PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Eggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schwarzeneg
vs
Eggman

175 cm
50
175 lbs
36 - 73 - 2

195 cm
30
185 lbs
6 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 73 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Eggman!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Schwarzeneg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Eggman throws Schwarzeneg to one side and escapes!
Veli Schwarzeneg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eggman as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schwarzeneg.
No luck for Schwarzeneg with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eggman shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzeneg shows good takedown defense.
Schwarzeneg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eggman counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eggman is trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg cracks Eggman with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg connects with a couple of short punches.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Eggman keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eggman looking to control.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneg looking to sit in guard and control but Eggman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Schwarzeneg manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eggman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eggman gets underhooks to prevent Schwarzeneg's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eggman.

Schwarzeneg has clasped his hands together around Eggman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Eggman is trying to control Schwarzeneg's posture but Schwarzeneg avoids it.
Schwarzeneg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eggman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position but Eggman is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eggman tries to buck Schwarzeneg off but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg stands up.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eggman defends it nicely.
Schwarzeneg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eggman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schwarzeneg.
Eggman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Eggman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarzeneg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eggman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schwarzeneg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eggman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eggman as he avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eggman tries to avoid it but Schwarzeneg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eggman to the ground. Eggman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eggman feints the counter takedown.
Schwarzeneg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eggman circles away.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eggman moves into the clinch successfully.
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.

Eggman drags the fight down to the ground.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Eggman keeps moving.

Schwarzeneg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eggman stuffs the takedown.
Schwarzeneg avoids the head kick by Eggman.
Schwarzeneg avoids the head kick by Eggman.

Schwarzeneg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eggman to the ground. Schwarzeneg is now in Eggman's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eggman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Eggman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eggman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eggman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eggman defends it nicely.
Eggman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwarzeneg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eggman's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eggman trying to control the position.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Eggman won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eggman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg is pushing down on Eggman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eggman is fighting to maintain full guard but Schwarzeneg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schwarzeneg is nestled in close to Eggman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schwarzeneg is controlling the pace.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control. Eggman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schwarzeneg is taking a breather. Eggman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eggman is looking to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from half guard but Eggman is working away.
Schwarzeneg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but Eggman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eggman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwarzeneg is really struggling to control Eggman but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eggman napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Eggman sneaks out the side door and pushes Schwarzeneg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eggman moves into the clinch.

Schwarzeneg lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Eggman kicks Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eggman defends well and Schwarzeneg ends up having to push Eggman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eggman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eggman tries to clinch up.
Eggman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eggman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eggman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schwarzeneg goes for a double leg but Eggman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eggman continues to drive forward.
Schwarzeneg has his takedown stuffed
and Eggman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schwarzeneg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eggman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwarzeneg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eggman to the mat! Eggman manages to get full guard.
Eggman trying to strike off his back.
Eggman has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Eggman is controlling from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Eggman keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg looking to pass the guard.
Eggman keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Eggman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eggman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eggman throws a wild body kick that Schwarzeneg sees coming a mile off.
Schwarzeneg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Eggman gets tackled into the cage by Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg maintains the clinch.
Eggman is trying to break free.
Eggman tries to stall but Schwarzeneg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schwarzeneg is trying to pull guard but Eggman has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eggman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eggman swivels and escapes.
Schwarzeneg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Eggman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg goes for a double leg but Eggman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eggman continues to drive forward.
Eggman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eggman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schwarzeneg pinned against the cage. Schwarzeneg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Eggman closes the distance and pushes Schwarzeneg back into the cage.
Eggman is pressed up against the cage. Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eggman down to the mat. Eggman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarzeneg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Eggman darts in and clinches Schwarzeneg up against the cage.
Eggman is trying to break the clinch but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the cage.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eggman walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eggman tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg doesn't manage to clinch there - Eggman circles away.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Eggman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Eggman clinches up with Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage.
Eggman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schwarzeneg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eggman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schwarzeneg swivels and escapes.
Eggman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Eggman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eggman is looking to clinch.
No luck for Eggman with that takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Eggman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eggman feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schwarzeneg or perhaps it was just good defense by Eggman, which made it look bad.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
Schwarzeneg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzeneg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eggman.
Eggman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Eggman jumps guard and drags Schwarzeneg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schwarzeneg preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eggman has his foot on Schwarzeneg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schwarzeneg works his way back into a safe position though.
Eggman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg forces his way into half guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to mount his opponent but Eggman defends it.
Eggman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schwarzeneg is nestled in close to Eggman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eggman defends it well.
Dan Eggman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schwarzeneg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Eggman.
I've got Eggman 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Eggman!