PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Never Be One Of Us by NAILS. Schtrappe has chosen Phobia by Kreator as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fadden
vs
Schtrappe

170 cm
35
167 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

175 cm
34
163 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fadden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fadden misses with a leg kick
and Schtrappe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fadden looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Fadden loads up on a big right hand but Schtrappe slips the punch.
Schtrappe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fadden.
A low kick from Fadden is predictable there
and Schtrappe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fadden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Fadden avoids it well.
A low kick from Fadden misses
and Schtrappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Fadden's head but Fadden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schtrappe throws a good cross that connects.
Fadden throws a body kick that misses.
Fadden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schtrappe throws a shot from downtown. Fadden moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schtrappe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick which misses Fadden's front leg but catches the back leg as Fadden tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fadden.
Schtrappe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fadden throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schtrappe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fadden misses with a leg kick
enabling Schtrappe to counter with a crisp jab.
Fadden misses with the combination.
Fadden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the leg kick from Fadden.

Fadden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schtrappe, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe gets through Fadden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Fadden controls his hands.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Fadden controls the action.
Fadden tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Fadden back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
Fadden blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fadden blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fadden.
Fadden lands with a short shot to the head.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe scores with a shoulder strike.
Fadden lands an elbow just above Schtrappe 's eye.
Fadden struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Fadden.
Fadden is trying to pull guard but Schtrappe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Fadden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadden misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fadden lands a nice shot that snaps Schtrappe's head back.
The fighters circling - Fadden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fadden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
John Fadden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fadden fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Fadden throws a lazy uppercut
and Schtrappe counters with a good low kick that Fadden was not able to check.
Fadden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe keeps the fight on the outside.
Schtrappe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fadden throws an off balance right hand
and Fadden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schtrappe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadden tries to clinch but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Fadden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schtrappe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John Fadden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fadden swats away the attempt to clinch by Schtrappe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Fadden catches Schtrappe right on the button with a cross.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadden.
Schtrappe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schtrappe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schtrappe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fadden connects with an inside leg kick.
Schtrappe connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Schtrappe misses.
Fadden tried to score with a low kick but Schtrappe checks it.
Fadden misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Schtrappe misses.
Fadden throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Fadden misses
and Schtrappe counters with a good low kick that Fadden was not able to check.
Fadden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schtrappe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throws a lazy uppercut
and Schtrappe counters with a low kick, right behind Fadden 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadden misses with a right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fadden's knee momentarily.
Fadden misses with an uppercut
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fadden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fadden checks a leg kick.
Fadden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fadden scores with a jab. Schtrappe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fadden throws a front kick aimed at Schtrappe's knee but Schtrappe avoids it well.
Fadden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fadden lands with an uppercut that bounces Schtrappe off the cage and back into range.
Schtrappe needs to keep his hands up - Fadden had a free shot at his head there.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schtrappe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fadden with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden is looking to land body kicks.
Fadden backing away here, and Schtrappe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fadden throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadden misses with a combination
enabling Schtrappe to counter with a crisp jab.
Fadden doesn't manage to clinch there - Schtrappe circles away.
A low kick from Fadden misses
and Schtrappe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schtrappe slips a straight right by Fadden.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from Fadden.
Fadden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fadden tries to counter by clinching up but Schtrappe breaks away and moves out of range.
Fadden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadden misses with a low kick as Schtrappe jumps back.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Fadden blocks it.

Schtrappe takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fadden looking to throw knees to the head but Schtrappe is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bach Schtrappe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schtrappe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fadden is looking to score with low kicks.
Schtrappe feints a counter leg kick.
Fadden slips a jab from Schtrappe.
Fadden misses with a low kick.
Fadden lands a jab-cross combination.
Schtrappe gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Fadden gets a clinch.
Schtrappe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fadden blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Fadden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden misses with a body punch.
Fadden scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fadden.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fadden's elbow.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fadden.
Fadden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fadden scores with a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Fadden.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Fadden avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
John Fadden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe dodges an elbow strike from Fadden.
Fadden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fadden's elbow.
Fadden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fadden misses with an elbow over the top.
Schtrappe lands a body punch.
Fadden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fadden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schtrappe blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Fadden.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands a right hand.
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schtrappe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe.
Fadden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the side of Fadden's head.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
Fadden blocking some punches.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fadden blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Fadden fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Fadden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fadden lands a shot to the body.
Fadden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fadden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schtrappe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fadden working aggressively here.
Fadden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schtrappe avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bach Schtrappe.
I've got Schtrappe 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bach Schtrappe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bach Schtrappe thanked Fury Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).