PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha has chosen In Bloom as his entrance music. Roger Schwarzeneg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schwarzeneg
vs
Licha

181 cm
26
190 lbs
11 - 20 - 0

181 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzeneg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Schwarzeneg. No joy for Licha on that attempt.
Licha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Schwarzeneg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Licha tries to get to full guard but Schwarzeneg has control of the leg.
Licha is pressing down on Schwarzeneg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzeneg throws a big right hand that misses.
Licha is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Licha keeping full guard, as Schwarzeneg tries to pass.

Schwarzeneg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Licha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schwarzeneg has managed to get both his arms back between Licha's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwarzeneg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Licha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Licha scores with a four punch combination!
Licha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Licha throws a hook but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
Licha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Licha pushes Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.

Schwarzeneg jumps guard.
Licha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzeneg is controlling Licha's posture.
Schwarzeneg looking to control.
Licha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Licha works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Licha is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwarzeneg controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Schwarzeneg pushes Licha off and gets back to his feet.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Licha's guard.

Licha is looking for a triangle but Schwarzeneg pushes his legs off easily.

Licha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Licha is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Licha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schwarzeneg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Licha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Schwarzeneg connects with a decent elbow.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Licha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Licha regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but Licha is blocking nicely.
Schwarzeneg prevents Licha from improving his position.
Licha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwarzeneg is working away from the top position though.
Schwarzeneg sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Schwarzeneg stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jab from Licha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzeneg checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but Licha is having none of it.

Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schwarzeneg uses his free foot to push down on Licha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Licha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Schwarzeneg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Licha throws a hook but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
Schwarzeneg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Licha.
Licha lands an overhand right.

Schwarzeneg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg prevents Licha from improving his position.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from half guard but Licha is working away.

Schwarzeneg seems to be looking for submissions.
Licha works his way to full guard. Good work.

Licha working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.

Licha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schwarzeneg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Licha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Licha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Licha tries to bench press Schwarzeneg off him but Schwarzeneg keeps the position.

Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Licha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Licha is looking for a sweep.
Schwarzeneg is chipping away with strikes.
Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Licha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Schwarzeneg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Licha sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Licha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwarzeneg's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Licha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Licha working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Licha is breathing heavily.
Licha has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schwarzeneg has passed into side control.
Licha tries to bench press Schwarzeneg off him but Schwarzeneg keeps the position.
Licha struggling a bit here.
Licha tries to buck Schwarzeneg off but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.

Schwarzeneg stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but Licha moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Licha enables Schwarzeneg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Licha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Licha working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Licha is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg stopping the sweep attempt from Licha.
Licha is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Licha pushes Schwarzeneg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Licha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Licha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwarzeneg.
The fighters circling - Licha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Licha's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Licha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Licha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwarzeneg moves away.

Schwarzeneg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Licha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that second round.
That's time! Schwarzeneg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Licha closes the distance and clinches up with Schwarzeneg, looking for a takedown. Licha pushes Schwarzeneg against the cage but Schwarzeneg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Licha misses with a body kick.
Licha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Licha throws a big shot that misses.
Licha tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Schwarzeneg.
Licha struggling a bit here.
Schwarzeneg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Licha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schwarzeneg scoring with punches from side control.
Schwarzeneg is working Licha over with some ground and pound from side control.
Licha manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Licha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwarzeneg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg is keen to just control but Licha is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Licha lands with a hook. Schwarzeneg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Schwarzeneg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schwarzeneg cracks Licha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Licha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Licha is looking for a sweep. Schwarzeneg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licha is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzeneg sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Schwarzeneg seems content to control.

Licha looking for submissions off his back.
Schwarzeneg works his way into full mount!
Lisandro Licha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Licha tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg looking to control but Licha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Schwarzeneg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Licha is surviving well by controlling Schwarzeneg's body position as best he can.
Schwarzeneg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Licha is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha is trying to escape the mount.
Schwarzeneg is landing with some decent strikes but Licha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Licha regains half guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Licha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzeneg passes to full mount!
Licha is working to get back to half guard.
Licha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg working Licha over with strikes here.
Schwarzeneg looking to finish Licha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Licha!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg cracks Licha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwarzeneg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Licha hang on?
Licha gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Licha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roger Schwarzeneg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Licha gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Schwarzeneg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schwarzeneg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Schwarzeneg!