PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schaeffer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Long Tall Sally. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aliyev's choice of entrance music: Hollywood Undead - Sell Your Soul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schaeffer
vs
Aliyev

183 cm
30
178 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
33
185 lbs
21 - 9 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Schaeffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown but Schaeffer shows good takedown defense.
Schaeffer stuffs the takedown.
Schaeffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aliyev avoids it really well and circles away.
Schaeffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aliyev.
Dutch Schaeffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilham Aliyev.

Aliyev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Schaeffer looking to control.
Schaeffer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Schaeffer has his foot on Aliyev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aliyev works his way back into a safe position though.

Schaeffer working for a triangle but Aliyev defends it easily.
Schaeffer keeping moving, preventing Aliyev from controlling successfully.
Aliyev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schaeffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaeffer looking to control.

Schaeffer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aliyev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schaeffer.
Aliyev landing a few strikes.
Aliyev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aliyev wants to control but Schaeffer is keeping him busy.
Schaeffer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aliyev in side control, throwing shots but Schaeffer defends.
Schaeffer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aliyev.
Schaeffer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Schaeffer prevents Aliyev from improving position.
Aliyev scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aliyev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aliyev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev working the ground and pound.
Schaeffer sneaks back into half guard.
Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Aliyev is very close to passing his half guard.
Aliyev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schaeffer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aliyev scores with a couple of nice shots.

Aliyev is working for a submission of some sort.
Schaeffer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Schaeffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aliyev pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Aliyev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aliyev misses with a head shot. Schaeffer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aliyev works over Schaeffer with some ground and pound from guard.
Aliyev works over Schaeffer with some ground and pound from guard.

Schaeffer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aliyev stacks Schaeffer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aliyev!
Aliyev lands a nice forearm strike.
Aliyev in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Aliyev crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aliyev looks up at the clock and then as Schaeffer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aliyev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schaeffer tries to buck Aliyev off but Aliyev is having none of it.
Aliyev working away.
Schaeffer is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer wants to control but Aliyev postures up.
Aliyev working the body and head with strikes.
Aliyev looks up at the clock and then as Schaeffer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aliyev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aliyev cracks Schaeffer with a big right hand but Schaeffer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schaeffer is trying to control Aliyev's posture but Aliyev avoids it.
Schaeffer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Schaeffer is rocked!
Aliyev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaeffer keeps working.
Schaeffer can't do much from the bottom here.
Aliyev trying to control the action but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danga de danga de dang - Aliyev scores with a four punch combination!
Aliyev has his takedown stuffed
and Schaeffer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schaeffer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Aliyev shoots in and bounces Schaeffer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schaeffer working a defensive guard here.

Schaeffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aliyev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aliyev throws a big elbow that misses.
Schaeffer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aliyev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is in close to Schaeffer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aliyev trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
Aliyev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aliyev looking to pass the guard.
Aliyev stands up over Schaeffer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aliyev postures up in Schaeffer's guard and throws a big left but Schaeffer blocks it.

Schaeffer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aliyev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aliyev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aliyev distracts Schaeffer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aliyev throws a big right hand that misses.

Schaeffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaeffer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev preventing the sweep.
Schaeffer has momentary wrist control but Aliyev slips an elbow through the middle.
Aliyev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schaeffer's head.
Aliyev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schaeffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schaeffer has momentary wrist control but Aliyev slips an elbow through the middle.

Schaeffer looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aliyev is defending well. Schaeffer quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aliyev has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Schaeffer celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dutch Schaeffer!
Dutch Schaeffer took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.