PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuxedo Mickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmuckatelli comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA COWBOYS FROM HELL. The key to victory for Joe Schmuckatelli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Schmuckatelli
vs
Mickey

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

FIREPOWER NUTRITION

Fight King Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Schmuckatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuxedo Mickey!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmuckatelli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mickey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mickey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Tuxedo Mickey has been cut.
Schmuckatelli misses with a wild combination.
Mickey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmuckatelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mickey closes the distance and clinches up with Schmuckatelli, looking for a takedown. Mickey pushes Schmuckatelli against the cage but Schmuckatelli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schmuckatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mickey swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Mickey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Schmuckatelli wants to get back to his feet but Mickey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schmuckatelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand and escape but Mickey is having none of it.
Schmuckatelli seems keen to control Mickey's posture.
Schmuckatelli looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey prevents Schmuckatelli from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmuckatelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mickey is one step ahead there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schmuckatelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown by Mickey or perhaps it was just good defense by Schmuckatelli which made him look bad.
Schmuckatelli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli clinches but Mickey breaks the clinch

and Mickey counters by moving into the clinch.
Mickey lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mickey.
Schmuckatelli misses with a punch to the body.
Mickey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joe Schmuckatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuxedo Mickey.
Schmuckatelli tries to break the clinch but Mickey is controlling the position.
Schmuckatelli is trying to break free.
Schmuckatelli is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli can't break the clinch.
Schmuckatelli looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mickey.
Mickey lands an elbow inside.
Schmuckatelli has Mickey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mickey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mickey lands a takedown into guard.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand up but Mickey is controlling him.
Schmuckatelli controls Mickey momentarily but Mickey frees himself.
Mickey wants to pass the guard but Schmuckatelli is keeping the position.
Schmuckatelli is looking to stand up but Mickey isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey stopping the sweep attempt from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand and escape but Mickey is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Schmuckatelli tests Mickey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmuckatelli looks to clinch

and Mickey counters by clinching up.

Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmuckatelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mickey counters with a single leg into guard. Schmuckatelli didn't expect that.
Mickey with a nice head shot there.
Schmuckatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schmuckatelli is looking to stand back up but Mickey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Schmuckatelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmuckatelli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schmuckatelli wants to get back to his feet but Mickey drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tuxedo Mickey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tuxedo Mickey's cut.
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.

Schmuckatelli darts in trying to clinch
and Mickey counters with a three punch combo that has Schmuckatelli backing up. Schmuckatelli nods at Mickey to acknowledge the strikes.
Schmuckatelli doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mickey counters with a takedown into side control.
Mickey just content to control the position.

Mickey stands up and beckons Schmuckatelli to his feet.
Schmuckatelli darts in trying to clinch
and Mickey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mickey misses with a body kick.

Mickey feints and as Schmuckatelli raises his hands in defense, Mickey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand up but Mickey is controlling him.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schmuckatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand up but Mickey is controlling him.
Schmuckatelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mickey's guard.
Schmuckatelli trying to control but Mickey is working from the bottom.
Mickey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuxedo Mickey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mickey looking to control.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand and escape but instead Mickey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mickey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mickey won't allow Schmuckatelli to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mickey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schmuckatelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmuckatelli, not yet.
Mickey wants to control from the top but Schmuckatelli keeps moving.
Mickey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mickey postures up.
Mickey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmuckatelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mickey won't allow Schmuckatelli to sweep him here.
Schmuckatelli wants to stand but Mickey is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schmuckatelli throws a front kick aimed at Mickey's knee but Mickey avoids it well.
Schmuckatelli tries to bum rush Mickey with a series of wild strikes but Mickey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmuckatelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli fails with the takedown
and Mickey counters with a straight right hand.
Mickey is looking to slow Schmuckatelli down with leg kicks.
Joe Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmuckatelli misses with a combination
and Mickey counters with a two punch combo.
Mickey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Schmuckatelli closes the distance and clinches.

That's four 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.

Schmuckatelli lands a takedown into guard.
Schmuckatelli is looking to stand up but Mickey won't let him.
Schmuckatelli looking to pass the guard.
Schmuckatelli lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Schmuckatelli stands and steps away. Mickey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmuckatelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmuckatelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mickey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That has opened up Tuxedo Mickey's cut even more.
Schmuckatelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmuckatelli.

Mickey tries to keep at a distance but Schmuckatelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mickey backwards.
Schmuckatelli is trying to break free.
Schmuckatelli jumps guard but Mickey stands there with Schmuckatelli around his waist. Schmuckatelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tuxedo Mickey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tuxedo Mickey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Schmuckatelli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schmuckatelli misses with a wild combination.
Schmuckatelli misses with a combination

and Mickey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schmuckatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Schmuckatelli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mickey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Joe Schmuckatelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmuckatelli wants to clinch but Mickey slips to the side

and Mickey counters with a shoot takedown. Schmuckatelli fights it but they end up in guard.
Mickey stops Schmuckatelli from standing up.
Mickey advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmuckatelli tries to improve position but can't.
Mickey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmuckatelli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schmuckatelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schmuckatelli is tying to control. Mickey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mickey's head.
Schmuckatelli is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Mickey manages to get to full guard.

Schmuckatelli stands and steps away. Mickey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmuckatelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Mickey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Schmuckatelli has his feet on Mickey's thighs here. He's pushed Mickey off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mickey screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Schmuckatelli!