PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralphus Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Schiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Horst Schiller enters the cage!

Rape
vs
Schiller

180 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphus Rape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horst Schiller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schiller tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schiller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schiller moves away.
Rape throws a lazy uppercut
and Schiller counters with an outside leg kick.
Schiller throws a front kick that sends Rape stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Rape as he connects with a hook.
Schiller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schiller throws a front kick aimed at Rape's knee but Rape avoids it well.
Schiller is looking to clinch.
Schiller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rape counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schiller thinking.
Rape avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Rape tenderised Schiller's leg. Schiller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schiller throws a solid leg kick but Rape takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schiller.
Rape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schiller's calf.
Schiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schiller's calf.
Schiller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schiller misses with a leg kick
and Rape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schiller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rape throws a lazy uppercut
and Schiller counters with a low kick, right behind Rape 's knee.
Rape is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Schiller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rape throws a leg kick
and Schiller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Schiller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rape.
Rape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rape takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rape jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rape checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schiller circles away quickly and effectively.
Schiller lands a head kick. Rape smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ralphus Rape has been cut.
Schiller throws a front kick aimed at Rape's knee but Rape avoids it well.
Schiller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rape scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Rape on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rape misses with a hook.
Schiller misses with an uppercut. Rape saw that one coming.
Rape throws a right hand that Schiller ducks under and follows up with a left that Schiller also avoids with ease.
Schiller misses with a leg kick.
Rape misses with a looping left.
Schiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rape.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiller misses with a shot to the body
and Rape connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rape throws a big shot that misses.
Rape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rape missing with a left hand there. Schiller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schiller misses with a hook
letting Rape counter with a right hand.
Rape rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schiller counters with a low kick, right behind Rape 's knee.
Schiller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rape avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rape lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schiller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rape stuns Schiller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Schiller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralphus Rape's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schiller thows a leg kick but Rape checks it
and Rape counters with an inside leg kick.
Schiller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rape misses with an uppercut. Schiller saw that one coming.
Rape slips a straight right by Schiller.
Some bone on bone action there as Rape checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schiller misses with an uppercut
and Rape counters with a low kick, right behind Schiller 's knee.
Rape looks to land a right hand but Schiller moved out of range.
Schiller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schiller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rape tests Schiller's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schiller tries to work over Rape's front leg with a kick but Rape checks it.
Schiller scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Schiller misses
and Rape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horst Schiller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schiller throws a sloppy head kick and Rape moves out of range easily.
Rape avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schiller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schiller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schiller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses
and Rape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiller throws a leg kick
and Rape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schiller throws a lazy head kick
and Rape counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schiller tries to clinch
and Rape counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rape misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schiller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Schiller.
That kick from Schiller tenderised Rape's leg. Rape is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rape throws a right and a left that Schiller avoids nicely.
Schiller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schiller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Rape misses
and Schiller counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schiller counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schiller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rape checks a leg kick.
A big right from Schiller misses.
Schiller scores with a nice body kick.
Rape will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rape takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rape blocks a low kick nicely.
Schiller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Schiller does no damage.
Rape throws a big shot that misses.
Rape has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schiller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rape avoids the head kick by Schiller.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses.
Schiller throws a leg kick but Rape checks it.
Schiller ducks under a wild hook from Rape.
Schiller scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schiller.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schiller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Schiller tries to work over Rape's front leg with a kick but Rape checks it.
Rape circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Schiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ralphus Rape's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Schiller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schiller tries to clinch up but Rape circles away and keeps his distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rape might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schiller throws a head kick but Rape moves out of range.
Schiller misses with a low kick.
Schiller ducks under a wild hook from Rape.
Schiller throws a sloppy head kick and Rape moves out of range easily.
Rape throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schiller misses with a body kick.
Rape throws a hook but Schiller avoids it easily.
Schiller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape jabs at Schiller's body.
Rape thows a leg kick but Schiller checks it
and Schiller counters with a body kick that stops Rape in his tracks momentarily.
Schiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rape is out of range and Schiller settles back down.
Schiller throws a wild body kick that Rape sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schiller.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rape lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schiller scores with a nice strike.
Rape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schiller counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Rape.
Schiller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schiller with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rape.
Rape throws a looping overhand right but Schiller ducks down to avoid it.
Schiller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rape is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rape misses with a leg kick.
Schiller throws a leg kick
and Rape counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rape checks a leg kick.
Rape shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schiller throws a low kick but Rape avoids it.
Rape connects with a leg kick. Schiller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schiller throws a head kick that misses.
Schiller scoring well with a low kick there.
Rape misses with a lunging right hand
and Schiller counters with a body kick.
Schiller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rape checks it well.
Rape moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schiller.

Schiller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schiller stalling in the clinch but Rape improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Rape breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rape blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape scores with a decent looking hook.
Schiller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schiller, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rape.
A combination from Schiller does no damage.
Rape misses with an uppercut. Schiller saw that one coming.
Schiller lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schiller swings for the body but Rape moves out of range.
Ralphus Rape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Schiller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Schiller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schiller 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Schiller!