PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Werner Schulenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C C Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schulenburg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Deutschlandlied (. Rider has chosen God Save The Queen as his entrance music. C C Rider acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Werner Schulenburg
vs
C Rider

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Friedrich Werner Schulenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, C C Rider!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulenburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulenburg misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Schulenburg.
Rider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rider looks to land a right hand but Schulenburg moved out of range.
Rider throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Schulenburg to counter with a crisp jab.
Schulenburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rider stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Schulenburg misses
and Rider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schulenburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schulenburg tries to clinch up.
Schulenburg throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rider to counter with a crisp jab.
Rider scores with a sloppy right hand. Schulenburg should have avoided that one.
Rider throws a big shot that misses.
Rider misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Schulenburg to counter with a crisp jab.
Rider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedrich Werner Schulenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rider counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulenburg looks to land a right hand but Rider moved out of range.
Rider misses with a right hand
letting Schulenburg counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schulenburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rider.
Rider tries to clinch but Schulenburg moves out of range.
Schulenburg throws the left hand but Rider avoids the punch easily.
Schulenburg throws an off balance right hand
and Rider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulenburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schulenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rider slips a straight right by Schulenburg.
Schulenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rider manages to avoid it.
Rider might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schulenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rider counters with a straight right hand.
Rider thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulenburg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schulenburg lands a jab to the nose.
Schulenburg wants to clinch.
Schulenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rider manages to avoid it.
Schulenburg misses with a right hand
and Rider 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!
Schulenburg misses with a body punch

and Rider counters with a nice right hand that sends Schulenburg toppling to the canvas! Schulenburg scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rider finish him?!

Schulenburg is rocked!
Rider lands a jab to Schulenburg's midsection.
Oh Schulenburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rider misses with a straight right.
Rider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schulenburg seems to have got his legs back now.
Schulenburg is breathing heavily.
Rider moves in close and cracks Schulenburg with a massive right hand! Schulenburg, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rider!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). C C Rider!