PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Mollestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schulz has chosen ONYX - Raze it up as his entrance music. Mark Schulz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mollestad
vs
Schulz

166 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Mollestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz shoots in and drives through. Mollestad sprawls well.

Mollestad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Mollestad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mollestad.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mollestad moves to clinch but Schulz breaks away

and Schulz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Schulz jumps guard and drags Mollestad to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Schulz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulz controls Mollestad momentarily but Mollestad frees himself.
Schulz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mollestad's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollestad can't keep his opponent in guard - Schulz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mollestad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schulz.
Schulz is pressing down on Mollestad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mollestad is holding on for now.
Mollestad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schulz.
Schulz stops Mollestad from getting back to his feet.
Schulz uses his free foot to push down on Mollestad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mollestad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mollestad defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schulz.

Schulz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mollestad is surviving well by controlling Schulz's body position as best he can.

Schulz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Mollestad really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schulz wants to control the pace but Mollestad is squirming around nicely.
Schulz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schulz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schulz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mollestad is looking to escape.
Schulz won't let Mollestad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Schulz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mollestad is surviving well by controlling Schulz's body position as best he can.
Schulz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mollestad is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Schulz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mollestad throws a sloppy head kick

and Schulz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mollestad!
Schulz throws some wild stikes that Mollestad manages to avoid easily.

Mollestad defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schulz.
Schulz throws some wild stikes that Mollestad manages to avoid easily.
Mollestad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schulz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schulz looking to finish with strikes here!
Schulz looking to land elbow strikes but Mollestad uses the position to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schulz is looking for a kimura but Mollestad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schulz to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schulz in particular looking to stall.
Schulz trying to pass the guard but Mollestad defending well.
Mollestad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schulz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schulz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mollestad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mollestad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schulz.
Schulz drops an elbow to the side of Mollestad's head.
Schulz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schulz is looking to advance position but Mollestad won't allow it.
Schulz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schulz is trying to control the action in half guard but Mollestad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schulz trying to pass the guard but Mollestad defending well.
Schulz wants to take a breather but Mollestad is having none of it.

Mark Schulz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schulz shoots in and drives through. Mollestad sprawls well.
Marcos Mollestad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mollestad wants to clinch but Schulz slips to the side

and Schulz counters with a takedown into side control.
Schulz tries to advance to mount but Mollestad denies him.
Schulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mollestad keeps working.
The ground and pound from Schulz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mollestad gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Schulz looking to secure an arm triangle but Mollestad defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Schulz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.
Schulz blocking some punches.
Mollestad stalling the fight.
Mollestad misses with a knee strike.
Mollestad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schulz's face.

It looks like Mark Schulz has been cut.
Mollestad throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Schulz jumps into guard, dragging Mollestad to the mat.
Schulz working a defensive guard here.
Schulz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Schulz is working for a guillotine from mount but Mollestad frees his head quite easily.
Schulz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mollestad because Schulz loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulz looking to finish with strikes here!
Mollestad has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Schulz's lack of action.

Schulz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schulz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mollestad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to pass to mount but Mollestad is defending the position.
Mollestad tries to kick Schulz off but Schulz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mollestad keeps working.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mollestad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schulz.
Mark Schulz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schulz slows the pace down in half guard.

Schulz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schulz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

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