PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almeida
vs
Schulz

181 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schulz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida gets tackled into the cage by Schulz. Schulz maintains the clinch.

Almeida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schulz regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schulz looking to control.
Almeida looking to pass the guard.
Almeida throwing strikes but missing.
Almeida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almeida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schulz controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Almeida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schulz looking to control.
Schulz keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schulz wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schulz circles away.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Schulz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schulz tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida staying out of range there.

Schulz clinches up with Almeida and pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida can't get the takedown.

Schulz pulls Almeida into guard.
Schulz controlling the position.

Schulz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schulz controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Schulz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida 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.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!

Almeida has gone for a leg lock! Schulz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Almeida's guard.
Almeida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
Schulz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schulz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almeida looking for a sweep. Not yet Almeida, not yet.
Almeida managing to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schulz misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Almeida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schulz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida working the head with strikes.
Schulz is looking to reverse the position.

Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schulz has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulz keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schulz stuffs the takedown.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schulz defends it nicely.

Schulz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schulz wants a takedown but no success here.
Almeida wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almeida is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Almeida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donk. Almeida catches Schulz right on the button with a cross.
Almeida misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Schulz.
Schulz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schulz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schulz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schulz throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Schulz wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.

Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Almeida seems to be looking for submissions.
Schulz is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schulz avoid being mounted?
Almeida trying to control from half guard but Schulz is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida prevents Schulz from standing back up.
Almeida trying to control from half guard but Schulz is working away.
Schulz is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Schulz is breathing heavily.
Almeida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Almeida is looking to stall here but Schulz recovers full guard.
Almeida passes Schulz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almeida is looking to advance position but Schulz won't allow it.

Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida prevents Schulz from improving his position.
Schulz wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy.
Almeida working over Schulz with some ground and pound. Schulz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almeida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Almeida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Almeida trying to control the action but Schulz is working from the bottom.
Almeida wants to pass to mount but Schulz is defending the position.
Almeida is keen to just control but Schulz is a slippery customer.
Almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schulz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schulz is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Dan Schulz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulz tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.

Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Schulz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Schulz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Almeida looks for a takedown but Schulz sprawls well.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schulz defends it nicely.
Schulz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almeida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida defending well as Schulz loads up on a big left hand.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schulz.
Schulz throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Schulz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Almeida.
Schulz misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
Almeida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schulz throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Schulz.

Schulz moves into the clinch successfully.

Schulz pulls Almeida into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schulz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schulz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schulz!
Schulz trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schulz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Almeida tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schulz working the ground and pound.
Schulz wants to stand but Almeida has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Almeida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Almeida holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Schulz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida is trying to drag Schulz to the mat but Schulz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.

Schulz breaks the clinch.
Dan Schulz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schulz throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almeida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Almeida!
Alexandre Almeida really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.