PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Schlager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Battista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Von Schlager
vs
Battista

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieter Von Schlager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovanni Battista!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battista lands with a shot to the body.
Von Schlager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Battista connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Von Schlager scrambles back to his feet.
Battista throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Schlager stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Battista lands with a straight right. Von Schlager didn't see that one coming.
Von Schlager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battista.
Dieter Von Schlager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battista misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Von Schlager.
Von Schlager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battista.
Battista throws a leg kick

and Von Schlager holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Schlager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Battista tries a body shot but Von Schlager blocks it.
Von Schlager prevents Battista from breaking the clinch.
Von Schlager working aggressively here.
Battista is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Von Schlager slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Schlager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battista throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Schlager.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Schlager.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Schlager - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Battista working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager throws a head punch that misses.
Battista tries a body shot but Von Schlager blocks it.
Von Schlager lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battista backwards.
Battista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Battista is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Schlager gets an underhook and turns Battista into the ropes.
Von Schlager tries to work over Battista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battista tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battista tries a body shot but Von Schlager blocks it.
Von Schlager is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Battista is defending well.
Battista tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battista tries to throw a body punch but Von Schlager avoids it by throwing Battista back against the ropes.
Von Schlager stalls.

Von Schlager manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager has his hands on Battista's head, controlling the position.
Von Schlager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von Schlager tries to get out of the position.
Battista wants to get up but he can't break Von Schlager's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Battista trying to control but Von Schlager is working from the bottom.
Von Schlager is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Von Schlager has a closed guard, preventing Battista from standing up.
Von Schlager seems keen to control Battista's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dieter Von Schlager wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Von Schlager gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Schlager blocks the leg kick.
Battista lands with a shot to the body.
Von Schlager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Von Schlager pushes Battista up against the ropes in a clinch.
Battista struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Schlager controls his hands.

Von Schlager ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Von Schlager no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Schlager is pulling down on Battista's head. It's preventing any offense from Battista, at least for the moment.
Battista is pushing down on Von Schlager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Von Schlager is fighting to maintain full guard but Battista has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Schlager trying to control here.
Von Schlager is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Battista dominated that round.
That's time! Von Schlager's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Von Schlager misses with a leg kick.
Battista looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Schlager is just out of range.
Von Schlager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Von Schlager showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battista.
Battista throws a shot from downtown. Von Schlager moves away and avoids it.
Von Schlager throws a push kick but Battista slaps the foot to one side.
Battista throws a jab when Von Schlager was well out of range.
Von Schlager buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battista scores with a jab to the jaw.
Battista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Schlager lands a nice looking kick to the body. Battista takes a step back to recover.
Von Schlager feints and then cracks Battista's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battista down.
Battista looks to throw the jab but Von Schlager is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Von Schlager looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Von Schlager winds up and cracks Battista with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Von Schlager sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Battista defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Schlager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Von Schlager seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Battista does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Battista keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Schlager takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Von Schlager 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.
Battista won't allow Von Schlager to pass to mount.
Von Schlager throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Battista tries to get to full guard but Von Schlager has control of the leg.
Battista keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Schlager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Von Schlager not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Battista wants to control but Von Schlager is keeping busy.
Battista is refusing to be controlled, as Von Schlager sits in half guard.
Von Schlager not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Schlager trying to control the action but Battista is working from the bottom.
Von Schlager working the head and body with strikes.
Dieter Von Schlager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Schlager throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Von Schlager scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Von Schlager is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Battista!
Battista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Schlager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Schlager connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Battista is trying desperately to improve position.
Battista wants to hold on but Von Schlager pushes him away.
Von Schlager scoring with strikes but Battista is staying in there.
Von Schlager is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Battista is in a horrible position here. Von Schlager smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battista tries to lock up and control but Von Schlager gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Battista takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Battista is squirming around, avoiding Von Schlager's attempts to control the action.
Von Schlager scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Battista?
Von Schlager lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Battista in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Von Schlager scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Battista?
Battista keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Schlager working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Von Schlager lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Von Schlager dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Battista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Von Schlager shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Battista's guard.
Von Schlager sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Battista's guard.
Von Schlager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Battista's head.
Battista is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Von Schlager missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battista has hold of Von Schlager's hands but Von Schlager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Schlager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Von Schlager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Von Schlager lands a nice short elbow.
Von Schlager uses his free foot to push down on Battista's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Battista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battista wants to control but Von Schlager is having none of it.
Battista is bucking up trying to escape but Von Schlager cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Von Schlager raining down hammerfists from mount.
Von Schlager breaks from Battista's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Von Schlager scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Battista?
Von Schlager in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Von Schlager looking to control but Battista is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Schlager putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Schlager lands a heavy elbow.

Battista is rocked!
Von Schlager landing shots from mount.
Battista is still in real trouble! Can Von Schlager finish him?
Von Schlager looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Battista covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Von Schlager!