PBP Commentary

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

Schwarzeneg
vs
Gaetan

175 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 27 - 1

185 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 16 - 27 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzeneg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzeneg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaetan avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Gaetan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaetan tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaetan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gaetan rushes Schwarzeneg and presses him up against the cage.
Schwarzeneg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Veli Schwarzeneg has been cut.

Gaetan breaks the clinch.
Gaetan wants to clinch.

Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.
Gaetan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Gaetan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gaetan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaetan crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzeneg's ribcage.
Gaetan lands an elbow just above Schwarzeneg 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaetan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schwarzeneg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schwarzeneg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaetan avoids it.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from Gaetan.

Gaetan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaetan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches up with Gaetan, looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg pushes Gaetan against the cage but Gaetan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Gaetan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaetan lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaetan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schwarzeneg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gaetan manages to get himself to full guard.
Gaetan has his hands on Schwarzeneg's head, controlling the position.
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!

Gaetan pushes Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaetan is fending him off so far but Schwarzeneg persists. Nope, Gaetan circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaetan is looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg is avoiding it.
Ditte Gaetan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetan doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwarzeneg circles away.

Gaetan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gaetan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gaetan has Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaetan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzeneg.

Gaetan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Gaetan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gaetan lands an elbow inside that Schwarzeneg shrugs off.
Gaetan stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan stalling in the clinch but Schwarzeneg improves position.
Schwarzeneg can't get the takedown.
Gaetan crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzeneg's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gaetan.
Gaetan looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gaetan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaetan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaetan gets underhooks to prevent Schwarzeneg's takedown attempt.

Schwarzeneg jumps guard and drags Gaetan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaetan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaetan throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaetan trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Gaetan wants to stand but Schwarzeneg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaetan stands up over Schwarzeneg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan throws a strike but Schwarzeneg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg postures up.
Gaetan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaetan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Gaetan is controlling from the bottom.
Gaetan is looking to stand back up but Schwarzeneg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gaetan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaetan tries to get to full guard but Schwarzeneg has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaetan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Schwarzeneg stops Gaetan from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ditte Gaetan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Schwarzeneg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaetan is defended easily by Schwarzeneg.
Gaetan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaetan misses with a takedown attempt - Schwarzeneg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ditte Gaetan.

Gaetan moves into the clinch successfully.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Gaetan manages to get underhooks.
Gaetan misses with a knee strike.
Gaetan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaetan is trying to push Schwarzeneg away but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gaetan throws an elbow but misses.

Schwarzeneg manages to break the clinch.
Gaetan throws a right hand that Schwarzeneg ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzeneg also avoids with ease.
Schwarzeneg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaetan is breathing heavily.
Gaetan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schwarzeneg.

Gaetan rushes Schwarzeneg and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan has had enough of the clinch but Schwarzeneg keeps him there for the moment.
Schwarzeneg can't get the takedown.
Gaetan missing with knees to the body.
Gaetan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schwarzeneg is defending well for now.

Gaetan breaks from the clinch.
Gaetan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaetan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schwarzeneg as he avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Gaetan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Veli Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaetan tries to avoid it but Schwarzeneg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaetan to the ground. Gaetan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schwarzeneg has a takedown stuffed.
Schwarzeneg dives in and grabs Gaetan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaetan pushes down on Schwarzeneg's head and hops out.
Gaetan tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaetan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwarzeneg swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaetan.
Gaetan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzeneg tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaetan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaetan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaetan misses with a head kick.
Gaetan tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Schwarzeneg shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaetan sprawls well. He's pushed Schwarzeneg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schwarzeneg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gaetan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schwarzeneg tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schwarzeneg controlling his opponent.
Gaetan regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan wants to improve his position but Schwarzeneg is controlling well.

Schwarzeneg seems to be looking for submissions.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gaetan.
Gaetan is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzeneg sits in half guard.
Gaetan controlling the position for now.
Schwarzeneg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gaetan pushes Schwarzeneg off looking to stand but Schwarzeneg dives back in and keeps control.

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 Veli Schwarzeneg.
Gaetan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwarzeneg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaetan avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Gaetan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaetan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwarzeneg tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaetan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaetan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaetan throws a sloppy head kick and Schwarzeneg moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Gaetan shows good takedown defense.
Gaetan wants to clinch.
Gaetan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schwarzeneg back to the cage. Gaetan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ditte Gaetan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veli Schwarzeneg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schwarzeneg throws a head kick but Gaetan moves out of range.
Schwarzeneg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaetan.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaetan. Gaetan gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaetan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Gaetan moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Gaetan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwarzeneg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaetan tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves away

and Schwarzeneg counters with a shoot takedown. Gaetan fights it but they end up in guard.

Gaetan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaetan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzeneg doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaetan circles away.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch but Gaetan is avoiding it.
Gaetan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schwarzeneg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan trying to stall but Schwarzeneg improves his position.
Gaetan working hard to break the clinch.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gaetan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaetan tries to clinch up but Schwarzeneg circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaetan misses with a body kick.
Gaetan throws a head kick that misses.
Gaetan looks to clinch

and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
Gaetan trying to land knees to the body.
Gaetan is trying to maintain a safe position but Schwarzeneg gets an underhook and turns Gaetan into the cage.
Gaetan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzeneg avoids it.

Gaetan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaetan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Gaetan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schwarzeneg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaetan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaetan keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneg tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is fighting to break Gaetan's control of his arms but Gaetan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schwarzeneg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaetan was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwarzeneg finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Gaetan pushes Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
Gaetan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaetan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwarzeneg misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaetan gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaetan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ditte Gaetan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaetan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaetan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaetan.

Gaetan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaetan moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gaetan counters by clinching up.
Gaetan trying to land knees to the body.

Gaetan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan misses with a combination

and Schwarzeneg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaetan's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schwarzeneg controls the pace.
Gaetan is looking to stand up but Schwarzeneg isn't so interested in that idea.
Schwarzeneg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg prevents Gaetan from getting back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaetan is retaining full guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaetan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaetan working a defensive guard here.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaetan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaetan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaetan has Schwarzeneg pulled in close to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ditte Gaetan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schwarzeneg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Veli Schwarzeneg.
I think Gaetan 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ditte Gaetan!