PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 5147 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Dodge Schotel (ranked 0 p4p, 300 weight class). Schotel has chosen Inner Circle - Games People Play as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Archer
vs
Schotel

183 cm
33
175
20 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
185
2 - 0 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dodge Schotel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schotel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schotel is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Archer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schotel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schotel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer punishes Schotel's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer throws a leg kick which misses Schotel's front leg but catches the back leg as Schotel tries to avoid it.
Schotel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schotel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Schotel works the jab nicely.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schotel tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schotel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Archer misses the target.
A left lands for Archer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Archer lands a body shot.
Schotel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Schotel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Archer manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schotel throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Archer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schotel in his tracks.

Schotel moves into the clinch successfully.
Schotel slowing the pace effectively.
Schotel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
A short right from Archer.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Schotel has him pressed against the cage.

Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Schotel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Archer can pounce on him.
A jab from Archer misses.
A jab from Archer finds it's way through Schotel's defenses.
Archer takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Archer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer lands with an uppercut that bounces Schotel off the cage and back into range.
Archer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schotel's hands.
Schotel blocks a jab.
Archer throws a body punch but Schotel moves out of range.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schotel connects with a jab.

Archer is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schotel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Archer.
Archer throws a right hand that Schotel ducks under and follows up with a left that Schotel also avoids with ease.

Schotel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schotel avoids it.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Archer breaks the clinch.
Schotel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Schotel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Schotel.
Some bone on bone action there as Schotel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Schotel is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.

Archer gets tackled into the cage by Schotel. Schotel maintains the clinch.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schotel misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to circle away but Schotel has him pinned against the cage.
Schotel throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schotel misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schotel misses with a punch on the inside.
Schotel throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer tries to circle away but Schotel has him pinned against the cage.
Schotel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schotel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.

Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schotel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Archer slips a straight right by Schotel.
Schotel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Archer gets tackled into the cage by Schotel. Schotel maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Archer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schotel wants to get back to striking at distance but Archer won't allow it.
Archer tries to break the clinch but Schotel is controlling the position.

Archer breaks the clinch.

Schotel pushes Archer up against the cage in a clinch.

Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schotel moves forwards but Archer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Schotel moves into the clinch successfully.
Archer misses with some punches.
Schotel controlling the action here for a moment.

Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Archer lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Schotel's head but Schotel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schotel.
Schotel misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Schotel defending well as Archer loads up on a big left hand.
Schotel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Schotel misses its intended target.
Schotel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schotel.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Schotel is looking to clinch.
Schotel wants to clinch but Archer slips to the side
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Archer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Schotel forces Archer back against the cage and clinches.
Schotel misses with some punches.

Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schotel misses with a looping right.
Schotel misses with a body kick.
Archer takes a swing at Schotel's ribcage but misses.
Schotel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Archer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Archer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Schotel cracks Archer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Schotel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Archer to stand back up!
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Archer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonathan Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Schotel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schotel throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schotel at a distance.
Schotel lands with an overhand left.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Archer.
Archer takes a swing at Schotel's ribcage but misses.
Archer misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer blocking some punches.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schotel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schotel back to the cage. Archer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice straight punches there by Archer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archer.

Schotel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Archer lands a left hand.
Schotel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer tries to break free but Schotel pushes him back against the cage.
Schotel has Archer pushed against the cage.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Schotel's head.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Schotel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schotel lands with a light punch inside.
Schotel misses with the head strike.
Schotel tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Dodge Schotel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Archer is looking to break free of the clinch but Schotel has double underhooks.
Schotel scores with a shoulder strike.
Archer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schotel.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.

Schotel moves into range and clinches up with Archer.
The referee calls for Schotel to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Archer.
Schotel content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Archer breaks from the clinch.
Schotel throws a hook but Archer avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archer swings for the body but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Schotel moved out of range nicely.
Archer punishes Schotel's body with a nice straight punch.
Schotel thuds a left hand into Archer's body.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Archer connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schotel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schotel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archer avoids a kick to the body.
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schotel on the side of the head.
Schotel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schotel dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Archer walks into a jab.
Schotel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Archer.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schotel.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schotel throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Schotel misses the target.
Archer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schotel just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schotel was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Schotel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer tests Schotel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Archer. Archer obviously looking to wear him down.
Archer thumps Schotel with a low kick.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
Schotel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schotel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schotel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schotel walks into a left hand.

Schotel moves into range and clinches up with Archer.
Schotel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schotel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer blocking some punches.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Schotel ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Archer scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Schotel has Archer pressed against the cage, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schotel is looking to control Archer's arms but Archer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schotel has his back to the cage.

Schotel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Schotel moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Archer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schotel can do to turn this around?
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Archer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schotel at a distance.

Schotel clinches up with Archer and pushes him back against the cage.
Archer is looking to control Schotel's arms but Schotel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the cage.
Schotel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schotel pressing his opponent against the cage.

Archer breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Schotel moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Archer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer lands a slapping body shot.
Schotel throws an off balance right hand
and Archer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schotel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Archer counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer lands a nice hook to Schotel's body. Schotel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Archer misses.
The fighters circling - Schotel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Schotel moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schotel fails to land.
Archer tries to work over Schotel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schotel working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Archer breaks the clinch.
Archer connects with a leg kick.
Archer throws a series of punches but Schotel moves out of range.
Archer takes a swing at Schotel's ribcage but misses.
Schotel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Archer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Archer throws a lazy right hand but Schotel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel misses with a straight left.
Archer throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Archer misses.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Schotel misses with a hook.
Schotel misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schotel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer moves away from the strike by Schotel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schotel manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer tries a low kick but Schotel avoids it.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.

Schotel rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jonathan Archer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schotel working aggressively here.
Schotel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Schotel has Archer pressed against the cage, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Schotel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schotel slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Schotel tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dodge Schotel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Archer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Archer!