PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Schnitz

170 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitz looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.

Harris shoots in and bounces Schnitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schnitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris wants to control from the top but Schnitz keeps moving.

Harris drops back looking for a leg! Schnitz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schnitz manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Schnitz's guard.
Schnitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz working some strikes from top position.
Harris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schnitz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schnitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schnitz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schnitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schnitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schnitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schnitz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schnitz defends well.
Schnitz throws a big right hand that misses.

Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schnitz is aware though and is defending well.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Schnitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schnitz passes into half guard.
Schnitz working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Schnitz connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Schnitz working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schnitz is looking to advance position but Harris won't allow it.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Schnitz in his half guard.
Schnitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schnitz lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schnitz lands a nice short elbow.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Schnitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schnitz with a nice head shot there.
Schnitz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schnitz lands a couple of digs.
Schnitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schnitz lands a couple of elbows.
Schnitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Schnitz any problems.
Schnitz works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schnitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Schnitz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schnitz.
Schnitz postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Schnitz pushes his legs off easily.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Schnitz pushes his legs off easily.
Schnitz landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schnitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schnitz stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Schnitz pushes his legs off easily.

Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

B Schnitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schnitz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harris was covering up waiting for the punch and Schnitz finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schnitz landing with the ground and pound.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schnitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schnitz connects with a couple of short punches.
Schnitz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schnitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schnitz scoring with punches to the head and body.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz with a nice head shot there.
Schnitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Schnitz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schnitz looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to sweep here but Schnitz controlling him for the moment.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Schnitz slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Harris has his foot on Schnitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schnitz works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris 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.
Schnitz advances to half guard.
Schnitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schnitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Schnitz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.
Schnitz slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Schnitz is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schnitz working Harris over with strikes.
Schnitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schnitz lands a nice short elbow.
Schnitz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris moves into full guard.
Schnitz is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schnitz distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Schnitz pushes his legs off easily.

Schnitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Schnitz wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Schnitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schnitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Schnitz pushes his legs off easily.
B Schnitz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Schnitz working some strikes from top position.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schnitz cracks Harris with a solid left hand.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schnitz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schnitz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Schnitz slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris is trying to keep Schnitz in close.
Schnitz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
Schnitz connects with a couple of short punches.
Schnitz with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

B Schnitz 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!

Schnitz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schnitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harris wants to control from the top but Schnitz keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Schnitz wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz fails with the takedown

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schnitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schnitz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Harris seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents Schnitz from standing back up.
Schnitz is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schnitz avoid being mounted?
Schnitz is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Schnitz scores a takedown into full mount!
Harris is looking to improve his position but Schnitz isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schnitz.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schnitz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Schnitz slips an elbow through the middle.
Schnitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.

Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schnitz defends it easily.

Schnitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schnitz postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schnitz.
Schnitz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schnitz postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Schnitz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Harris looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Schnitz is defending well. Harris quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Schnitz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harris celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Harris!
Jake Harris is the new lightweight champion!