PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Schwarzeneg
vs
XV

181 cm
34
190 lbs
17 - 34 - 0

187 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 17 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ZyD XV!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

XV darts in and clinches Schwarzeneg up against the cage.
XV using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzeneg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but XV holds him up against the cage and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.
XV pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schwarzeneg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but XV turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg letting XV take a breather here.
Schwarzeneg blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XV throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
XV throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from XV.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but XV forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but XV holds him up against the cage and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.
XV misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzeneg.
XV 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.
XV wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schwarzeneg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for XV!

Schwarzeneg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
XV is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
XV is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the full mount.
XV 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 loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg with shots to the head and body - XV looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzeneg with shots to the head and body - XV looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
XV is working to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
XV tries to lock up and control but Schwarzeneg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwarzeneg landing punches.
Schwarzeneg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schwarzeneg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schwarzeneg looking for a guillotine from mount but XV is having none of it.
XV is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwarzeneg 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.
XV is trying to escape the mount.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwarzeneg avoids the attempt from XV to control.
Schwarzeneg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of XV's face.
Schwarzeneg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwarzeneg lands a big elbow.
XV is trying desperately to improve position.

Schwarzeneg swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Schwarzeneg!