PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Wilfried Schulz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rodrigo
vs
Schulz

170 cm
26
153 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfried Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schulz scores a takedown into full mount!
Rodrigo tries to hold on but Schulz pushes him away.
Rodrigo is squirming around, avoiding Schulz's attempts to control the action.
Rodrigo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodrigo really wants to buck Schulz off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schulz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rodrigo is trying to escape the mount.
Schulz lands a nice shot to the head.
Schulz with the ground and pound from mount.
Schulz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodrigo hang on?
Schulz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulz breaks from Rodrigo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo is trying to escape the mount.
Rodrigo is working hard here to advance position.
Rodrigo tries to lock up and control but Schulz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schulz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schulz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schulz wants to control the pace but Rodrigo is squirming around nicely.
Schulz looking to finish with strikes here!
Rodrigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo wants to control but Schulz is having none of it.
Rodrigo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schulz.
Schulz misses with a head shot.
Schulz misses with a head shot.
Rodrigo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Schulz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodrigo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schulz looking to ground and pound but Rodrigo is blocking nicely.
Rodrigo can't escape the position.
Schulz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rodrigo?
Rodrigo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schulz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo tries to hold on but Schulz postures up.
Schulz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rodrigo because Schulz loaded up on that one.
Schulz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodrigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schulz landing strikes from the mount and Rodrigo is in trouble!
Schulz looking to ground and pound but Rodrigo is blocking nicely.
Schulz with the ground and pound from mount.
Schulz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodrigo tries to lock up and control but Schulz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schulz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodrigo is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schulz landing strikes from the mount.
Schulz landing strikes from the mount.
Schulz lands a nice shot to the head.
Schulz landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulz looking to finish with strikes here!
Rodrigo tries to hold on but Schulz postures up.
A nice elbow there by Schulz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schulz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfried Schulz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Schulz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigo circles away.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulz ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo looks to land a combination but Schulz avoids it well.
Schulz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulz dips to his left and cracks Rodrigo with an uppercut!
Schulz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head.
Rodrigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schulz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schulz lands with a nice body punch.
Schulz connects with a crisp jab.
Schulz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schulz dodges the punch combination from Rodrigo.
Rogerio Rodrigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulz misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigo throws the left hand but Schulz avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulz.
A slow jab from Schulz misses its intended target.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo misses with a combination
and Schulz counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigo misses the jab.
Rodrigo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schulz takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schulz works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo misses with the combination.
Schulz connects with a looping right hand.
Rodrigo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schulz to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigo misses with the combination.

Schulz clinches.
Rodrigo wants to break free but Schulz has control.
Schulz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Schulz.
Schulz lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Schulz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Schulz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Schulz slips the punch.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo misses with a combination
and Schulz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Schulz counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogerio Rodrigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schulz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodrigo on the side of the head.
Schulz misses with a hook to the body
and Rodrigo counters with a right hand to the body.
Schulz with a nice cross.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss

so Schulz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schulz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schulz postures up in Rodrigo's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigo blocks it.
Schulz won't allow Rodrigo to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilfried Schulz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodrigo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodrigo has momentary wrist control but Schulz slips an elbow through the middle.
Schulz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigo is keeping the position for now.
Rodrigo can't keep his opponent in guard - Schulz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schulz prevents Rodrigo from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfried Schulz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rodrigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schulz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Rodrigo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Schulz.
Schulz misses with a hook.
Rodrigo throws a combination. Schulz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schulz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigo misses the target.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigo slips under a jab from Schulz.

Rodrigo tries to sprawl but Schulz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schulz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigo is trying to control but Schulz passes into side control!
Schulz wants to control but Rodrigo is keeping him busy.

Schulz stands up and beckons Rodrigo to his feet.
Rodrigo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogerio Rodrigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab
letting Schulz counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo misses with a few strikes there.
Schulz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodrigo counters with a left and a right that stings Schulz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Rodrigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigo throws a jab when Schulz was well out of range.
Schulz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodrigo as he jumps to the side.
Rodrigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Schulz moves into the clinch.
Rodrigo wants to break free but Schulz has control.
Schulz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodrigo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigo takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodrigo as Schulz tries to tie him up.
Rodrigo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schulz.
Rogerio Rodrigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilfried Schulz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo can't break the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigo.
Rodrigo lands a nice hook to Schulz's body. Schulz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigo misses with a combination
and Schulz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schulz lands a two punch combo.
Schulz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz punishes Rodrigo's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schulz counters with a two punch combo.
Rodrigo throws a hook but Schulz avoids it easily.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schulz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schulz throws a series of strikes that have Rodrigo backpedaling.

Rodrigo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz throws a hook but Rodrigo blocks it.
Schulz lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab
letting Schulz counter with a right hand.
Oh Rodrigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rogerio Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Schulz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfried Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schulz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfried Schulz!