PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Schuldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strong
vs
Schuldt

170 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chase Schuldt!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuldt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schuldt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schuldt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schuldt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong appears to be looking for a big counter.

Schuldt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strong, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuldts head.
Strong lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuldt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Schuldt fails to land.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
Schuldt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Schuldt.

Strong manages to break the clinch.

Strong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Strong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuldt misses with some punches.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuldt is looking to control Strong's arms but Strong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schuldt has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuldt.
Schuldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuldt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Schuldt misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong scores with a one two! Schuldt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Strong clinches up with Schuldt and pushes him back against the cage.
Strong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schuldt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Strong just leaning against Schuldt, taking a breather.
Schuldt looking to stall.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong controlling the action here for a moment.
Schuldt told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuldt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schuldt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Schuldt. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Strong has managed to clinch.
Schuldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Schuldt can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Schuldt blocks with his arms.
Strong tries a body shot but Schuldt blocks it.
Schuldt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schuldt blocks it with crossed arms.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuldt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schuldt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schuldt throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
Schuldt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schuldt throws a one two combo.
Jack Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strong drives through and clinches with Schuldt against the cage.
Strong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schuldt has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
A short right from Strong.
Schuldt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schuldt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Schuldt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schuldt.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strong rushes Schuldt and presses him up against the cage.
Strong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Schuldt blocks with his arms.
Strong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strong.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schuldt backwards.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuldt throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Schuldt.

Strong clinches up with Schuldt and pushes him back against the cage.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuldt lands with a left to the head.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Strong has managed to clinch.
Schuldt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuldt has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Strong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schuldt fails to land with a series of punches.
Schuldt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Strong misses the target.
Schuldt throws a right and a left that Strong avoids nicely.
Schuldt throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schuldt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schuldt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Schuldt.

Strong clinches.

Strong breaks the clinch.
Strong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Schuldt is rocked!
Schuldt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schuldt is still on wobbly legs! Can Strong finish him?

Strong instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Schuldt seems to have recovered his senses.
Strong blocks a head kick by Schuldt.
Jack Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schuldt misses with a series of wild punches.
Chase Schuldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schuldt's head.

Strong clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schuldt misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Schuldt blocks with his arms.
Strong scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Strong manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schuldt misses with a knee to the head.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schuldt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuldt keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong misses with a double jab.
Schuldt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strong. That did some damage!
Strong avoids the head kick by Schuldt.
Schuldt throws a head kick that misses.
Schuldt is breathing heavily.

Strong drives through and clinches with Schuldt against the cage.

Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Strong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Strong misses with an elbow over the top.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schuldt can do to turn this around?
Strong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Schuldt misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strong lands an uppercut.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strong lands a body shot.

Strong manages to break the clinch.
Strong blocks a head kick by Schuldt.
Schuldt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schuldt swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.

Strong darts in and clinches Schuldt up against the cage.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strong lands a right hand.
A short right from Strong on the inside.
Schuldt misses with the head strike.
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!
Schuldt misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuldt pushes off an throws an elbow but Strong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schuldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schuldt swinging wildly here.

Strong forces Schuldt back against the cage and clinches.
Strong is stalling here.
Strong avoiding damage as Schuldt throws knees to the body.
Schuldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schuldt up against the cage.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Schuldt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Strong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Strong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schuldt keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Schuldt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schuldt swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.
Schuldt misses with a wild combination.
Schuldt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schuldt tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strong tries to clinch but Schuldt is having none of it.
Strong slips a jab from Schuldt.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Schuldt pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Strong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schuldt, pushing him back against the cage.
Schuldt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Strong.
A short right from Strong.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schuldt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
Schuldt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Schuldt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong stalls.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schuldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuldt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong stalling.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schuldt lands a knee to the head.
Strong stalling in the clinch.
Schuldt misses with a knee strike.
Schuldt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Schuldt is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schuldt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schuldt has Strong pressed against the cage.
Schuldt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Jack Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schuldt scores with a shoulder strike.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuldt tries a head kick but it misses.
Strong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schuldt!
Schuldt misses with a head kick.

Schuldt tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong effectively controlling the action here.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strong lands a nice looking body kick.
Schuldt throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.

Strong forces Schuldt back against the cage and clinches.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Strong avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strong tries to clinch there but Schuldt circles away.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Schuldt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Strong drives through and clinches with Schuldt against the cage.
Strong lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schuldt backwards.
Strong slowing the pace effectively.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strong takes the fight 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!

Strong breaks from the clinch.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strong as Schuldt tries to tie him up.

Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Strong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schuldt misses with a knee strike.
Strong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schuldt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase Schuldt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Strong!
A victorious Jack Strong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.