PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Schneider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ouelet
vs
Schneider

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ouelet counters by clinching up.
Ouelet lands a nice knee to the body.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Shane Schneider has been cut.
Schneider tries to pull guard but Ouelet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Schneider won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schneider looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ouelet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Ouelet lands a knee to the head.
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ouelet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Ouelet is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schneider can't fight it off and eventually Ouelet manages to take the fight to the floor. Schneider looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ouelet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schneider is working an open guard so Ouelet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ouelet closes the distance and pushes Schneider back into the cage.
Ouelet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schneider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Ouelet has picked Schneider up - he's going for a ride! Ouelet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ouelet escapes and gets back to his feet.

Ouelet clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Schneider won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ouelet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Schneider in his tracks for a moment.
Ouelet with a knee to the head.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ouelet working Schneider over with knees to the body.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ouelet obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ouelet wants the takedown. Schneider is fighting it off but Ouelet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schneider's guard against the cage.

Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schneider keeping full guard, as Ouelet tries to pass.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Schneider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schneider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ouelet.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schneider on the ground.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Ouelet is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands a couple of digs.
Ouelet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schneider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ouelet cracks Schneider with a solid left hand.
Ouelet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schneider avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet lands a couple of digs.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Schneider's brow.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouelet distracts Schneider with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ouelet throwing strikes but missing.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet connects with a couple of short punches.
Schneider has momentary wrist control but Ouelet slips an elbow through the middle.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Ouelet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ouelet landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Schneider's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ouelet clinches up with Schneider and pushes him back against the cage.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Schneider jumps guard but Ouelet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schneider jumps guard but Ouelet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schneider fails to pull guard.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Schneider.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside.

Ouelet gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ouelet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schneider can do to turn this around?
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schneider is looking to control Ouelet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schneider avoid being mounted?
Ouelet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ouelet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ouelet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schneider is doing well to control the position and prevent Ouelet from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schneider is breathing heavily.
Schneider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
Schneider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
Schneider wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy.
Ouelet is trying to control the action in half guard but Schneider is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schneider trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouelet lands a nice short elbow.
Schneider wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy.
Ouelet trying to control from half guard but Schneider is working away.
Ouelet winds up and cracks Schneider with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schneider punching from the bottom.
Ouelet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet slips a nice elbow through Schneider's hands, connecting with Schneider's forehead.
Ouelet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ouelet in particular looking to stall.
Ouelet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ouelet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ouelet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schneider is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ouelet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ouelet's back!
Ouelet controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

Schneider tightening his grip on Ouelet, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schneider looking for the choke but no joy.
Ouelet trying to control the action but Schneider just sinks the hooks in.
Schneider misses with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider struggling to keep hold of the position.

Schneider is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ouelet defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Schneider working for a choke but Ouelet is defending well.

Ouelet is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schneider gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Schneider'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ouelet has managed to clinch.

Ouelet lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ouelet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schneider defending well though.
Ouelet working over Schneider with some ground and pound. Schneider looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ouelet prevents Schneider from improving his position.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schneider punching from the bottom.
Ouelet lands strikes from half guard.
Ouelet working Schneider over with strikes.
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!

Ouelet decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Schneider has his takedown stuffed

and Ouelet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schneider's guard.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schneider looking for a guillotine here but Ouelet defends easily.
Schneider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet working some strikes from top position.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ouelet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ouelet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Shane Schneider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider trying to keep a closed guard but Ouelet is proving a slippery customer.
Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
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!
Ouelet trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ouelet works over Schneider with some ground and pound from guard.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.

Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ouelet postures up in Schneider's guard and throws a big left but Schneider blocks it.
Schneider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ouelet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schneider working for a triangle but Ouelet defends it easily.
Ouelet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schneider has momentary wrist control but Ouelet slips an elbow through the middle.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schneider trying to control the position.
Ouelet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schneider's head.
Ouelet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.

Schneider is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Schneider won't let him.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Schneider has his foot on Ouelet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ouelet works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ouelet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ouelet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouelet wants to stand but Schneider is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouelet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ouelet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!