PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicer comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Spicer
vs
Schwarzeneg

185 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 14 - 1

181 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spicer seems a little lost for a moment, as Schwarzeneg dominates the positioning.
Schwarzeneg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand back up. Schwarzeneg steps back and let's Spicer get back to his feet.
Spicer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spicer misses with a takedown

and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Spicer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spicer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Spicer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Schwarzeneg stands up from Spicer's guard - Schwarzeneg perhaps looking for a knockout.

Schwarzeneg has closed the distance and engaged Spicer in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spicer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Schwarzeneg breaks from the clinch.

Schwarzeneg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Schwarzeneg stands up and waves to Spicer to follow him.
Spicer throws a head kick that misses

and Schwarzeneg counters with a shoot takedown. Spicer fights it but they end up in guard.
Spicer wants to sweep here but Schwarzeneg controlling him for the moment.
Schwarzeneg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schwarzeneg scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spicer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg stands and steps away. Spicer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spicer dives in and grabs Schwarzeneg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg pushes down on Spicer's head and hops out.
Spicer is breathing heavily.

Schwarzeneg has managed to clinch.
Spicer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spicer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzeneg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spicer tries to break the clinch but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Spicer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spicer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Schwarzeneg manages to break the clinch.

Schwarzeneg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spicer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spicer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schwarzeneg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schwarzeneg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Spicer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
Spicer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Spicer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicer misses with a knee to the head.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Schwarzeneg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schwarzeneg has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Schwarzeneg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
Spicer taking shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg lands a heavy elbow.
Schwarzeneg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spicer is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwarzeneg feints and as Spicer raises his hands in defense, Schwarzeneg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Spicer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg passes Spicer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schwarzeneg prevents Spicer from improving his position.
Spicer is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzeneg sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg is stalling here. Spicer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwarzeneg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Spicer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Spicer postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwarzeneg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Schwarzeneg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Schwarzeneg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Spicer misses with a takedown attempt

and Schwarzeneg counters by clinching up.
Spicer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schwarzeneg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spicer tries to break the clinch but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzeneg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
Schwarzeneg working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg breaks from Spicer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwarzeneg unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spicer is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the action.
Schwarzeneg controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is landing with some decent strikes but Spicer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Schwarzeneg looking for a guillotine from mount but Spicer is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Schwarzeneg.
Spicer is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the action.
Schwarzeneg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg controlling the position easily from mount.
Schwarzeneg working the ground and pound effectively.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzeneg working Spicer over with strikes here.
Spicer is in a horrible position here. Schwarzeneg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Schwarzeneg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spicer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spicer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Schwarzeneg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Spicer throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg avoids them all with ease.

Schwarzeneg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schwarzeneg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spicer keeps working.
Schwarzeneg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Schwarzeneg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spicer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schwarzeneg but great work by Spicer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg parries the strikes from Spicer easily there. Spicer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schwarzeneg to escape.
Roger Schwarzeneg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schwarzeneg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Schwarzeneg escapes and gets back to his feet.
Spicer shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzeneg lands with a kick to the temple. Spicer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spicer did well to prevent Schwarzeneg getting side control.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Spicer's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzeneg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schwarzeneg connects with a nice short shot to Spicer's temple.
Schwarzeneg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg uses his free foot to push down on Spicer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spicer.
A nice elbow there by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg lands a heavy elbow.
Schwarzeneg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwarzeneg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Spicer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Spicer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schwarzeneg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg with good strikes from the mount here!
Rolf Spicer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwarzeneg lands a heavy elbow.
Schwarzeneg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spicer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schwarzeneg looking to control but Spicer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schwarzeneg is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Spicer is having none of it.

Schwarzeneg is working for a guillotine from mount but Spicer frees his head quite easily.
Spicer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Schwarzeneg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schwarzeneg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Schwarzeneg!