PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Cervantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Cervantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cervantes
vs
Schnitz

190 cm
19
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

191 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cervantes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schnitz tries to score a body lock takedown but Cervantes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schnitz goes for a takedown attempt but Cervantes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cervantes loads up on a big right hand but Schnitz slips the punch.
Schnitz tries for a takedown but Cervantes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raul Cervantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schnitzer Schnitz.
Cervantes is looking to clinch.
Cervantes slaps away a takedown attempt from Schnitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cervantes tries to close the distance and clinch but Schnitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schnitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervantes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes is looking to clinch.

Cervantes moves into range and clinches up with Schnitz.
Schnitz is trying to drag Cervantes to the mat but Cervantes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schnitz tries to pull guard but Cervantes won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cervantes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cervantes wants to clinch.
Cervantes lands with a right that hurts Schnitz. Schnitz looks to clinch but Cervantes throws a short knee that drops Schnitz. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Raul Cervantes!