PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hairuddin Abdul Rahim (ranked 24046 p4p, 473 weight class) and CP Schlatter (ranked 24612 p4p, 446 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abdul Rahim
vs
Schlatter

173 cm
26
157 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hairuddin Abdul Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CP Schlatter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlatter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schlatter wants it to stay on the feet.

Schlatter shoots in and bounces Abdul Rahim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schlatter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schlatter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdul Rahim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schlatter cracks Abdul Rahim with a solid left hand.
Abdul Rahim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schlatter on the ground.
Abdul Rahim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schlatter lands a couple of digs.
Schlatter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schlatter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Schlatter chips away with some ground and pound.
Schlatter landing with the ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlatter scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim wants to sweep here but Schlatter controlling him for the moment.
Schlatter throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdul Rahim throwing short punches from the bottom.
Schlatter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlatter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlatter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schlatter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdul Rahim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abdul Rahim throws a couple of heel strikes.
Abdul Rahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdul Rahim, not yet.
Abdul Rahim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Schlatter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdul Rahim is keeping the position for now.
Schlatter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim tries to strike from the bottom.
Schlatter takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Schlatter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schlatter distracts Abdul Rahim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schlatter distracts Abdul Rahim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schlatter looks winded!
Abdul Rahim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schlatter is one step ahead there.
Abdul Rahim striking from the bottom.
Schlatter preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abdul Rahim wants to sweep here but Schlatter controlling him for the moment.
Schlatter postures up in Abdul Rahim's guard and throws a big left but Abdul Rahim blocks it.
Abdul Rahim trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schlatter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abdul Rahim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdul Rahim tries to get out of the position.
Abdul Rahim strikes from his own guard.
Schlatter throwing strikes from guard but Abdul Rahim blocks nicely.
Abdul Rahim striking off his back but it's not causing Schlatter any problems.
Schlatter passes Abdul Rahim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abdul Rahim tries to roll over but Schlatter keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schlatter lands a nice short elbow.
Schlatter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdul Rahim's head.
Abdul Rahim missing with punches from the bottom.
Schlatter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlatter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlatter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdul Rahim tries to get to full guard but Schlatter has control of the leg.
Schlatter blocks the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schlatter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Schlatter there.
Schlatter blocks the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim lands with a few short shots to the body.
Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schlatter blocks the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim is trying to get back to full guard.
Abdul Rahim missing with punches from the bottom.
Abdul Rahim connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Schlatter drops an elbow to the side of Abdul Rahim's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schlatter lands a nice short elbow.
Schlatter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abdul Rahim defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlatter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schlatter working the head and body with strikes.
Abdul Rahim is pressing down on Schlatter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abdul Rahim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schlatter is one step ahead there.
Abdul Rahim striking off his back but it's not causing Schlatter any problems.
Schlatter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schlatter stands up out of Abdul Rahim's guard for a moment - Abdul Rahim manages to land a nice upkick.
Schlatter is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdul Rahim has wrist control.
Schlatter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schlatter is pushing down on Abdul Rahim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abdul Rahim is fighting to maintain full guard but Schlatter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schlatter thows a huge punch but Abdul Rahim dodges it nicely.
Abdul Rahim lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Abdul Rahim striking from half guard on the bottom.
Schlatter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdul Rahim wants to improve his position but Schlatter is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CP Schlatter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Abdul Rahim with that takedown attempt.
Abdul Rahim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schlatter goes for a double leg but Abdul Rahim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abdul Rahim continues to drive forward.
Abdul Rahim goes for a double leg but Schlatter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schlatter continues to drive forward.

Abdul Rahim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schlatter's guard.
Abdul Rahim preventing the sweep.
Abdul Rahim stops Schlatter from standing up.
Abdul Rahim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdul Rahim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schlatter's head.
Schlatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schlatter trying to keep a closed guard but Abdul Rahim is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schlatter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abdul Rahim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schlatter is breathing heavily.
Abdul Rahim with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlatter trying to control the position.

Schlatter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdul Rahim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdul Rahim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Schlatter is looking for a triangle but Abdul Rahim pushes his legs off easily.
Abdul Rahim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schlatter wants to sweep but no luck.
Schlatter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schlatter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim with a nice head shot there.
Abdul Rahim postures up and lands a big shot to Schlatter's brow.
Abdul Rahim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schlatter's head.
Abdul Rahim is looking to work some ground and pound but Schlatter has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schlatter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdul Rahim throwing strikes from guard but Schlatter blocks nicely.
Abdul Rahim connects with a couple of short punches.

Schlatter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abdul Rahim is aware though and is defending well.
Schlatter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Schlatter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schlatter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdul Rahim is one step ahead there.
Abdul Rahim is working Schlatter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abdul Rahim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schlatter is trying to keep Abdul Rahim in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdul Rahim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schlatter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdul Rahim distracts Schlatter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdul Rahim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schlatter wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdul Rahim working some strikes from top position.
Abdul Rahim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlatter is keeping the position for now.
Abdul Rahim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abdul Rahim is looking to work some ground and pound but Schlatter has wrist control.
Abdul Rahim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abdul Rahim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abdul Rahim chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim postures up in Schlatter's guard and throws a big left but Schlatter blocks it.
Schlatter has momentary wrist control but Abdul Rahim slips an elbow through the middle.
Abdul Rahim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schlatter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schlatter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Schlatter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abdul Rahim defends it easily.
Schlatter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Schlatter thows a huge punch but Abdul Rahim dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schlatter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abdul Rahim tries to roll over but Schlatter keeps him under control.
Schlatter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hairuddin Abdul Rahim dominated that second round.
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!

Schlatter tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdul Rahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdul Rahim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schlatter looks for a takedown but Abdul Rahim sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abdul Rahim.
Schlatter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Abdul Rahim landing strikes.

Schlatter is rocked!
Abdul Rahim lands a strong strike to the head of Schlatter. That's dazed him! Abdul Rahim looking to finish here. Schlatter is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Abdul Rahim lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairuddin Abdul Rahim!