PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Green
vs
Schoots

171 cm
29
153 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

180 cm
31
155 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schoots takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Schoots.
Schoots with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schoots working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Schoots lands a knee to the body.
Schoots goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Schoots lands a shot to the body.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schoots. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green slips under a jab.
Romano Schoots is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schoots lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Schoots.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Schoots throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green slips under a jab from Schoots.
Jab, jab by Schoots - just one landing.
Schoots takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.

Schoots moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schoots prevents it.
Schoots has a couple of punches blocked by Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to pull guard but Schoots won't allow it.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Schoots's shoulder, as Schoots tries to avoid the shot.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green slips a straight right by Schoots.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schoots misses with a straight right.

Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schoots pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a body punch.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schoots avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schoots lands with a nice combination. Green backs away looking to recover.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Schoots avoids the head kick by Green.
Schoots lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schoots swivels and escapes.
Green fails with the takedown.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green tries to move into range but Schoots moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schoots on his heels. He'll look to pass Schoots's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Green passes Schoots's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schoots wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schoots's head.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Schoots is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green prevents Schoots from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schoots bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Schoots throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schoots misses with a double jab.
Schoots tries a head kick but it misses.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schoots blocks a head kick by Green.
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Schoots connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schoots's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Schoots lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schoots as he jumps to the side.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Schoots looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green slips under a jab from Schoots.
Green takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schoots.
Schoots misses with the combination.
Green tries for a takedown but Schoots sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schoots.
Green moves out of range as Schoots strikes.
Schoots checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schoots throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Schoots.
Schoots throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schoots throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings for the body but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.

Schoots clinches.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green wants to break free but Schoots has control.
Green working aggressively here.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Schoots tries to tie him up.
Schoots landing knees to the head.
Schoots misses with a knee to the head.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Schoots is predictable there

and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Green looks up at the clock and then as Schoots takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Green smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green works to advance to full mount. Schoots defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schoots is wriggling around trying to escape.

Green is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schoots to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schoots shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schoots?
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Schoots avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schoots connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schoots.
Schoots throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoots lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schoots tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green blocks a jab.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schoots just misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Green gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots struggling a bit here.
Green scores with punches from side control.
Green wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
Schoots is looking for a sweep.
Schoots isn't going anywhere.
Green misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Green tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Green trying to control the position but Schoots is working away.
Lester Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Schoots controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schoots is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schoots managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Green.
An elbow from Green crashes against the mat.
Schoots manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green trying to control from half guard but Schoots is working away.
Schoots works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schoots utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schoots avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green landing some decent shots from guard.

Green postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schoots is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Green, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schoots defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schoots defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Green 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
During a confident post fight interview, Romano Schoots thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.