PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schoots
vs
Yue

180 cm
35
155 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

150 cm
32
147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

Championship Clothing (LAUNDRY AVAILABLE @ 87.5%)

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 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Yue!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schoots has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yue is trying to break the clinch but Schoots is controlling him.
Yue can't find room to land a body shot as Schoots controls the action.
Yue misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schoots - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yue wants to take the fight to the mat but Schoots manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yue.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yue as Schoots tries to tie him up.
Yue misses with a body punch.
Schoots gets underhooks to prevent Yue's takedown attempt.
Schoots gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yue.
Romano Schoots has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fei Yue.
Yue misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yue.
Yue swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Schoots.
Yue scores with a hook to the body.
Yue working aggressively here.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
Schoots trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schoots's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yue has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
Schoots working aggressively here.
Yue tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schoots misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yue backwards.
Schoots stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schoots doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schoots looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schoots.
Schoots blocks a body shot from Yue.
Yue lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoots looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yue as Schoots tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schoots obliges.
Yue tries for a takedown but Schoots manages to get underhooks.
Yue swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Schoots.
Yue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yue drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
Schoots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yue is defending well for now.
Yue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schoots's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yue tries to circle away but Schoots has him pinned against the cage.
Schoots putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schoots creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue lands a nice shot to the body.
Yue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schoots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yue is defending well for now.
Schoots taking a breather.
Yue wants to get back to striking at distance but Schoots won't allow it.
Schoots stalling the fight.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yue.
A head punch on the inside from Yue fails to land.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yue.
Schoots scores a nice knee to the body.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
Schoots throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yues head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Schoots.
Schoots blocks a body shot from Yue.
Yue cracks Schoots with a nice body shot.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots missing with knees to the body.
Schoots pushes Yue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Yue.
Yue tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schoots lands a shoulder strike.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Yue blocks it.
Yue has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
Yue misses with a punch on the inside.
Yue misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots is looking to control Yue's arms but Yue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schoots has his back to the cage.
Yue tries a body shot but Schoots blocks it.
Yue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schoots swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schoots using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schoots is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schoots clinches up against the cage.
Schoots landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schoots.
A short body shot lands from Yue as the two fighters clinch.
Yue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schoots connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yue tries for a takedown but Schoots manages to get underhooks.
Yue misses with some punches.
Schoots missing with knees to the body.
Yue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schoots misses with a body punch.
Schoots is leaning against Yue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schoots tries to throw a body punch but Yue avoids it by throwing Schoots back against the cage.
Schoots blocks an uppercut.
Schoots unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schoots landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Yue on the inside.
Schoots putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yue is breathing heavily.
Schoots unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schoots lands a knee to the body.
Yue misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schoots.
Yue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yue tries to throw a body punch but Schoots avoids it by throwing Yue back against the cage.
Yue tries to throw a body punch but Schoots avoids it by throwing Yue back against the cage.
Schoots scores with a shoulder strike.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yue.
Schoots stalling in the clinch.
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!
Yue has had enough of the clinch but Schoots keeps him there for the moment.

Yue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands with a nice body punch.
Yue misses with a low kick.
Yue swats away the attempt to clinch by Schoots.
Schoots jabs at Yue's body.
Yue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
Schoots misses with a series of wild punches.
Schoots scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Schoots tries to keep at a distance but Yue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schoots trying to control the position but instead, Yue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schoots into the cage.
Schoots is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue working aggressively here.
Yue misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yue.
Yue gets through Schoots's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schoots is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yue is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schoots.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yue.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schoots's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Schoots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yue is defending well for now.
Yue swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yue avoids it.
Yue looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yue.
A right hook to the body lands for Yue.
Yue lands a shoulder strike.
Yue tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schoots blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schoots blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yue swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yue digs a right hand underneath Schoots's ribcage. Schoots let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yue fails to land.
Yue misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots missing with knees to the body.
Yue being controlled against the cage.
Yue wants to break free but Schoots has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schoots.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schoots misses with a hook to the body

and Yue counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots looking to control.
Yue trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schoots is trying to keep Yue in close.
Yue distracts Schoots with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schoots throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yue throwing strikes from guard but Schoots blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots looking for a sweep. Not yet Schoots, not yet.
Yue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yue wants to control from the top but Schoots keeps moving.
Schoots bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yue's guard.
Schoots is looking to work some ground and pound but Yue has wrist control.
Yue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schoots will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yue is on top in guard.
Yue postures up and lands a big shot to Schoots's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue is pushing down on Schoots's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schoots is fighting to maintain full guard but Yue has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yue tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schoots knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schoots slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yue throws an elbow that misses. Schoots uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yue's guard. Nice move by Schoots!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yue looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schoots throws an elbow that misses. Yue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schoots's guard. Nice move by Yue!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yue looking to sit in guard and control but Schoots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schoots is looking to work some ground and pound but Yue has wrist control.
Schoots wants to control from the top but Yue keeps moving.
Schoots content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fei Yue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but Yue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoots throws a big elbow that misses.
Schoots trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schoots trying to control but Yue is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue controls Schoots momentarily but Schoots frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romano Schoots.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schoots, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Romano Schoots!
A victorious Romano Schoots thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.