PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huber Schlesien (ranked 5246 p4p, 3318 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 530 p4p, 379 weight class). Schlesien comes to the cage accompanied by Arm & Tepr - Tu Sais. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Schlesien
vs
Bautista

189 cm
18
269
2 - 2 - 0

202 cm
18
278
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Schlesien misses the target.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Schlesien's head but Schlesien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Schlesien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bautista scores with a nice right hand.
Bautista lands with a right hand.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlesien moves away.
Schlesien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bautista lands a glancing blow to the side of Schlesien's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista throws an off balance right hand
and Schlesien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bautista.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista slips under a jab from Schlesien.
Bautista might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlesien moves away.
Schlesien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bautista slips under a jab.
Bautista is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schlesien moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Bautista lands.
Schlesien slips under a jab.
Schlesien throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Schlesien.
Schlesien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlesien.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Schlesien slips the punch.
Schlesien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlesien.
Bautista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schlesien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schlesien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schlesien needs to keep his hands up - Bautista had a free shot at his head there.
Schlesien misses with a body shot.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Schlesien moves away and avoids it.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Schlesien counters with a straight right hand.
Schlesien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schlesien slips under a jab.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schlesien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schlesien.
Schlesien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Schlesien misses with a body shot.
Schlesien fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista misses with a body shot.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schlesien.
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Schlesien's head back.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Schlesien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schlesien.
Schlesien is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista lands with a hook. Schlesien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schlesien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Schlesien.
Bautista throws a sloppy body shot

and Schlesien counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bautista! Schlesien lets Bautista back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Schlesien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Schlesien misses.
Schlesien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drax Bautista dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista lands an overhand right.
Schlesien misses the shot to the body.
Bautista lunges at Schlesien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schlesien's hand.
Schlesien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Schlesien slips under a jab from Bautista.
Schlesien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schlesien moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Schlesien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bautista misses.
It looked like Schlesien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drax Bautista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista takes a swing at Schlesien's ribcage but misses.
Schlesien wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bautista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bautista lands a glancing blow to the side of Schlesien's head.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlesien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Schlesien misses the target.
Bautista throws a body punch but Schlesien moves out of range.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Schlesien moved out of range.
Schlesien tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bautista manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schlesien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schlesien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Schlesien.
Schlesien blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Schlesien.
Schlesien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Schlesien ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Schlesien throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista swings widly with a right hand

and Schlesien counters with a nice right hand that sends Bautista toppling to the canvas! Bautista scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Schlesien finish him?!

Bautista is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schlesien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Schlesien finish him?
Bautista is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Schlesien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schlesien lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Bautista head around and knocks him out cold! Schlesien hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huber Schlesien!
Huber Schlesien decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.