PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pettis
vs
Schwager Ii

170 cm
24
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis misses with a looping right.
Schwager Ii wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.
Schwager Ii clobbers Pettis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schwager Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pettis at a distance.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Schwager Ii avoids them all with ease.
Schwager Ii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schwager Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pettis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pettis takes a swing at Schwager Ii's ribcage but misses.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Pettis both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwager Ii lands a body shot.
Pettis throws a good cross that connects.
Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schwager Ii on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwager Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schwager Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Pettis counters with a series of strikes. Schwager Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schwager Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pettis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1-2. Pettis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwager Ii throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwager Ii's hands.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pettis rather than just go for the knockout.
Schwager Ii works the jab nicely.
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Pettis avoids them all with ease.
Schwager Ii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pettis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Pettis moves out of range.
As Schwager Ii looks to move away, Pettis throws a big counter combo bu Schwager Ii just gets out of the way.
Schwager Ii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Pettis with a series of wild strikes but Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pettis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pettis ducks under a wild hook from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a looping left.
A jab from Pettis finds it's way through Schwager Ii's defenses.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwager Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Pettis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwager Ii.
Pettis throwing a counter right hand but Schwager Ii manages to avoid it.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pettis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pettis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Schwager Ii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettis's head.
A shot to the body from Schwager Ii misses
and Pettis counters with a left and a right that stings Schwager Ii.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Schwager Ii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Pettis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwager Ii doesn't seem phased though.
Schwager Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Pettis's shoulder, as Pettis tries to avoid the shot.
Schwager Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schwager Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pettis dips to his left and cracks Schwager Ii with an uppercut!
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwager Ii manages to avoid it.
Schwager Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis throws a right hand that Schwager Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwager Ii also avoids with ease.
Schwager Ii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pettis defends it well.
Schwager Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pettis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pettis misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwager Ii throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwager Ii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with a right hand to the body.
Pettis throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwager Ii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Pettis is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Schwager Ii engages and cracks Pettis with a massive lead left hook - Pettis tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Schwager Ii is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Norbert Schwager Ii!
A relieved looking Norbert Schwager Ii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.