PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Schnitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa Beez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schnitzer is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be fireworks!

Schnitzer
vs
Beez

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killa Beez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schnitzer is breathing heavily.

Beez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schnitzer sprawls well initially but Beez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beez wants to take a breather but Schnitzer is having none of it.
Beez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Beez moves into full mount! Schnitzer won't be happy about that!
Beez controlling his opponent.
Schnitzer is squirming around, avoiding Beez's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Beez connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Schnitzer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beez wants to control but Schnitzer is keeping him busy.
Beez is staying tight to Schnitzer's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Schnitzer parries the strikes from Beez easily there. Beez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schnitzer to escape.
Beez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Beez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beez in side control, throwing shots but Schnitzer defends.
Beez landing a few strikes.
Beez in side control, throwing shots but Schnitzer defends.
Schnitzer being controlled for a moment.
Beez is looking to take a break and control but Schnitzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Killa Beez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Beez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beez controlling the pace.
Beez is keen to just control but Schnitzer is a slippery customer.
Beez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schnitzer defending well though.
Schnitzer is not content to let Beez control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beez shoots in but Schnitzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Beez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beez is keen to just control but Schnitzer is a slippery customer.
Beez slips a nice elbow through Schnitzer's hands, connecting with Schnitzer's forehead.
Beez is trying to control the action in half guard but Schnitzer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schnitzer but Schnitzer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beez fails with a takedown attempt.
Schnitzer fails with the takedown

and Beez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schnitzer's guard.
Beez lands a couple of elbows.
Beez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnitzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beez trying to control but Schnitzer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schnitzer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Beez gets a takedown into half guard.
Beez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schnitzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Beez lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beez trying to control the action but Schnitzer is working from the bottom.
Beez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beez controlling the action here.
Schnitzer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schnitzer tries to get out of the position.
Schnitzer wants to improve his position but Beez is controlling well.
Schnitzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Beez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schnitzer is looking to improve his position.
Beez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schnitzer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Schnitzer counters with a single leg into guard. Beez didn't expect that.
Bob Schnitzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa Beez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beez trying to keep a closed guard but Schnitzer is proving a slippery customer.
Schnitzer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beez looking to control.
Beez wants to sweep here but Schnitzer controlling him for the moment.
Schnitzer distracts Beez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beez controlling Schnitzer's posture.
Schnitzer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schnitzer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schnitzer defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Schnitzer as Beez shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killa Beez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Schnitzer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beez!
Beez is working to get back to half guard.
Beez is in a horrible position here. Schnitzer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schnitzer lands a big elbow.
Beez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schnitzer working the head and body with strikes.
Beez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schnitzer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beez goes for an armbar but Schnitzer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beez's head.
Schnitzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schnitzer stopping the sweep attempt from Beez.
Schnitzer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beez 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.
Beez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beez trying to control the position.
Beez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schnitzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.
Schnitzer scoring with some ground and pound.
Beez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schnitzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beez is pressing down on Schnitzer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schnitzer is holding on for now.
Beez trying to control the action but Schnitzer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beez trying to mount his opponent but Schnitzer defends it.
Schnitzer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schnitzer.
Beez wants to control from the top but Schnitzer keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Beez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beez moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beez trying to control the position but Schnitzer is working away.
Beez working the ground and pound but Schnitzer is defending the strikes.
Beez trying to control the position but Schnitzer is working away.
Schnitzer tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Beez content just to control the position here.
Schnitzer can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killa Beez.
I've got Beez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killa Beez!