PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rodalgo
vs
Schoots

172 cm
25
156 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Rodalgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots slips under a jab.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Rodalgo moved out of range.
Rodalgo throws a lazy uppercut
and Schoots connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schoots blocks a jab.
Rodalgo closes the distance but Schoots moves to the side
and Schoots counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodalgo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodalgo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schoots was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodalgo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodalgo takes one to the side of the head.
Rodalgo throws a sloppy body shot
and Schoots counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Schoots.
Rodalgo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schoots lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schoots.
Schoots scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodalgo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schoots scores with a jab.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schoots.
Rodalgo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schoots throws out the jab.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoots is just out of range.
Schoots connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodalgo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schoots feints a jab promting Rodalgo to slip. Schoots then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodalgo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schoots is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodalgo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodalgo scores with a sloppy right hand. Schoots should have avoided that one.
Rodalgo misses with a hook
and Schoots counters with a straight right hand.
Schoots throws a nice looking combination but Rodalgo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Rodalgo finds it's target.
Schoots swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rodalgo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo trying to control but Schoots is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodalgo looking to sit in guard and control but Schoots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodalgo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four 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.

Michel Rodalgo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodalgo tries for a takedown but Schoots circles away easily
and Schoots counters with a nice body shot.
Rodalgo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schoots counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodalgo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schoots.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoots is just out of range.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown
and Schoots counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodalgo throws an off balance right hand

and Schoots counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rodalgo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Schoots.
Rodalgo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodalgo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodalgo misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
Rodalgo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodalgo can't find room to land a body shot as Schoots controls the action.
Schoots prevents a body shot from Rodalgo.
Schoots lands a left hand.
Rodalgo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schoots softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schoots lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schoots.
Schoots is working Rodalgo over against the cage.
Schoots scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Schoots.
Rodalgo misses with a body punch.
Rodalgo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schoots scores with a hook to the body.
Schoots lands with a light punch inside.
Schoots lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schoots has Rodalgo pushed against the cage.
Rodalgo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schoots's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodalgo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots is trying to stall.
Schoots prevents a body shot from Rodalgo.
Schoots is struggling to control the position.
Rodalgo tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Schoots - that landed with a thud.
Schoots is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Romano Schoots.

Schoots clinches with his opponent.
Rodalgo takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schoots.
Schoots lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Schoots.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
Rodalgo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schoots throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodalgos head.
Schoots stalling in the clinch but Rodalgo improves position.
Schoots prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodalgo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
Schoots leaning against his opponent.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
Schoots prevents a body shot from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schoots pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Rodalgo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
Rodalgo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Schoots.
Rodalgo misses with some punches.
Schoots is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schoots cracks Rodalgo with a nice body shot.
Rodalgo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schoots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots cracks Rodalgo with a nice body shot.
A short left from Schoots.
Rodalgo tries a body shot but Schoots blocks it.
Schoots lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodalgo backwards.
Rodalgo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodalgo throws a head punch that misses.
Rodalgo can't find room to land a body shot as Schoots controls the action.
Rodalgo tries a body shot but Schoots blocks it.
Rodalgo goes for a takedown attempt but Schoots pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schoots's corner calls for a 1-2. Schoots obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodalgo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schoots makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Rodalgo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schoots misses with a shot to the body

and Rodalgo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodalgo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodalgo working aggressively here.
Schoots is stalling here.
Schoots taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Schoots scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schoots lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodalgo backwards.
Rodalgo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rodalgo has clasped his hands together around Schoots's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schoots tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodalgo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodalgo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rodalgo lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Rodalgo fails with a takedown attempt.
Schoots throws a lazy uppercut

and Rodalgo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schoots's guard now.
Rodalgo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoots wants to get back to full guard.
Rodalgo wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.

Rodalgo wants to work for an arm triangle but Schoots is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schoots is looking to control Rodalgo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schoots avoid being mounted?
Schoots keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to control from half guard but Schoots is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schoots can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodalgo is controlling the pace.
Schoots is looking for a sweep. Rodalgo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michel Rodalgo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.

Schoots is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodalgo.
Schoots is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schoots is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rodalgo seems content to control.
Schoots is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodalgo tries to clinch but Schoots moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
A jab from Schoots misses.
Rodalgo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schoots. Schoots circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

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.
Schoots keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodalgo has a takedown stuffed.
Rodalgo throws a poor cross that misses
and Schoots counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schoots. Rodalgo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schoots lands the left hand.
Rodalgo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schoots connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodalgo scrambles back to his feet.
Schoots lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Rodalgo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schoots lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Rodalgo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schoots has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!