PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schab comes to the cage accompanied by Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu. Wesker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thriller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schab
vs
Wesker

169 cm
21
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
161 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wesker clinches up with Schab and pushes him back against the cage.
Wesker lands a shot to the body.

Wesker manages to break the clinch.
Wesker misses with the combination.
Schab looks for a takedown but Wesker sprawls well.
Schab misses with a takedown attempt - Wesker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Wesker has Schab up against the cage in a clinch.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wesker stalks Schab and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schab's face. Schab staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Grzegorz Schab has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wesker rushes Schab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesker swinging wildly here.
Schab avoids the head kick by Wesker.
Wesker misses with a two punch combination.

Wesker gets a clinch.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grzegorz Schab. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wesker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albert Wesker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schab takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schab is breathing heavily.
Wesker throws a good cross that connects.

Wesker rushes Schab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albert Wesker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wesker forces Schab back against the cage and clinches.
Wesker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wesker lands a damaging elbow.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wesker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Wesker.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schab dodges the punch combination from Wesker.
Wesker lands a jab-cross combination.

Wesker rushes Schab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wesker.

Wesker instigates a clinch.
Wesker lands a good knee to the midsection. Schab won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Wesker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wesker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Wesker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schab, pushing him back against the cage.
Wesker is leaning against Schab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.

Wesker moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Wesker.

Wesker breaks the clinch.
Wesker feints a jab promting Schab to slip. Wesker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schab slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Wesker drives through and clinches with Schab against the cage.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wesker misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wesker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wesker.
Schab avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wesker has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Wesker has Schab up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wesker lands a nice elbow.
Wesker crunches a lovely knee into Schab's ribcage.
Wesker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Wesker breaks the clinch.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
Schab drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wesker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wesker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Wesker drives through and clinches with Schab against the cage.
Wesker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

Wesker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wesker lands an elbow inside that Schab shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wesker.
Wesker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schab goes for a takedown attempt but Wesker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wesker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesker throws a front kick that sends Schab stumbling back into the cage.

Wesker clinches.
Wesker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schab in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesker moves into the clinch.
Wesker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wesker with a knee to the head.
A short left from Wesker.
Wesker lands a body shot in the clinch.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Wesker.
Schab dodges the punch combination from Wesker.

Schab looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wesker!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wesker bucks up and throws Schab to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wesker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schab tries for a takedown but Wesker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Wesker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Schab's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wesker forces Schab back against the cage and clinches.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Wesker tries to close the distance and clinch but Schab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesker misses with a few strikes there.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Schab circles away and keeps his distance.

Wesker closes the distance and pushes Schab back into the cage.

Wesker breaks the clinch.
Albert Wesker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wesker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schab dives in and grabs Wesker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wesker pushes down on Schab's head and hops out.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
Schab avoiding damage as Wesker throws knees to the body.

Wesker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wesker closes the distance and clinches.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.

Wesker has closed the distance and engaged Schab in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wesker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wesker breaks the clinch.
Wesker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wesker works over Schab's head and body with a nice combination.

Wesker forces Schab back against the cage and clinches.
Albert Wesker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wesker moves into the clinch.

Wesker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schab shoots in but no luck this time.

Wesker rushes Schab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesker gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wesker.
Schab can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grzegorz Schab. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesker takes the fight into the clinch.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wesker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Wesker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wesker!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesker tests Schab's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Wesker darts in and clinches Schab up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schab backwards.
Wesker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schab in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Wesker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grzegorz Schab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wesker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wesker - that landed with a thud.

Wesker breaks the clinch.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesker lands a good knee to the midsection. Schab won't want to take too many of those.
Wesker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wesker lands a shot to the body.
Schab has Wesker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wesker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Wesker breaks the clinch.

Wesker clinches with his opponent.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.

Wesker clinches up with Schab and pushes him back against the cage.
Wesker is working Schab over against the cage.

Wesker manages to break the clinch.
Wesker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wesker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
Wesker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Wesker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schab tries for a takedown but Wesker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schab takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesker tries to clinch up.
Schab takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Wesker both land. Nice combination.
Wesker throws a series of punches but Schab moves out of range.

Wesker darts in and clinches Schab up against the cage.
Schab is trying to drag Wesker to the mat but Wesker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wesker clinches up against the cage.
Wesker scores with a knee to the head.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Schab keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wesker defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schab.

Wesker forces Schab back against the cage and clinches.
Schab looking to slow down the pace here.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesker has taken the fight to the clinch.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Schab tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Wesker pushes Schab up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesker lands a nice knee to the body.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schab backs up against the cage.
Schab shoots in for a takedown but Wesker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesker lands a jab to Schab's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Wesker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Wesker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Schab's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schab.
Schab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesker.

Wesker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schab, pushing him back against the cage.
Wesker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wesker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Schab tries to keep at a distance but Wesker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wesker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wesker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schab takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Wesker.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wesker stalks Schab and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schab's face. Schab staggers backwards, shaken.

Wesker has Schab up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schab backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesker scores a nice knee to the body.
Wesker landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wesker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Schab closes the distance and clinches up with Wesker, looking for a takedown. Schab pushes Wesker against the cage but Wesker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wesker gets a clinch.
Wesker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schab takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wesker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wesker lands a nice uppercut.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schab circles away from the clinch attempt

and Schab counters with a takedown into side control.

Wesker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Schab closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schab throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Wesker kicks Schab off and gets back to his feet.
Wesker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grzegorz Schab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wesker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wesker breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wesker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Schab gets tackled into the cage by Wesker. Wesker maintains the clinch.
Schab has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wesker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wesker lands an elbow just above Schab 's eye.

Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schab changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wesker tries to avoid it but Schab manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wesker to the ground. Wesker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wesker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wesker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wesker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wesker stuffs the takedown attempt from Schab. Schab gets slowly back to his feet.
Schab tries to clinch but Wesker moves out of range.

Wesker moves into the clinch successfully.
Wesker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wesker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wesker stops a takedown attempt from Schab.

Wesker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wesker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wesker wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wesker!
Wesker throws a series of strikes that have Schab backpedaling.
Wesker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wesker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wesker wants to clinch up but Schab keeps it at a distance.
Wesker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wesker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wesker stuffs the takedown attempt from Schab. Schab gets slowly back to his feet.
Wesker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schab tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wesker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schab somewhat.

Wesker moves into range and clinches up with Schab.
Wesker scores with a shoulder strike.

Wesker breaks the clinch.
Wesker scores with a head kick.
Wesker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesker darts in trying to clinch

and Schab decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wesker's guard.
Schab might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wesker wants to stand but Schab is controlling the position.
Wesker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grzegorz Schab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schab has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wesker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wesker misses with a double jab.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Schab circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Wesker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wesker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Wesker!