PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elliott Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliott Stanley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Schulz's chin.

Stanley
vs
Schulz

179 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
27
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliott Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schulz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanley shoots in looking for a takedown but Schulz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stanley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley is working for takedown but Schulz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schulz tries to pull guard but Stanley won't allow it.
Schulz tries to land a knee to the head but Stanley blocks with his arms.
Stanley is pressed up against the cage. Schulz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stanley down to the mat. Stanley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stanley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schulz.
Stanley tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.

Stanley drives through and clinches with Schulz against the cage.
Schulz tries to stall but Stanley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Stanley pulls Schulz into guard.
Stanley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stanley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulz controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stanley looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanley, not yet.
Schulz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elliott Stanley.
Stanley tries for a takedown but Schulz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliott Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Schulz blocks the leg kick.
Stanley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley shoots for a takedown but Schulz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Stanley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Schulz pushes Stanley off and gets back to his feet.

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

Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Schulz. No joy for Stanley on that attempt.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Schulz counters with a single leg into guard. Stanley didn't expect that.
Schulz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stanley's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz advances to half guard.
Schulz controlling the action here.
Stanley tries to get to full guard but Schulz has control of the leg.
Schulz wants to get back to his feet.
Stanley is holding on to half guard well.
Stanley manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to get up but he can't break Stanley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Stanley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schulz looking to sit in guard and control but Stanley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stanley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elliott Stanley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stanley tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown but Schulz shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Stanley with that takedown attempt.
Stanley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliott Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown but Schulz shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schulz dodges the punch combination from Stanley.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanley is defended easily by Schulz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Stanley misses
and Schulz counters with a low kick, right behind Stanley 's knee.
Stanley tries to clinch up but Schulz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanley looks to clinch

and Schulz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stanley!
Stanley being controlled for a moment.
Schulz working the body and head with strikes.
Stanley struggling a bit here.
Stanley tries to buck Schulz off but Schulz is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
Schulz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Schulz scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Stanley's face as Schulz controls the position.
Stanley is looking for a sweep.
Stanley trying to remain calm as Schulz controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Stanley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stanley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schulz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is putting a hurting on Stanley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Schulz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stanley is not content to let Schulz control the position.
Schulz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schulz advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Schulz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Stanley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stanley looking to sit in guard and control but Schulz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schulz tries to stand but Stanley is controlling from the bottom.
Stanley trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanley looking for a guillotine here but Schulz defends easily.
Stanley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stanley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stanley tries to get out of the position.
Schulz looking to pass the guard.
Stanley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stanley controls Schulz momentarily but Schulz frees himself.
Schulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanley throws a looping overhand right but Schulz ducks down to avoid it.

Stanley clinches with his opponent.
Stanley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schulz avoids it.
Schulz stops a takedown attempt from Stanley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulz tries to pull guard but Stanley holds him up against the cage and eventually Schulz drops back down to his feet.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Schulz won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants a takedown.
Schulz is working for takedown but Stanley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elliott Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Schulz.

Stanley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stanley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanley is working hard here to advance position.
Schulz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schulz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schulz trying to control the position.

Schulz has his foot on Stanley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanley works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulz pulls Stanley in close to prevent any damage.
Stanley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Stanley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schulz is not content to let Stanley control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliott Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stanley 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliott Stanley!