PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rex
vs
Schwarzeneg

187 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
35
210 lbs
14 - 46 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Texas Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 46 - 1, fighting out of London, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Rex misses.

Schwarzeneg scores with a takedown into Rex's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schwarzeneg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schwarzeneg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rex is keeping the position for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Goran Schwarzeneg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Rex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rex throws a combination that misses

and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rex's guard now.
Rex is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Goran Schwarzeneg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Rex.

Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzeneg can't get the takedown.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
Texas Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg keeps control of Rex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schwarzeneg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rex tries to circle away but Schwarzeneg has him pinned against the cage.

Schwarzeneg drags the fight down to the ground.
Rex is looking to stand up but Schwarzeneg won't let him.
Rex trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Schwarzeneg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg decides to return to a standing position.

Schwarzeneg feints and as Rex raises his hands in defense, Schwarzeneg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg sitting in guard here, content to control.

Goran Schwarzeneg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Schwarzeneg moves into range and clinches up with Rex.
Rex tries to break the clinch but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and pushes Rex back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex prevents the takedown attempt.

Rex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rex tries to clinch up.

Schwarzeneg looking to score a takedown here. Rex is defending well but Schwarzeneg drives through and ends up in Rex's guard.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg showing good wrestling skills 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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Goran Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rex swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rex's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Rex scores with a four punch combination!
Schwarzeneg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schwarzeneg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rex connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg darts in and clinches Rex up against the cage.
Schwarzeneg has Rex pressed against the cage, preventing Rex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rex gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch.

Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Rex is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rex tries to break free but Schwarzeneg pushes him back against the cage.
Rex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the cage.
Schwarzeneg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rex after a bit of a struggle.
Texas Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg decides to pull guard.
Rex has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rex wants to stand and escape but instead Schwarzeneg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Rex to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Texas Rex wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rex walks into a jab.
Rex fails with the takedown.
Goran Schwarzeneg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rex shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
Rex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the cage.

Schwarzeneg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg is taking a breather. Rex says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Schwarzeneg stands up and beckons Rex to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Texas Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwarzeneg circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwarzeneg has a takedown stuffed.
Jab by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg blocks the body kick.
Rex throws a leg kick
and Schwarzeneg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rex fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwarzeneg fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Rex misses.
Schwarzeneg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schwarzeneg scores with the left hand. Rex knows he should have avoided that one.
Schwarzeneg lands a jab to Rex's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch.

Rex gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Goran Schwarzeneg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schwarzeneg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rex moves forwards but Schwarzeneg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex avoids the body shot from Schwarzeneg.
Nice shot lands for Schwarzeneg.

Rex gets caught flat footed, as Schwarzeneg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg stays in close to Rex's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Goran Schwarzeneg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schwarzeneg takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Schwarzeneg.
Rex is looking to break free of the clinch but Schwarzeneg has double underhooks.

Schwarzeneg pulls guard.
Rex wants to stand but Schwarzeneg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schwarzeneg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rex!
Rex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rex tries to get out of the position.
Schwarzeneg controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
Schwarzeneg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schwarzeneg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schwarzeneg with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Schwarzeneg controlling his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Goran Schwarzeneg was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Schwarzeneg has Rex up against the cage in a clinch.

Schwarzeneg gets control of Rex's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schwarzeneg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Schwarzeneg seems keen to control Rex's posture.

Schwarzeneg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Goran Schwarzeneg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzeneg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Texas Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwarzeneg slips a jab and a cross from Rex.
Rex misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goran Schwarzeneg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schwarzeneg 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Goran Schwarzeneg!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Goran Schwarzeneg!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Goran Schwarzeneg!

Goran Schwarzeneg wins by unanimous decision!