PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stormcrow
vs
Schultes

180 cm
23
176 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
181 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stormcrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schultes throws a solid leg kick but Stormcrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schultes.

Stormcrow rushes Schultes and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stormcrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stormcrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Stormcrow misses with the head strike.
Stormcrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultes can't get the takedown.

Schultes breaks the clinch.
Stormcrow misses the shot to the body.
Schultes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Stormcrow throws a right hand that misses
and Schultes counters with a head kick.

Schultes tries to keep at a distance but Stormcrow has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schultes manages to break the clinch.
Stormcrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stormcrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schultes misses with a body shot.
Stormcrow throws a body kick that misses.
Schultes slips under a jab from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow throws a combination that misses
and Schultes counters with an inside leg kick.
Stormcrow throws a jab when Schultes was well out of range.
Stormcrow throws a lazy head kick
and Schultes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stormcrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schultes is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes checks a low kick from Stormcrow.

Stormcrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schultes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schultes is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stormcrow.
A head punch on the inside from Stormcrow fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stormcrow fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Schultes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormcrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schultes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultes.
Stormcrow looks for the body kick but Schultes saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow misses with an uppercut
and Schultes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultes. Stormcrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow tries to work over Schultes's front leg with a kick but Schultes checks it.
Stormcrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Stormcrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stormcrow throws a sloppy head kick and Schultes moves out of range easily.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow misses with a hook
and Schultes counters with a nice leg kick.
Stormcrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Schultes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stormcrow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stormcrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormcrow misses with a hook
and Schultes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Schultes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schultes checks it well.
Stormcrow scores with the left hand. Schultes knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormcrow throws a hook but Schultes avoids it easily.
Stormcrow looks to land a right hand but Schultes moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stormcrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stormcrow throws out a leg kick but Schultes moves out of range and Stormcrow only half commits.
Schultes throws a lazy uppercut
and Stormcrow counters with a body kick that stops Schultes in his tracks momentarily.
Stormcrow misses with a hook.
Stormcrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultes was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormcrow.
Schultes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schultes.
Decent striking displayed by Stormcrow there.
Schultes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Schultes moved away.
Schultes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stormcrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow scores with the left hand. Schultes knows he should have avoided that one.
Schultes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schultes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stormcrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stormcrow throws a predictable looking body shot

and Schultes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Schultes forces his way into half guard.
Stormcrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schultes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Stormcrow trying to control but Schultes postures up.
Stormcrow manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes stands up over Stormcrow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stormcrow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schultes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schultes throws a strike but Stormcrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schultes wants to sweep but no luck.
Stormcrow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schultes's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Schultes 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.
Stormcrow wants to stand but Schultes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aurelius Schultes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stormcrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schultes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schultes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schultes tries a head kick but it misses.
Stormcrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stormcrow tries to land a leg kick but Schultes saw it coming and moves away.
Stormcrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schultes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stormcrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes moves out of range as Stormcrow strikes.
Schultes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stormcrow's sensitive parts.
Stormcrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stormcrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultes. That did some damage!
Schultes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Stormcrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schultes doesn't seem phased though.
Stormcrow moves out of range of the body kick from Schultes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stormcrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow 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.

Bowser Stormcrow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stormcrow throws a body punch but Schultes moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Schultes.
Stormcrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Stormcrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultes. That did some damage!
Stormcrow misses with an uppercut.
Stormcrow tries to land a front kick but Schultes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stormcrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Stormcrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schultes counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Stormcrow misses.
Stormcrow misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schultes. That's going to slow Stormcrow down.
Stormcrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schultes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow lands a front kick.
Stormcrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schultes moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Stormcrow misses
and Schultes counters with a good low kick that Stormcrow was not able to check.
Schultes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stormcrow throws the kick towards the body but Schultes avoids it.

Stormcrow forces Schultes back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Stormcrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stormcrow throws a head punch that misses.
Schultes wants to break free but Stormcrow has control.
Stormcrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultes controls his hands.
Stormcrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schultes tries to throw a body punch but Stormcrow avoids it by throwing Schultes back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultes.
Schultes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stormcrow lands a right hand.
Schultes blocking some punches.
Schultes letting Stormcrow take a breather here.
Schultes trying to control the position but instead, Stormcrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schultes into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Schultes.
Stormcrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Stormcrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stormcrow gets through Schultes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stormcrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stormcrow tries to stall but Schultes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schultes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stormcrow backwards.
Bowser Stormcrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Schultes to work.
Schultes trying to stall but Stormcrow improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelius Schultes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stormcrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Stormcrow misses.
Stormcrow tests Schultes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stormcrow sizes up Schultes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schultes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stormcrow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowser Stormcrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stormcrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowser Stormcrow!
In his post fight interview, Bowser Stormcrow started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.