PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manchild Warsaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warsaw
vs
Schulz

175 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

New Age Warriors

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manchild Warsaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz looks to throw the jab but Warsaw is out of range.
Warsaw misses with a straight right.
Schulz scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Warsaw.
Schulz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warsaw slips under a jab.
Warsaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warsaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warsaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.

Schulz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schulz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Schulz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Warsaw is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Schulz, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schulz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warsaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schulz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warsaw won't allow Schulz to sweep him here.
Warsaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warsaw wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.
Warsaw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warsaw wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.

Warsaw decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schulz, up you get!
Schulz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schulz throws a body punch but Warsaw moves out of range.
Warsaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Schulz throws an overhand right that lands on Warsaw's shoulder, as Warsaw tries to avoid the shot.
Warsaw misses with a series of wild punches.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz looking to control but Warsaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Warsaw wants to control but Schulz is having none of it.

Schulz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Warsaw has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Warsaw!

Schulz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warsaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Warsaw wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.

Schulz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warsaw defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz 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.

Schulz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Warsaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Warsaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Schulz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Schulz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Schulz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Warsaw lands with a nice body punch.
Warsaw scores with a punch to the head.
Warsaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulz moves away.
Schulz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warsaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warsaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schulz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schulz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schulz walks into a jab.
Schulz needs to keep his hands up - Warsaw had a free shot at his head there.
Warsaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warsaw scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warsaw scores with a body shot.
Warsaw is looking to wear down Schulz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schulz is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warsaw. Schulz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schulz throws a jab when Warsaw was well out of range.
Warsaw works Schulz's body with a nice hook.
Schulz throws a sloppy body shot
and Warsaw counters with a three punch combo that has Schulz backing up. Schulz nods at Warsaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Warsaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John Schulz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Warsaw misses.
A big left from Warsaw misses.
Schulz ducks under a wild hook from Warsaw.
Manchild Warsaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Schulz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warsaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schulz at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warsaw. Schulz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warsaw wants to land a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
Warsaw lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warsaw slips under a jab from Schulz.
Warsaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulz.
Warsaw missing with a left hand there. Schulz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulz blocks a jab.
Warsaw throws a shot to the body.
Warsaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schulz at a distance.
Warsaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schulz's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz misses with an uppercut.
Warsaw looks to land a left hand but Schulz moved out of range nicely.
Warsaw takes a swing at Schulz's ribcage but misses.
Schulz slips under a jab from Warsaw.
Schulz cracks Warsaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Warsaw there.
Warsaw throws a leg kick but Schulz moved away.
Warsaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warsaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulz throws a low kick, looking for Warsaw's leg but Warsaw calmly moves out of range.
Warsaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Schulz's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warsaw lands a jab to Schulz's midsection.
Schulz dodges the punch combination from Warsaw.
Schulz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warsaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warsaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Warsaw works over Schulz's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warsaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manchild Warsaw dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Warsaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schulz ducks under a wild hook from Warsaw.
Warsaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schulz at a distance.
Warsaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Schulz both land. Nice combination.
Warsaw misses with a wild body shot.
Schulz shoots in looking for a takedown. Warsaw tries to sprawl out of it but Schulz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warsaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schulz throws a series of punches but Warsaw moves out of range.
Warsaw misses with a shot to the body

and Schulz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warsaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Schulz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Warsaw defends it well.
Schulz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warsaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schulz postures up in Warsaw's guard and throws a big left but Warsaw blocks it.
Warsaw keeping full guard, as Schulz tries to pass.
Warsaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warsaw has control of Schulz's left arm, preventing Schulz from doing any damage.
Schulz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Warsaw seems keen to control Schulz's posture.
Warsaw is trying to control the position but Schulz postures up.
Warsaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schulz manages to get himself to full guard.
Warsaw is stalling in the full guard.

Schulz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warsaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warsaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warsaw tries to stand but Schulz is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schulz is keeping the position for now.

Schulz looking for a guillotine here but Warsaw defends easily.
Warsaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schulz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Warsaw slips nicely into half guard.
Warsaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schulz is trying to get back to full guard.
Warsaw is looking to take a break and control but Schulz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schulz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schulz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!