PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morne Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuke Dufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morne Schmidt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fuke Dufus's chin.

Schmidt
vs
Dufus

195 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morne Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuke Dufus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dufus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmidt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Fuke Dufus has been cut.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dufus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Schmidt forces Dufus back against the cage and clinches.
Dufus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schmidt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmidt can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Schmidt.
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!
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Schmidt leaning against his opponent.
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt lands a shot to the body.
Dufus looks gassed!

Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufus misses with a low kick as Schmidt jumps back.

Dufus tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufus avoids the damage to the body.
Schmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Dufus.
Dufus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufus prevents Schmidt from breaking the clinch.

Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schmidt shoots in and bounces Dufus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufus working a defensive guard here.

Schmidt stands and steps away. Dufus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Schmidt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dufus sprawling to the canvas! Dufus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schmidt finish him?!

Dufus is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Schmidt knocks Dufus out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morne Schmidt!