PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Schmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Bergogolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bergogolio's choice of entrance music: Adoramus Te. Jorge Bergogolio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Schmeyer
vs
Bergogolio

182 cm
30
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Schmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Bergogolio!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bergogolio gets tackled into the cage by Schmeyer. Schmeyer maintains the clinch.
Bergogolio managing to block the knees to the body from Schmeyer.
Bergogolio prevents a body shot from Schmeyer.
Schmeyer keeps control of Bergogolio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schmeyer connects with a knee to the head.
Bergogolio tries to break the clinch but Schmeyer is controlling the position.
Schmeyer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schmeyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bergogolio after a bit of a struggle.
Bergogolio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schmeyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Schmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bergogolio manages to break the clinch.
Bergogolio misses with an uppercut
and Schmeyer counters with a good, hard body kick but Bergogolio shrugs it off.
Bergogolio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmeyer.
Schmeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergogolio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergogolio with a jab.
Bergogolio 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.
Schmeyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Schmeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergogolio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Bergogolio misses.
Schmeyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergogolio throws a hook but Schmeyer blocks it.
Schmeyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergogolio throws out the jab.
Bergogolio lands with a nice combination. Schmeyer backs away looking to recover.

Schmeyer is rocked!
Bergogolio throws a series of punches but Schmeyer avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergogolio misses with a straight left.
Schmeyer ducks under a wild hook from Bergogolio.
Bergogolio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmeyer.
Schmeyer tries to clinch up.
Bergogolio takes a swing at Schmeyer's ribcage but misses.
Bergogolio throws a shot from downtown. Schmeyer moves away and avoids it.
Bergogolio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergogolio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmeyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergogolio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergogolio misses with a body shot.
Bergogolio swings widly with a right hand
and Schmeyer counters with a low kick, right behind Bergogolio 's knee.
Bergogolio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmeyer's head.
Schmeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergogolio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmeyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergogolio fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergogolio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bergogolio misses with a straight right.
Bergogolio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmeyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergogolio throws out the jab.
Bergogolio throws a right and a left that Schmeyer avoids nicely.
Bergogolio throws the left hand but Schmeyer avoids the punch easily.
Bergogolio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Bergogolio misses.
Schmeyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Bergogolio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Schmeyer pushes Bergogolio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jorge Bergogolio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergogolio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmeyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergogolio.
Schmeyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bergogolio cracks Schmeyer with a good jab.
Bergogolio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bergogolio throws a sloppy body shot
and Schmeyer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bergogolio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bergogolio throws an overhand right that lands on Schmeyer's shoulder, as Schmeyer tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmeyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bergogolio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmeyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmeyer avoids the body shot from Bergogolio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Bergogolio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bergogolio misses with an uppercut. Schmeyer saw that one coming.
Jorge Bergogolio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bergogolio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmeyer staying out of range there.
Bergogolio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmeyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergogolio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmeyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergogolio misses with a hook
and Schmeyer counters with a leg kick.
Schmeyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergogolio.
Bergogolio throws a right hand that misses
and Schmeyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergogolio throws a lazy uppercut

and Schmeyer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bergogolio won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmeyer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bergogolio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schmeyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bergogolio prevents Schmeyer from improving position.
Schmeyer lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergogolio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Schmeyer.
Bergogolio prevents Schmeyer from moving into mount.
Schmeyer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Schmeyer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bergogolio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Schmeyer decides to stand back up. Schmeyer steps back and let's Bergogolio get back to his feet.

Bergogolio moves into range and clinches up with Schmeyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bergogolio walks away with a smile on his face. Schmeyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bergogolio cracks Schmeyer with a good jab.

Schmeyer moves into range and clinches up with Bergogolio.
Schmeyer tries a body shot but Bergogolio blocks it.
Schmeyer lands a body punch.
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!
Bergogolio is trying to break the clinch but Schmeyer has him pressed against the cage.
Schmeyer tries to pull guard but Bergogolio holds him up against the cage and eventually Schmeyer drops back down to his feet.
Schmeyer misses with a knee to the head.
Schmeyer prevents Bergogolio from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer landing knees to the head.
Bergogolio takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Schmeyer as the two fighters clinch.
Schmeyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bergogolio after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Schmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmeyer throws a head punch that misses.
Schmeyer is trying to drag Bergogolio to the mat but Bergogolio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schmeyer landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmeyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Schmeyer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bergogolio regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmeyer trying to control but Bergogolio is working from the bottom.
Schmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bergogolio is trying to control the position but Schmeyer postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmeyer landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergogolio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmeyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Schmeyer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bergogolio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmeyer ducks under a wild hook from Bergogolio.
Schmeyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergogolio.
Bergogolio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmeyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Bergogolio tries to sprawl out of it but Schmeyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bergogolio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Bergogolio.
Bergogolio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmeyer on the side of the head.
Schmeyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmeyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergogolio misses with a wild body shot.
Bergogolio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmeyer.
Bergogolio misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergogolio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schmeyer counters with a series of strikes. Bergogolio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schmeyer tries to clinch but Bergogolio moves out of range.
A big right from Bergogolio misses.
Bergogolio throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmeyer.
Bergogolio misses with a body shot
and Schmeyer counters with a low kick, right behind Bergogolio 's knee.
Schmeyer slips under a jab from Bergogolio.
Bergogolio misses the shot to the body.
Dylan Schmeyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmeyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergogolio misses with a double jab
and Schmeyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bergogolio's knee momentarily.
Schmeyer misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Bergogolio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergogolio missing with a left hand there. Schmeyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergogolio misses with a straight right.
Bergogolio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Schmeyer rushes Bergogolio and presses him up against the cage.

Schmeyer jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Schmeyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bergogolio throws a right hand that misses
and Schmeyer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bergogolio really felt that one!
Schmeyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergogolio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmeyer scrambles back to his feet.
Bergogolio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schmeyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schmeyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergogolio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schmeyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergogolio.
Schmeyer lands a head kick. Bergogolio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bergogolio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schmeyer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schmeyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schmeyer scores with a one two! Bergogolio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bergogolio swings widly with a right hand
and Schmeyer counters with a left and a right that stings Bergogolio.

Bergogolio is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergogolio misses with a wild body shot.
Bergogolio is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmeyer finish him?
Whack! Schmeyer lands a heavy head kick that drops Bergogolio. The ref tackles Schmeyer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bergogolio was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dylan Schmeyer!