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Aran Schmeck!

Aran Schmeck wins by unanimous decision!