PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Schulz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cody Rose's chin.

Schulz
vs
Rose

190 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Rose!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose walks into a left hand.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schulz is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Schulz circles away and we're back to standing.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Rose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose throws a leg kick but Schulz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schulz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schulz defends it nicely.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Schulz takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schulz pinned against the cage. Schulz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mark Schulz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Rose.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.
Rose with a jab.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose catches Schulz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schulz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schulz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Schulz sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Schulz as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose throws a body punch but Schulz moves out of range.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulz manages to avoid it.
Schulz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Schulz's ribs.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Rose.
Schulz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Schulz counters with a stiff right hand.
Schulz walks into a left hand.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schulz counters with a nice uppercut.

Rose is rocked!
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Schulz finish him?
Rose slips a straight right by Schulz.
Schulz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schulz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schulz wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulz.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark Schulz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulz scores with a shot to the body.
Rose looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose tries for a takedown but Schulz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schulz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Cody Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose lands a body shot.
Schulz catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose defending well as Schulz loads up on a big left hand.
Rose throws a body punch but Schulz moves out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Schulz lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
Schulz with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Schulz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schulz slips under a jab from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Schulz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Schulz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab lands there for Schulz.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulz.
Rose looks for a takedown but Schulz sprawls well.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schulz thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schulz walks into a straight right hand from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mark Schulz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Rose.
Rose walks into a left hand.
Schulz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Schulz stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Schulz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schulz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schulz is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schulz as he avoids it easily.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Schulz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Schulz as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Schulz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Nice uppercut lands for Schulz. That snapped Rose's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Schulz sends Rose crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Schulz is motioning to the referee to let Rose up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Schulz checks a low kick from Rose.
Schulz cracks Rose with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Rose tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Schulz pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Rose is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Schulz!