PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakara
vs
Schoots

177 cm
33
169 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

180 cm
38
155 lbs
36 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots throws a head kick but Nakara moves out of range.
Nakara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nakara throws out a loose jab but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakara throws out the jab.
Nakara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schoots scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakara doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakara looks to land a left hand but Schoots moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Schoots releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nakara takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Nakara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Schoots to the mat! Schoots manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoots is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is trying to keep Nakara in close.
Nakara controlling from the top position.
Nakara throws a big elbow that misses.
Schoots trying to control the position.
Nakara tries to free his leg and advance position but Schoots is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakara is looking to work some ground and pound but Schoots has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Schoots misses.
Nakara throws a big counter combination but Schoots scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nakara staying out of range there.
Nakara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schoots pinned against the cage. Schoots gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakara backing away here, and Schoots unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nakara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara throws a lazy uppercut
and Schoots counters with a right hand to the body.
Schoots blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Schoots blocks the low kick.
Schoots throws out a powerful jab.
Nakara scores with a leg kick.

Schoots darts in and clinches Nakara up against the cage.
Schoots manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakara leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara lands an uppercut.
Nakara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakara has Schoots pressed against the cage.
Schoots can't find room to land a body shot as Nakara controls the action.
Nakara goes for a takedown attempt but Schoots pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakara tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Nakara misses
and Schoots connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tebato Nakara has been cut.
Schoots walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schoots misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schoots lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tebato Nakara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schoots shoots in and bounces Nakara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakara trying to keep a closed guard but Schoots is proving a slippery customer.
Nakara wants to control but Schoots passes easily into half guard.
Nakara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
My spies in Spartan Elite 24x7 inform me that Schoots has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schoots stopping the sweep attempt from Nakara.
Nakara is working hard here to advance position.
Nakara pulls Schoots in close to prevent any damage.
Schoots controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakara darts in looking for a takedown but Schoots gets double underhooks and turns Nakara into the cage.
Schoots feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schoots takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schoots tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schoots is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Schoots there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Schoots. Those never looked like landing.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick
and Nakara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schoots steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakara. That one must have hurt.
Schoots scores with a nice body kick.
Schoots has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots looks for a takedown but Nakara sprawls well.

Schoots drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakara dodges the ground and pound from Schoots.
Nakara sneaks back into half guard.
Nakara taking some punishment here, with Schoots in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is looking for a sweep. Schoots is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakara is refusing to be controlled, as Schoots sits in half guard.
Nakara trying to hold on to Schoots's head to control him but Schoots postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakara is controlling Schoots's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tebato Nakara's cut.
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 gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nakara.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schoots lands a jab.
Schoots ducks under a wild hook from Nakara.
Nakara tries a head kick but it misses.
Schoots appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nakara cracks Schoots with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakara misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakara moves out of range of the strikes.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakara.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schoots, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Schoots.
Schoots dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schoots's calf.
Nice body kick there by Nakara.
Schoots thumps Nakara with a low kick.
Nakara throws the left hand but Schoots avoids the punch easily.
Nakara throws a leg kick
and Schoots connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schoots lands a body shot.
Schoots attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tebato Nakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Nakara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schoots tries to clinch up
and Nakara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schoots digs a good body shot into Nakara's ribs.
Nakara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schoots throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakara lands a jab to Schoots's midsection.
Schoots jabs Nakara right on the nose. Nakara blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schoots throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakara.
Nakara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schoots throws a hook but Nakara avoids it easily.
Nakara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schoots misses with a body shot.
Schoots keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schoots takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schoots on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakara throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schoots.
Nakara throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Nakara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakara looks to land a right hand but Schoots moved out of range.
Nakara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Schoots shoots in and bounces Nakara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romano Schoots.
I've got Schoots winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
Our winner, Romano Schoots, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.