PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axel Schweiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel Schweiss looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Schweiss
vs
Ubereem

188 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Axel Schweiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweiss has a takedown stuffed.

Ubereem instigates a clinch.
Ubereem wants a takedown.
Ubereem tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ubereem gets control of Schweiss's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ubereem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Schweiss tries to stand but Ubereem is controlling from the bottom.
Ubereem wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schweiss postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ubereem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ubereem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schweiss wants to stand but Ubereem has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem pulls Schweiss in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ubereem throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ubereem punching from the bottom.

Schweiss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ubereem has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schweiss has managed to get both his arms back between Ubereem's legs - danger averted.
Schweiss is breathing heavily.

Ubereem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schweiss is aware though and is defending well.
Schweiss is looking to stand up but Ubereem won't let him.
Ubereem has Schweiss pulled in close to control his posture.
Ubereem trying to strike off his back.
Ubereem has a closed guard, preventing Schweiss from standing up.

That's two 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.
Ubereem throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Schweiss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ubereem is proving hard to escape from.
Ubereem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schweiss wanted to stand there but Ubereem had control of the position.

Ubereem is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ubereem trying to keep a closed guard but Schweiss is proving a slippery customer.
Ubereem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schweiss. 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 three minutes gone in the round.

Schweiss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ubereem has Schweiss pulled in close to control his posture.
Schweiss trying to control but Ubereem is working from the bottom.

Ubereem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schweiss defends it easily.
Schweiss wants to stand but Ubereem is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ubereem striking off his back but it's not causing Schweiss any problems.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alistair Ubereem!