PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 430 p4p, 25 weight class) and Kevin Schultz (ranked 1587 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garbrandt
vs
Schultz

166 cm
26
140 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Notorious
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Garbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt misses with a straight left.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Garbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultz tests Garbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Garbrandt's shoulder, as Garbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Garbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Garbrandt throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Garbrandt moves away and avoids it.
Garbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Garbrandt leaves Schultz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garbrandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz misses with a shot to the body
and Garbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt avoids the body shot from Schultz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Garbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garbrandt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garbrandt counters with a big right hand! Oh Schultz is in trouble here! Garbrandt follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Garbrandt!
Cody Garbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Cody Garbrandt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.