PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Aleksandrovich (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.

Aleksandrovich
vs
Schiffer

190 cm
25
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Aleksandrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulquiorra Schiffer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schiffer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aleksandrovich!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Schiffer content just to control the position here.
Schiffer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ulquiorra Schiffer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schiffer ducks under a wild hook from Aleksandrovich.
Schiffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksandrovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schiffer was well out of range. Poor timing from Aleksandrovich.
Aleksandrovich misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiffer lands with a kick to the temple. Aleksandrovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aleksandrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schiffer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sergey Aleksandrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksandrovich checks a leg kick.
Schiffer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aleksandrovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schiffer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksandrovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schiffer.
Aleksandrovich looks to throw the jab but Schiffer is out of range.
Schiffer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schiffer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aleksandrovich lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schiffer takes one to the chin there.
Schiffer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aleksandrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aleksandrovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schiffer. Schiffer obviously looking to wear him down.
Aleksandrovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer throws a head kick that half lands.
Schiffer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schiffer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aleksandrovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schiffer was well out of range. Poor timing from Aleksandrovich.
Aleksandrovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schiffer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aleksandrovich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schiffer lands with a kick to the temple. Aleksandrovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aleksandrovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Schiffer counters with an inside leg kick.
Schiffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aleksandrovich.
Schiffer slips under a jab.
Schiffer misses with a straight right.
Schiffer misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Aleksandrovich misses its intended target.
Aleksandrovich cracks Schiffer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schiffer throws a low kick but Aleksandrovich moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aleksandrovich.
Schiffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schiffer scores with a head kick. Aleksandrovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Schiffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Schiffer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schiffer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Schiffer gets a takedown into half guard.
Aleksandrovich is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksandrovich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schiffer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schiffer's back!
Schiffer controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiffer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer gets back to half guard.
Schiffer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aleksandrovich wants to pass the guard but Schiffer is defending well.
Schiffer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Schiffer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aleksandrovich is working away from the top position though.
Schiffer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schiffer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schiffer pulls Aleksandrovich in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulquiorra Schiffer dominated that round.
That's time! Aleksandrovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aleksandrovich thuds his right hand into Schiffer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schiffer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aleksandrovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Ulquiorra Schiffer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schiffer. That's going to slow Aleksandrovich down.
Schiffer throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Schiffer.
Schiffer throws a head kick but Aleksandrovich moves out of range.
Schiffer scores with a jab.
Aleksandrovich slips under a jab.
Schiffer throws a body kick that misses.
Aleksandrovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksandrovich falls off balance throwing a combination

and Schiffer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aleksandrovich's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schiffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aleksandrovich swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiffer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Schiffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ulquiorra Schiffer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Aleksandrovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aleksandrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Schiffer connects with a body shot that sends Aleksandrovich's belly button to the back.
Aleksandrovich lands a head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schiffer - that will leave a mark!
Schiffer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aleksandrovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aleksandrovich misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schiffer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schiffer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schiffer connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Aleksandrovich misses.
Schiffer connects with a leg kick. Aleksandrovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schiffer. That's going to slow Aleksandrovich down.
Schiffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schiffer throws a sloppy head kick and Aleksandrovich moves out of range easily.
Aleksandrovich throws a right hand that misses
and Schiffer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aleksandrovich's knee momentarily.
Schiffer feints and then cracks Aleksandrovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aleksandrovich down.

Schiffer feints and as Aleksandrovich raises his hands in defense, Schiffer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schiffer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schiffer passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aleksandrovich looking for submissions off his back.
Ulquiorra Schiffer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schiffer stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schiffer works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Schiffer stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrovich gets back to half guard.
Schiffer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schiffer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ulquiorra Schiffer.
Schiffer tries to score with a low kick but Aleksandrovich moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aleksandrovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schiffer throws a low kick, looking for Aleksandrovich's leg but Aleksandrovich calmly moves out of range.
Schiffer misses with a two punch combination.
Schiffer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Schiffer misses with a body kick.
Aleksandrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schiffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schiffer punishes Aleksandrovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Aleksandrovich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schiffer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksandrovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Schiffer counters with a nice leg kick.
Aleksandrovich misses with a straight left.
Schiffer cracks Aleksandrovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aleksandrovich misses with a hook
and Schiffer counters with a right hand to the body.
Aleksandrovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Aleksandrovich checks the leg kick.
Aleksandrovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksandrovich misses with an uppercut.
Schiffer ducks under a wild hook from Aleksandrovich.
Schiffer throws the kick towards the body but Aleksandrovich avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrovich scores with a nice strike.

Schiffer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aleksandrovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Schiffer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schiffer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schiffer passes Aleksandrovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schiffer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ulquiorra Schiffer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schiffer looks to land a body kick but Aleksandrovich moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schiffer is looking to slow Aleksandrovich down with leg kicks.
Schiffer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schiffer misses with a few strikes there.
Schiffer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aleksandrovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schiffer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aleksandrovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schiffer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aleksandrovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schiffer throws a push kick but Aleksandrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Schiffer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schiffer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schiffer moves out of range of the strikes.
Aleksandrovich misses with a hook. Schiffer ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schiffer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sergey Aleksandrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schiffer walks into a left hand.

Schiffer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aleksandrovich sprawls well initially but Schiffer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aleksandrovich tries to get to full guard but Schiffer has control of the leg.
Schiffer passes to full mount!
Schiffer controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksandrovich is working to get back to half guard.
Schiffer landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiffer controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiffer looking to control but Aleksandrovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schiffer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schiffer with shots to the head and body - Aleksandrovich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schiffer controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

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.