PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Schlager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Conor Drury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Drury
vs
Von Schlager

174 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Drury !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieter Von Schlager!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drury looks to land a right hand but Von Schlager moved out of range.
Von Schlager is looking to score with low kicks.

Drury gets tackled into the ropes by Von Schlager. Von Schlager maintains the clinch.
Drury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Von Schlager gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Von Schlager won't allow Drury to sweep him here.
Drury is trying to keep Von Schlager in close.
Von Schlager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drury looking to control.
Drury wants to stand up but Von Schlager is controlling him.
Drury keeping moving, preventing Von Schlager from controlling successfully.
Von Schlager forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Schlager misses with a head shot. Drury uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Schlager tries to free his leg and advance position but Drury is retaining full guard.
Von Schlager trying to control but Drury is working from the bottom.
Von Schlager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drury wants to stand up but Von Schlager is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager keeping control of the position.
Let's hope that Von Schlager has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager is staying active underneath Drury , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Schlager.
Drury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Schlager.
Conor Drury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drury tests Von Schlager's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dieter Von Schlager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drury checks a leg kick nicely.
Drury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drury tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Von Schlager counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drury !
Von Schlager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Schlager lands with some strikes.
Von Schlager working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drury working to try and regain half guard.
Von Schlager controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Schlager pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Von Schlager dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Schlager's head.
Drury lands a jab to the head.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Schlager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drury slips under a jab.
A big left from Von Schlager misses.
A big right from Drury misses.
Drury punishes Von Schlager's body with a nice straight punch.
Drury tries to clinch up.
Von Schlager wants to land a leg kick but Drury is out of range.
A jab from Drury finds it's way through Von Schlager's defenses.
Drury moves away from the strike by Von Schlager.
Von Schlager takes a swing at Drury 's ribcage but misses.
Drury checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Schlager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drury .
Drury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury tries to clinch but Von Schlager moves out of range.
Drury checks a leg kick.
Von Schlager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Drury coming out on top.
Von Schlager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drury .
A decent looking cross lands there for Drury .
Von Schlager misses the shot to the body.
Von Schlager on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Von Schlager clinches up with Drury and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Schlager.
Drury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Drury .
Von Schlager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Von Schlager is trying to trip Drury . He has hold of a leg but Drury is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Von Schlager persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drury keeping moving, preventing Von Schlager from controlling successfully.
Drury trying to control the position.
Drury bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Schlager's guard.
Von Schlager trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager has a closed guard, preventing Drury from standing up.
Von Schlager manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drury manages to get himself to full guard.
Von Schlager throws a big elbow that misses.
Drury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dieter Von Schlager has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Schlager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Schlager looking to sit in guard and control but Drury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Von Schlager pulls Drury in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Conor Drury will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drury 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Drury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Schlager manages to avoid it.
Von Schlager circles away from the clinch attempt
and Von Schlager counters with a nice leg kick.
Von Schlager bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Schlager has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drury missing with a left hand there. Von Schlager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Von Schlager misses.
Drury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drury with a jab.
Drury throws a good cross that connects.
Von Schlager swats away the attempt to clinch by Drury .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Schlager circles away from the clinch attempt

and Von Schlager counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Von Schlager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drury 's head.
Von Schlager tries to free his leg and advance position but Drury is retaining full guard.
Von Schlager scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Schlager wants to control from the top but Drury keeps moving.
Drury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Schlager is controlling him.
Drury keeping moving, preventing Von Schlager from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Schlager trying to control the position from guard on top but Drury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Schlager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Von Schlager controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Von Schlager wants to control from the top but Drury keeps moving.
Von Schlager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager looking to sit in guard and control but Drury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Von Schlager keeping moving, preventing Drury from controlling successfully.
Drury wants to stand but Von Schlager has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Von Schlager managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Conor Drury .
Von Schlager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Schlager.

Drury tries to keep at a distance but Von Schlager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Von Schlager blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drury .
A head punch on the inside from Von Schlager fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Von Schlager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Schlager 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Von Schlager!