PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Schilt has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pot
vs
Schilt

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

202 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight 4 America

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Schilt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilt throws a low kick, looking for Pot's leg but Pot calmly moves out of range.
Schilt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A lazy left from Schilt finds it's target.
Schilt lands a two punch combo.
Pot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schilt pinned against the cage. Schilt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Pot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schilt, pushing him back against the cage.
Schilt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schilt is trying to break free.
Pot tries a knee to the head but Schilt blocks it.
Schilt jumps guard but Pot stands there with Schilt around his waist. Schilt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pot connects with a knee to the head.
Schilt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schilt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schilt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pot prevents Schilt from breaking the clinch.
Pot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schilt tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.

Pot gets control of Schilt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Schilt throws a big right hand that misses.

Pot working for a triangle but Schilt defends it easily.

Schilt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pot is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Schilt, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot looking to pass the guard.

Schilt looking for a guillotine here but Pot defends easily.
Pot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schilt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schilt's head.

Schilt has his foot on Pot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pot works his way back into a safe position though.
Pot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Schilt is looking for a triangle but Pot pushes his legs off easily.

Schilt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schilt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pot is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Schilt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pot's back instead.
Schilt looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schilt has the hooks in. Pot is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pot tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Schilt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pot has worked his arm free - good work by Pot!

Schilt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schilt's guard! Nice work there by Pot!
Pot slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pot is trying to control the action in half guard but Schilt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pot trying to mount his opponent but Schilt defends it.
Schilt is looking for a sweep. Pot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pot thows a huge punch but Schilt dodges it nicely.

Schilt actively working from the bottom here.
Schilt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pot scores with a couple of nice shots.

Pot is looking for a kimura but Schilt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pot to get the leverage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schilt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pot pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schilt thuds his right hand into Pot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schilt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pot.
Schilt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pot's hands.
Schilt misses with a few strikes there.
Pot tries to close the distance and clinch but Schilt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schilt connects with a crisp jab.
Pot throws a sloppy head kick and Schilt moves out of range easily.
Schilt avoids the head kick by Pot.
Pot blocks the body kick.
Pot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Pot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Pot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schilt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schilt gets back to half guard.

Schilt looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Schilt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schilt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schilt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pot blocks the body kick.
Good exchange - Schilt coming out on top.
Schilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pot shoots for a takedown but Schilt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schilt avoids the head kick by Pot.
Pot throws a head kick but Schilt moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Schilt there.
The crowd cheers as Schilt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pot doesn't seem phased though.
Schilt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schilt blocks a head kick by Pot.
Pot tries to clinch there but Schilt circles away.
A head kick misses from Pot.
Schilt lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schilt tries to score with a low kick but Pot moves his leg out of the way.
Pot lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt lands a nice hook to Pot's body. Pot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schilt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Schilt.
Pot throws a looping overhand right but Schilt ducks down to avoid it.
Pot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Pot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pot moves in looking to clinch but Schilt pushes him off.
Pot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schilt throws a head kick that misses.

Pot closes the distance and clinches.
Pot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pot looking to throw knees to the head but Schilt is blocking nicely.
Schilt is working for takedown but Pot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pot blocking some punches.
Schilt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schilt avoiding damage as Pot throws knees to the body.
Schilt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schilt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt managing to block the knees to the body from Pot.
Schilt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schilt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
Schilt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schilt is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
Schilt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schilt tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.
Pot missing with knees to the body.
Pot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schilt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
Schilt is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
Schilt is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
Pot prevents Schilt from breaking the clinch.
Schilt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pot tries to pull guard but Schilt holds him up against the cage and eventually Pot drops back down to his feet.
Schilt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schilt tries to score a body lock takedown but Pot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Schilt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pot tries a head kick but it misses.
Pot tries to clinch there but Schilt circles away.
Schilt cracks Pot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schilt throws a series of punches but Pot avoids them all with ease.
Schilt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Schilt.
Schilt misses with a kick to the body.
Pot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schilt.

Pot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schilt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Schilt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Schilt actively working from the bottom here.
Pot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schilt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Schilt has his foot on Pot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pot works his way back into a safe position though.

Schilt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pot tries to free his leg and advance position but Schilt is retaining full guard.

Schilt working for a triangle but Pot defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Schilt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Schilt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schilt catches Pot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schilt lands with an overhand left.
Pot needs to keep his hands up - Schilt had a free shot at his head there.
Schilt scores with a punch to the head.
Schilt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pot.
Pot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schilt as he avoids it easily.
Pot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schilt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pot throws a sloppy head kick and Schilt moves out of range easily.
Pot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schilt lands with a slapping head kick.

Pot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schilt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Schilt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schilt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Schilt working for a triangle but Pot defends it easily.
Pot advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Pot there.

Schilt has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pot. Oh but Schilt has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pot goes limp - he's gone! Schilt jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Schilt!