PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pit Mies (ranked 7728 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 4378 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes to the cage accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the agression. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mies
vs
Schulmann

173 cm
41
147 lbs
31 - 44 - 1

181 cm
34
145 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies throws a looping overhand right but Schulmann ducks down to avoid it.
Schulmann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mies throws an off balance right hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mies thinking.
Mies throws a lazy uppercut
and Schulmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Mies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Schulmann looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mies!
Schulmann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mies tries to escape but Schulmann is in control.
Schulmann staying calm.
Schulmann scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mies tries to escape but Schulmann is in control.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann is putting a hurting on Mies here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mies pushes Schulmann away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schulmann gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schulmann lands a few punches from side control.
Schulmann lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mies down.
Mies is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Schulmann has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Schulmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mies taking a bit of punishment here - Schulmann scoring with strikes.
Mies on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Mies is rocked!
Schulmann cracks Mies with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Schulmann immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mies is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Schulmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaniv Schulmann!
Our winner, Yaniv Schulmann, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Pit Mies spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back stronger!'.