PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schwarzeneg
vs
Trezeguet

187 cm
43
210 lbs
21 - 64 - 1

193 cm
38
220 lbs
24 - 38 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 64 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 38 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneg gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Schwarzeneg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwarzeneg slips a jab from Trezeguet.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a counter combo.

Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into guard.

Trezeguet wriggles free and stands up.

Schwarzeneg clinches.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Trezeguet won't allow it.
Trezeguet goes for a takedown attempt but Schwarzeneg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schwarzeneg with a poor takedown

and Trezeguet moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trezeguet tries to work over Schwarzeneg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trezeguet digs a right hand into Schwarzeneg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schwarzeneg's gas tank.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Trezeguet holds him up against the cage and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trezeguet manages to break the clinch.
Trezeguet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schwarzeneg is able to avoid easily.

Schwarzeneg gets a clinch.
I was talking to Schwarzeneg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schwarzeneg is trying to push Trezeguet away but Trezeguet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Trezeguet breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzeneg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trezeguet's calf.
That kick from Trezeguet tenderised Schwarzeneg's leg. Schwarzeneg is trying to keep his angry face on.

Schwarzeneg clinches with his opponent.
Trezeguet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Trezeguet won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trezeguet smiles and moves away.
Trezeguet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwarzeneg. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Trezeguet uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Trezeguet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schwarzeneg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown
and Trezeguet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trezeguet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schwarzeneg misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg misses with a hook.
Trezeguet throws a wild body kick that Schwarzeneg sees coming a mile off.
Trezeguet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trezeguet.
Trezeguet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Schwarzeneg does it's job there.
Schwarzeneg checks a leg kick nicely.
Schwarzeneg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Schwarzeneg moves into range and clinches up with Trezeguet.
Trezeguet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Trezeguet won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown but no success here.
Trezeguet stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trezeguet gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Trezeguet instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Trezeguet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trezeguet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown attempt but Trezeguet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A good leg kick by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg moves out of range of the body kick.
Schwarzeneg throws a jab but it's blocked by Trezeguet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Trezeguet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trezeguet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schwarzeneg throws a wild body kick that Trezeguet sees coming a mile off.

Schwarzeneg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trezeguet, pushing him back against the cage.

Trezeguet pulls guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Trezeguet is working from the bottom.
Trezeguet wants to hit a switch here but Schwarzeneg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trezeguet there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trezeguet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trezeguet is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes here but Trezeguet is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schwarzeneg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trezeguet tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg pushes him away.

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.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trezeguet is looking to get to half guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Trezeguet is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schwarzeneg can't control as he wanted to and Trezeguet manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Schwarzeneg stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trezeguet is looking to control Schwarzeneg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trezeguet avoid being mounted?
Trezeguet is looking for a sweep. Schwarzeneg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Schwarzeneg throws a right and a left that Trezeguet avoids nicely.

Schwarzeneg moves into range and clinches up with Trezeguet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Schwarzeneg dominated that second round.
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!

Schwarzeneg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trezeguet circles away.

Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into Trezeguet's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schwarzeneg pushes down on Trezeguet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarzeneg stalling.
Trezeguet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trezeguet trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schwarzeneg slows the pace down in half guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trezeguet keeps working.
Trezeguet trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schwarzeneg prevents Trezeguet from improving his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Schwarzeneg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schwarzeneg prevents a body shot from Trezeguet.
Schwarzeneg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schwarzeneg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trezeguet.
Trezeguet jumps guard but Schwarzeneg stands there with Trezeguet around his waist. Trezeguet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schwarzeneg letting Trezeguet take a breather here.
Goran Schwarzeneg has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trezeguet is struggling to control the position.
Schwarzeneg is trying to pull guard but Trezeguet has him pressed against the cage.

Trezeguet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Trezeguet is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Schwarzeneg misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trezeguet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Trezeguet is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trezeguet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schwarzeneg stops a takedown attempt from Trezeguet.
Schwarzeneg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trezeguet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trezeguet as Schwarzeneg tries to tie him up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trezeguet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.

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 Goran Schwarzeneg.
I think Schwarzeneg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Goran Schwarzeneg!