PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schaefer
vs
King

178 cm
28
178 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

186 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Schaefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schaefer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Schaefer is predictable there
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a series of punches but Schaefer moves out of range.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Schaefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schaefer is out of range and King settles back down.
A right-left combo lands from King.

It looks like Ben Schaefer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schaefer moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from King as Schaefer shoots in.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King feints and then cracks Schaefer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schaefer down.
Schaefer avoids the head kick by King.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schaefer checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schaefer checks a leg kick.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schaefer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a looping right.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schaefer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King wants to land a leg kick but Schaefer is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Schaefer blocks the leg kick.
Schaefer lands the left hand.
Schaefer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schaefer slips a straight right by King.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Schaefer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King avoids the head kick by Schaefer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schaefer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schaefer throws a low kick but King avoids it.
King misses with a low kick.
Schaefer checks a low kick from King.
Schaefer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King misses with a leg kick
and Schaefer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Schaefer dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a head kick but Schaefer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Schaefer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schaefer will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Schaefer blocks the leg kick.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schaefer.
Schaefer fails with a takedown attempt.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schaefer rather than just go for the knockout.
King lands an overhand right.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King looks to land a body kick but Schaefer moved away.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King connects with a jab.
Schaefer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schaefer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joe King seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer avoids the body shot from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schaefer.
Joe King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a body punch but Schaefer moves out of range.
King misses with a head kick.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schaefer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King throws a left and a right that both miss

and Schaefer counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schaefer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets back to half guard.
Schaefer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schaefer prevents King from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schaefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schaefer moves nicely into side control.
Schaefer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Schaefer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, King rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schaefer's guard! Nice work there by King!
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaefer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schaefer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Schaefer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King tries to land a leg kick but Schaefer saw it coming and moves away.
Schaefer takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Schaefer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schaefer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King wants to pass to mount but Schaefer is defending the position.
King is keen to just control but Schaefer is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Schaefer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!

Schaefer has got his arm under King's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! King has spun round into Schaefer's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Schaefer wants to control the position but King says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Schaefer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ben Schaefer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Schaefer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schaefer is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
Schaefer is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
Schaefer misses with an elbow to the head.
King avoids the strikes from Schaefer.
King is in bad spot here.
King wants to control his opponent's hands but Schaefer gets his hands free.
King covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Schaefer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
King is in bad spot here.
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer trying to control but King is having none of it.
Schaefer unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
Schaefer prevents King from getting the reversal.
Schaefer wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Ben Schaefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schaefer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Schaefer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Joe King!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Joe King!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Joe King!

Joe King wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Joe King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.