PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by There's No Home for You Here. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Schoots
vs
Cid

180 cm
34
155 lbs
29 - 21 - 0

175 cm
34
159 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Schoots's front leg but catches the back leg as Schoots tries to avoid it.
Schoots misses with a right hand
and Cid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schoots thinking.
We've been hearing reports that Schoots has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Schoots shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cid is trying to maintain the position but Schoots is very close to passing his half guard.
Schoots looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoots thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schoots wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cid keeps working.
Cid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schoots scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots throws a strike but Cid avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schoots with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schoots being controlled here momentarily.
Schoots throwing strikes but missing.
Schoots wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Cid is pulling down on Schoots's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries to free his leg and advance position but Cid is retaining full guard.
Schoots throws a strike but Cid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cid preventing the sweep.
Schoots wants to hit a switch here but Cid passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schoots there!
Cid looking to control but Schoots is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Schoots 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.
Schoots wants to hold on but Cid pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cid trying to control but Schoots is having none of it.
Cid avoids the attempt from Schoots to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoots is desperately trying to improve his position but Cid has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Romano Schoots will probably get the nod.
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.

Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schoots.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cid.
Schoots throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schoots takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cid slips under a jab from Schoots.
Good shot there by Schoots.
Schoots throws a combination that misses
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schoots really felt that one!
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Schoots shoots for a takedown but Cid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cid tries to clinch but Schoots moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid thuds his right hand into Schoots's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a nice looking body kick.
Schoots walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schoots darts in trying to clinch
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Schoots was not able to check.
Schoots lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Cid.
Cid leaves Schoots with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schoots throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schoots misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid cracks a nice hook into Schoots's ribs.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xavier Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Schoots throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Schoots. Those never looked like landing.
Schoots takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schoots misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schoots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schoots wants to land a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schoots throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cid counters with an outside leg kick.
Schoots wants to clinch up but Cid keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schoots on the side of the head.
Schoots shoots for a double leg takedown but Cid sprawls well. He's pushed Schoots's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoots is looking to clinch.
Schoots throws a lazy body kick
and Cid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schoots's calf.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schoots was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Cid.
Cid connects with a jab.
Cid lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Schoots fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cid to the ground. Schoots is now in Cid's guard.
Cid is pulling down on Schoots's head. It's preventing any offense from Schoots, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Cid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schoots does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schoots wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Cid 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!

Schoots throws a big shot that misses.
Cid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Schoots is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schoots throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
A combination from Schoots does no damage.
Schoots throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schoots rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Schoots down.
Cid punishes Schoots's body with a nice straight punch.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schoots walks into a jab.
Schoots is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schoots throws a poor cross that misses
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt - Cid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schoots wants to clinch
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid wants to clinch.
Schoots takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Schoots takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cid scores with a jab to the head.
Schoots shoots in looking for a takedown but Cid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schoots's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schoots tries to bum rush Cid with a series of wild strikes but Cid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cid tries to clinch but Schoots is having none of it.
Schoots throws an off balance right hand
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid thows a body kick. Schoots tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cid with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid stuns Schoots with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.

Cid forces Schoots back against the cage and clinches.
Cid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Cid lands a nice uppercut.
Schoots swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schoots.
Schoots takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Cid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Cid.
Cid managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cid.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Cid crunches a lovely knee into Schoots's ribcage.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid lands an elbow inside.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schoots prevents a body shot from Cid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cid gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schoots.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoots is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schoots looking to stall.
Cid avoiding damage as Schoots throws knees to the body.
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!
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Schoots avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Schoots takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid works on Schoots's body with a couple of short punches.
Schoots takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cid lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
A less than humble Xavier Cid misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.