PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Quik Phish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulquiorra Schiffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quik Phish
vs
Schiffer

186 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Quik Phish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulquiorra Schiffer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik Phish needs to keep his hands up - Schiffer had a free shot at his head there.

Schiffer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quik Phish did well to prevent Schiffer getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schiffer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schiffer controlling the pace.
Schiffer is pressing down on Quik Phish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quik Phish is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Schiffer 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ulquiorra Schiffer.
Quik Phish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quik Phish avoids the head kick by Schiffer.
Quik Phish misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiffer feints and then cracks Quik Phish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quik Phish down.
Schiffer scores with a leg kick.
Quik Phish misses the body punch

and Schiffer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schiffer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Schiffer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ulquiorra Schiffer.
Quik Phish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Schiffer.

Schiffer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schiffer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schiffer controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ulquiorra Schiffer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Quik Phish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schiffer.
Quik Phish throws a lazy right hand but Schiffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quik Phish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schiffer moves away from the strike by Quik Phish.
Quik Phish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schiffer moves away.

Schiffer rushes Quik Phish and presses him up against the cage.
Schiffer lands a hook that snaps the head of Quik Phish backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schiffer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schiffer lands a shoulder strike.
Schiffer lands a left hand.
Schiffer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quik Phish backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulquiorra Schiffer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schiffer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Schiffer stands up and beckons Quik Phish to his feet.

Schiffer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Quik Phish's half guard.
Schiffer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quik Phish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Schiffer decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schiffer is defended easily by Quik Phish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiffer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Schiffer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schiffer wants to pass the guard but Quik Phish is defending well.
Schiffer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schiffer passes to full mount!
Schiffer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ulquiorra Schiffer.
Quik Phish falls off balance throwing a combination

and Schiffer counters with a shoot takedown. Quik Phish fights it but they end up in guard.
Schiffer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schiffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ulquiorra Schiffer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Quik Phish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schiffer was well out of range. Poor timing from Quik Phish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Schiffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiffer controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulquiorra Schiffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schiffer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schiffer fails with a takedown attempt.
Quik Phish looks to land a left hand but Schiffer moved out of range nicely.
Schiffer connects with a high kick.
Schiffer fails with the takedown.
Quik Phish throws a hook to the side of Schiffer's head but Schiffer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quik Phish misses the body punch
and Schiffer counters with a body kick.
Schiffer shoots in looking for a takedown but Quik Phish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schiffer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Willie Quik Phish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulquiorra Schiffer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik Phish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schiffer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiffer.

Schiffer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schiffer showed some decent athleticism there.
Schiffer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quik Phish!
Schiffer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Willie Quik Phish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ulquiorra Schiffer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Quik Phish misses with a straight right.

Schiffer scores a takedown into full mount!
Schiffer looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulquiorra Schiffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schiffer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulquiorra Schiffer!
Ulquiorra Schiffer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.