|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Myers (ranked 533 p4p, 479 weight class) and Kevin Schnitzer (ranked 54 p4p, 47 weight class). Kevin Schnitzer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
|
|
|
176 cm 24 158 4 - 1 - 0 |
|
177 cm 25 141 5 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class MT Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Myers! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Schnitzer! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Myers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schnitzer is able to avoid easily. Myers with a jab. Schnitzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target. Schnitzer stuns Myers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Schnitzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range. Schnitzer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A shot to the body from Schnitzer misses and Myers counters with a straight right hand. Kevin Schnitzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Myers rushes Schnitzer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Schnitzer working aggressively here.
Myers prevents a body shot from Schnitzer. Myers blocks an uppercut.
Schnitzer lands with a short shot to the head. Schnitzer misses with a short punch on the inside. Schnitzer taking a breather. Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schnitzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss! Schnitzer throws a hook but Myers blocks it. Myers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schnitzer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schnitzer misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely. Schnitzer misses with a left hand and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Schnitzer counters with a left to the body. Schnitzer lands with an overhand left. A looping hook to the body misses from Schnitzer. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet. Myers misses the jab. Schnitzer misses with a wild body shot. Left hook, right uppercut from Schnitzer.
It looks like Marlon Myers has been cut. Myers looks to score with a jab to the body but Schnitzer is just out of range. Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Schnitzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Myers throws a lazy uppercut
and Schnitzer counters with a stiff right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Schnitzer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Schnitzer misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Myers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Myers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Myers moves out of range as Schnitzer strikes. Myers blocks the body kick.
Schnitzer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but Schnitzer slips the punch. Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schnitzer. Schnitzer misses with a hook. Schnitzer throws a right hand that misses
and Myers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Myers misses with a left hand and Schnitzer counters with a lovely shot to the body. Myers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schnitzer throws a right hand that misses
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Schnitzer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Myers cracks Schnitzer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Myers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Schnitzer throws a hook but Myers blocks it. Myers pushes Schnitzer away with a front kick. Myers lands a head kick!
It looks like Kevin Schnitzer has been cut. Schnitzer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Schnitzer missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Myers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Myers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myers tries to clinch there but Schnitzer circles away.
That kick from Myers tenderised Schnitzer's leg. Schnitzer is trying to keep his angry face on. Schnitzer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Schnitzer thuds his right hand into Myers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Schnitzer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Myers connects with the punch. Schnitzer avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A low kick from Schnitzer is predictable there and Myers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Schnitzer misses with a body punch
and Myers counters with a straight right hand. A solid body kick from Schnitzer. Myers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Myers misses with an uppercut
and Schnitzer counters with a left to the body. Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot. Schnitzer throws a hook but Myers blocks it. A little feinted left hand from Myers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Myers throws a nice outside leg kick. Schnitzer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Schnitzer misses with a looping right. Myers half committed to a counter leg kick. Myers moves into the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Schnitzer will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Schnitzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Myers moves out of range as Schnitzer strikes. Schnitzer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks. Myers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schnitzer has time to react. Schnitzer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schnitzer moves out of range as Myers strikes. Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Schnitzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand! Schnitzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schnitzer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Schnitzer throws out a counter right but Myers avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice shot by Schnitzer. Myers throws a sloppy head kick and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Myers thuds a left hand into Schnitzer's body. Myers lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schnitzer swings widly with a right hand
and Myers counters with a right hand to the body. Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Schnitzer counters with a straight right hand. Schnitzer throws a lazy body kick and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Schnitzer throws a right hand that misses
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Schnitzer throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Myers. Myers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schnitzer is rocked! Schnitzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a big right hand! Oh Schnitzer is in trouble here! Myers follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon Myers! Marlon Myers is the new featherweight champion! An out of breath Marlon Myers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|