PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tachmukhammet Assurbanipal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schnatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Assurbanipal
vs
Schnatter

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

The Dark Side
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tachmukhammet Assurbanipal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Schnatter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assurbanipal throws a sloppy head kick and Schnatter moves out of range easily.
Schnatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schnatter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schnatter throws the left hand but Assurbanipal avoids the punch easily.

Schnatter rushes Assurbanipal and presses him up against the cage.
Schnatter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tachmukhammet Assurbanipal has been cut.
Schnatter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schnatter misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schnatter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Assurbanipal breaks the clinch.
Schnatter wants to slow Assurbanipal down by chopping away at his legs.
Schnatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assurbanipal.
Assurbanipal is breathing heavily.

Schnatter moves into range and clinches up with Assurbanipal.
Schnatter misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnatter struggles to land a body shot inside as Assurbanipal controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Schnatter.
Schnatter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schnatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schnatter cracks Assurbanipal with a nice body shot.
Schnatter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schnatter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schnatter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schnatter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schnatter working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnatter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schnatter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schnatter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schnatter lands a hook that snaps the head of Assurbanipal backwards.
Schnatter lands a nice shot to the body.
Schnatter tries to work over Assurbanipal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assurbanipal avoids the elbow strike from Schnatter, against the cage.
Schnatter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schnatter pushes off an throws an elbow but Assurbanipal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Assurbanipal dodges an elbow strike from Schnatter.
Schnatter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schnatter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assurbanipal's elbow.
Assurbanipal jumps guard but Schnatter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Assurbanipal avoids a wild elbow strike from Schnatter.
Assurbanipal avoids the elbow strike from Schnatter, against the cage.
Schnatter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Assurbanipal avoids a wild elbow strike from Schnatter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assurbanipal avoids a wild elbow strike from Schnatter.
Schnatter lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schnatter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schnatter.
A short left from Schnatter.
Schnatter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schnatter effectively controlling the action here.
Schnatter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assurbanipal backwards.
Schnatter avoiding damage.
Assurbanipal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tachmukhammet Assurbanipal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schnatter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schnatter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schnatter swings wildly with an uppercut but Assurbanipal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnatter lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schnatter pushes off an throws an elbow but Assurbanipal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schnatter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Schnatter.
Schnatter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assurbanipal backwards.
Schnatter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schnatter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Schnatter drops Assurbanipal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Assurbanipal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Assurbanipal is rocked!
Nice body punch from Schnatter - that landed with a thud.
Oh Assurbanipal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assurbanipal dodges an elbow strike from Schnatter.
Assurbanipal dodges an elbow strike from Schnatter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schnatter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Assurbanipal with a big uppercut! Assurbanipal tries to clinch up but Schnatter pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Assurbanipal to the mat! Assurbanipal covers up and Schnatter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Schnatter!