PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chase Schuldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Kannberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannberg has chosen Pavement: 'Date with IKEA' as his entrance music. Scott Kannberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schuldt
vs
Kannberg

165 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

167 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chase Schuldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Kannberg!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg misses with a body kick.
Schuldt misses with a head kick.

Kannberg shoots in and bounces Schuldt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Schuldt kicks Kannberg off and gets to his feet.
Kannberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schuldt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schuldt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schuldt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kannberg takes one on the button.
Schuldt lands a body shot.
Kannberg has his takedown stuffed
and Schuldt counters with a one-two to the body.

Kannberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schuldt is trying to defend but Kannberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kannberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kannberg in particular looking to stall.
Kannberg trying to pass the guard but Schuldt defending well.
Schuldt trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kannberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Schuldt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kannberg trying to pass the guard but Schuldt defending well.
Well, if Kannberg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Kannberg is looking for a kimura but Schuldt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kannberg to get the leverage.
Schuldt taking some punishment here, with Kannberg in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is controlling the pace.
Kannberg wants to get back to his feet.
Kannberg thows a huge punch but Schuldt dodges it nicely.
Kannberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Schuldt closes the distance and clinches.
Kannberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schuldt is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kannberg 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.

Kannberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuldt misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Schuldt. Those never looked like landing.
Schuldt circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kannberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schuldt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kannberg wants to stand but Schuldt has his arm trapped.
Schuldt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kannberg on the ground.
Schuldt tries to improve position but can't.
Kannberg trying to control the position but Schuldt is working away.
Kannberg cracks Schuldt with a big right hand but Schuldt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Schuldt dominated that round.
That's time! Schuldt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schuldt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schuldt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kannberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kannberg's sensitive parts.

Kannberg has Schuldt up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuldt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kannberg.

Kannberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schuldt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Schuldt takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kannberg gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kannberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schuldt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kannberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schuldt is trying to maintain the position but Kannberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Kannberg content to control rather than advance.
Kannberg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kannberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schuldt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kannberg tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kannberg stops Schuldt from getting back to his feet.
Schuldt is staying active underneath Kannberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chase Schuldt is winning the standup battle so far.
Schuldt scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kannberg is defended easily by Schuldt.
Schuldt throws a right and a left that Kannberg avoids nicely.
Kannberg shoots in for a takedown but Schuldt shows good takedown defense.
Chase Schuldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Kannberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kannberg.
Chase Schuldt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kannberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schuldt.
Kannberg avoids the head kick by Schuldt.
No joy there for Schuldt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kannberg gets a double leg takedown into Schuldt's guard.
Schuldt trying to keep a closed guard but Kannberg is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kannberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is pushing down on Schuldt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schuldt is fighting to maintain full guard but Kannberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kannberg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kannberg controlling the pace for now.
Kannberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kannberg stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Schuldt circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chase Schuldt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kannberg clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schuldt effectively controlling the action here.
Schuldt lands a body shot.
Our sources have told us that Schuldt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Kannberg jumps into guard, dragging Schuldt to the mat.
Schuldt throwing strikes from guard but Kannberg blocks nicely.
Schuldt postures up.
Schuldt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuldt trying to control but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannberg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schuldt controls the pace.
Kannberg has Schuldt pulled in close to control his posture.
Scott Kannberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kannberg is on top in guard.

Kannberg wants to stand but Schuldt is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kannberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schuldt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schuldt has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuldt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schuldt is looking to stand up but Kannberg won't let him.
Schuldt wants to stand and escape but instead Kannberg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kannberg wanted to stand there but Schuldt had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuldt keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
Schuldt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kannberg trying to control but Schuldt is working from the bottom.
Schuldt keeping full guard, as Kannberg tries to pass.
Schuldt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kannberg controls the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kannberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schuldt looks to clinch
and Kannberg counters with a two punch combo.

Schuldt is rocked!
Schuldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kannberg moves away.

Kannberg moves into the clinch.

Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
Schuldt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kannberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Schuldt misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schuldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kannberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schuldt is defending well.
Kannberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schuldt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scott Kannberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase Schuldt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kannberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Kannberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schuldt 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!