PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Aldarisio (ranked 2481 p4p, 3855 weight class) and Dodge Schotel (ranked 313 p4p, 451 weight class). Schotel has chosen Inner Circle - Games People Play as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldarisio
vs
Schotel

183 cm
26
174
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
28
185
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Knock Out Sups

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Aldarisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dodge Schotel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldarisio misses with an uppercut. Schotel saw that one coming.
Aldarisio throws a jab when Schotel was well out of range.
Aldarisio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Aldarisio misses.
Aldarisio misses with an uppercut. Schotel saw that one coming.
Schotel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schotel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldarisio.
Aldarisio throws a hook but Schotel blocks it.
Schotel feints the counter takedown.
Schotel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schotel doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldarisio circles away.
Dodge Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldarisio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldarisio tries to work over Schotel's front leg with a kick but Schotel checks it.
Schotel moves in looking to clinch but Aldarisio pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Aldarisio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Schotel closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Aldarisio on the inside.
Aldarisio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Aldarisio fails to land.
Schotel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldarisio misses with the head strike.
Schotel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schotel prevents a body shot from Aldarisio.
Schotel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldarisio misses with some punches.
Aldarisio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldarisio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aldarisio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldarisio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldarisio lands a right hand.
Schotel tries to stall but Aldarisio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schotel is looking to control Aldarisio's arms but Aldarisio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schotel has his back to the cage.
Aldarisio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Schotel manages to break the clinch.
Aldarisio lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schotel looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldarisio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schotel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schotel works on Aldarisio's body with a couple of short punches.
Schotel working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldarisio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schotel takes a shot to the head.
Aldarisio lands with a right to the head.
Schotel throws a head punch that misses.
Aldarisio tries a body shot but Schotel blocks it.
Schotel blocks a body shot from Aldarisio.
Aldarisio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldarisio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schotel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldarisio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schotel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schotel.
Schotel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldarisio can't find room to land a body shot as Schotel controls the action.
Aldarisio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldarisio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Aldarisio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aldarisio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schotel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Schotel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldarisio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schotel slips under a jab.
Aldarisio just misses with a punch to the body.
Schotel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schotel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schotel catches Aldarisio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schotel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldarisio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldarisio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Schotel instigates a clinch.
Aldarisio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldarisio scores with a shoulder strike.
Aldarisio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldarisio struggles to land a body shot inside as Schotel controls his hands.
Schotel misses with the head strike.
Schotel swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldarisio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Schotel.

Schotel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schotel tries to clinch but Aldarisio is having none of it.
Schotel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aldarisio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Schotel does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schotel throws a sloppy head kick and Aldarisio moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Schotel.
Aldarisio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Aldarisio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schotel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from Schotel.
Aldarisio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schotel.
Aldarisio throws out a loose jab but Schotel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schotel closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Aldarisio to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josh Aldarisio!