PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Riseman
vs
Schilt

181 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Errol Schilt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Schilt.
Schilt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Schilt misses the target.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Schilt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Schilt.
Riseman misses with a takedown attempt - Schilt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Riseman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riseman working away.
Riseman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Riseman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riseman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schilt down.
Riseman working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schilt being controlled for a moment.
The ground and pound from Riseman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Schilt defending against the ground and pound.
Schilt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schilt is trying to control Riseman's posture but Riseman avoids it.
Riseman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schilt to see if he's OK.
Riseman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Riseman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Schilt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riseman tries to score with some ground and pound. Schilt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riseman tries to score with some ground and pound. Schilt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riseman looks up at the clock and then as Schilt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riseman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schilt defending against the ground and pound.
Schilt is not content to let Riseman control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schilt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riseman scores with punches from side control.
Riseman is looking to take a break and control but Schilt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Schilt is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Schilt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schilt is looking for a sweep.
Riseman landing a few strikes.

Riseman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Riseman tries for a kimura but Schilt is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throwing strikes but Schilt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Schilt swings around for an armbar but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Schilt's guard.
Riseman postures up in Schilt's guard and throws a big left but Schilt blocks it.
Schilt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schilt looks gassed!
Schilt keeping moving, preventing Riseman from controlling successfully.
Riseman advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riseman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schilt defends it nicely.
Schilt dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Riseman gets a takedown into half guard.
Riseman is trying to control. Schilt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riseman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riseman is pressing down on Schilt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schilt is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schilt's head.
Riseman controlling the action here.
Riseman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schilt wants to control but Riseman is keeping busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Riseman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schilt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riseman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schilt hang on?
Schilt tries to reverse the position but Riseman maintains control.
Riseman lands a big elbow.
Riseman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schilt is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman with the ground and pound from mount.
Schilt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riseman wants to control the pace but Schilt is squirming around nicely.

Riseman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schilt has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilt is desperately trying to improve his position but Riseman has a good base and remains in mount.
Riseman trying to control but Schilt is having none of it.
Riseman content just to control the position here.
Riseman working Schilt over with strikes here.
Riseman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Riseman.
Riseman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilt can do to turn this around?
Riseman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riseman is landing with some decent strikes but Schilt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riseman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schilt's face.
Riseman landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman raining down shots from the mount!
Riseman controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Riseman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schilt's half guard.
Riseman trying to control the action but Schilt is working from the bottom.
Riseman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schilt working to try and regain half guard.
Schilt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riseman controlling his opponent.
Riseman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schilt's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schilt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riseman landing punches.
Riseman tries to control but Schilt wriggling away.
Riseman controlling the pace for now.
Riseman landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riseman controlling his opponent.
Riseman dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riseman lands with some strikes.
Riseman dominating with strikes here.
Riseman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schilt looks a forlorn figure.
Riseman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman controlling his opponent.
Riseman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schilt?
Riseman lands a heavy elbow.
Riseman with a couple of short strikes.
Riseman unloading with bombs!
Jonathan Riseman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman controlling the position easily from mount.
Jonathan Riseman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Riseman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Riseman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riseman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Errol Schilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Riseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riseman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Riseman!