PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Waldo Claudiano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Schulmann
vs
Claudiano

181 cm
30
145 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

160 cm
25
149 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiano wants to clinch up but Schulmann keeps it at a distance.

Claudiano closes the distance and clinches.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schulmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Claudiano or not.
Claudiano is leaning against Schulmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Schulmann.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Claudiano has picked Schulmann up - he's going for a ride! Claudiano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Claudiano is keen to just control but Schulmann is a slippery customer.
Schulmann wants to get back to full guard.
Claudiano is keen to just control but Schulmann is a slippery customer.
Claudiano controlling the pace.
Claudiano prevents Schulmann from improving his position.
Claudiano is looking to take a break and control but Schulmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Claudiano thows a huge punch but Schulmann dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano lands strikes from half guard.
Claudiano trying to control from half guard but Schulmann is working away.
Schulmann tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
Schulmann is pressing down on Claudiano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schulmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Claudiano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulmann wants to sweep here but Claudiano controlling him for the moment.
Schulmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Claudiano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schulmann working a defensive guard here.

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.
Claudiano is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Claudiano shoots in and gets a takedown into Schulmann's guard.
Claudiano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schulmann's head.
Claudiano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Claudiano is sitting in close to Schulmann's body. Schulmann has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Claudiano is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Claudiano is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Schulmann.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yaniv Schulmann!
After winning the bout, Yaniv Schulmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.