PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Off (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwartz comes to the cage accompanied by Baby Got Back. Rip Off struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schwartz
vs
Off

180 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
24
162 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Schwartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip Off!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Off shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Off was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Off wants to control the pace but Schwartz is squirming around nicely.
Schwartz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Off controlling his opponent.
Schwartz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Off is trying to take his opponent's back.
Schwartz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwartz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Schwartz advances to half guard.
Schwartz working the head and body with strikes.
Schwartz wants to stand up but Off is controlling the position.
Schwartz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Off!
Schwartz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz avoids the attempt from Off to control.
Off looks gassed!
Off is looking to improve his position but Schwartz isn't that keen on the idea.
Schwartz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schwartz with a couple of short strikes.
Schwartz trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Schwartz has hold of Off's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Off manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Off is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwartz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwartz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Off's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schwartz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schwartz trying to control but Off is having none of it.
Schwartz raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Schwartz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schwartz lands with some strikes.

Schwartz working for a guillotine from mount but Off is in no mood to give up.
BOOM! Schwartz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Off tries to lock up and control but Schwartz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwartz with the ground and pound from mount.
Schwartz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwartz with the ground and pound from mount.
Off is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwartz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Off tries to lock up and control but Schwartz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwartz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Off hang on?
Schwartz with the ground and pound from mount.
Off is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schwartz landing strikes from the mount and Off is in trouble!
Schwartz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Schwartz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schwartz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Off sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schwartz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Off trying to control from the bottom.
Schwartz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schwartz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Off punching from the bottom.
Off has hold of Schwartz's hands but Schwartz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schwartz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schwartz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Off keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Off closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Off lands in his opponent's guard.
Off is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwartz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Off.
Schwartz tries to score with a low kick but Off moves his leg out of the way.
Schwartz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Off fails with a takedown attempt.
Schwartz stuffs the takedown.
Rob Schwartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rip Off.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwartz misses with a head kick.

Schwartz moves into range and clinches up with Off.
Schwartz jumps guard but Off stands there with Schwartz around his waist. Schwartz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Off tries to pull guard but Schwartz won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schwartz fails to pull guard.
Schwartz is looking to break free of the clinch but Off has double underhooks.
Off tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schwartz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schwartz is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz trying to stall but Off improves his position.
Schwartz is trying to break the clinch but Off has him pressed against the cage.
Schwartz wants to get back to striking at distance but Off won't allow it.
Schwartz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Off tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Off tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schwartz smiles and moves away.
Off shoots in and drives through. Schwartz sprawls well.
Off swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Schwartz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rob Schwartz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwartz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Off.
Schwartz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schwartz misses with a takedown attempt - Off sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Schwartz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Off!
Schwartz is landing with some decent strikes but Off is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz trying to control but Off is having none of it.
Off is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwartz thowing shots but they're missing.
Schwartz lands a big elbow.
Schwartz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schwartz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Off holds on to Schwartz as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Off manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Off actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Off wants to get back to full guard.
Schwartz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Off trying to hold on to Schwartz's head to control him but Schwartz postures up.

Schwartz decides to return to a standing position.
Schwartz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Off circles away.
Off fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Off leaves Schwartz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schwartz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Off counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Off.
Schwartz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Off trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Off is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Off prevents Schwartz from getting back to his feet.
Schwartz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schwartz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Off is looking to escape.
Off is trying to escape the mount.
Off in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Schwartz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Off takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Schwartz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Schwartz.
Schwartz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Off pushes him off.

Off gets the takedown into side control.
Schwartz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Off is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Off prevents Schwartz from improving his position.
Off is looking to advance position but Schwartz won't allow it.
Schwartz gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Off prevents Schwartz from getting back to his feet.
Schwartz controls Off momentarily but Off frees himself.
Off stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwartz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz controls Off momentarily but Off frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Off wants to clinch up but Schwartz keeps it at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Schwartz

and Off counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schwartz!
Schwartz is looking to improve his position but Off isn't that keen on the idea.
Off trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwartz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Off fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schwartz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Off wants to take his opponent's back but Schwartz doesn't allow it.
Schwartz regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz is trying to control but can't.
Rip Off has got the better of the ground game so far.
Off trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schwartz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schwartz trying to keep a closed guard but Off is proving a slippery customer.
Off slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schwartz is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Off is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schwartz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schwartz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schwartz tries to get to full guard but Off has control of the leg.
Off throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schwartz is looking to control Off's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schwartz avoid being mounted?
Schwartz looks like he's trying to stand up.

Off seems to be working for a kimura but Schwartz defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schwartz wants to improve his position but Off is controlling well.

Off is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Off is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Schwartz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Schwartz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Off is looking for a sweep.
Schwartz lands an elbow.
Schwartz is putting a hurting on Off here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rip Off has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Schwartz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Off tries to bench press Schwartz off him but Schwartz keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rip Off comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schwartz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Schwartz!