PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle comes into the arena with Max Payne theme blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alcatraz's choice of entrance music: The Ducky Boys - Break Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schwalle
vs
Alcatraz

188 cm
34
183 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

180 cm
34
180 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oliver Schwalle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Schwalle sees coming a mile off.
Alcatraz ducks under a wild hook from Schwalle.
Alcatraz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Schwalle blocks the leg kick.
Alcatraz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwalle manages to avoid it.
Schwalle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schwalle tries to clinch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz lands with a good body shot.
Alcatraz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schwalle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcatraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwalle.
Alcatraz throws a front kick aimed at Schwalle's knee but Schwalle avoids it well.
We've been told by Schwalle's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schwalle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcatraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwalle works the jab nicely.
Schwalle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcatraz manages to avoid it.
Schwalle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alcatraz's waist but Alcatraz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwalle off to one side.
Alcatraz tries a low kick but Schwalle avoids it.
Schwalle looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcatraz is just out of range.
Schwalle moves away from the strike by Alcatraz.
Schwalle tries to counter by clinching up but Alcatraz breaks away and moves out of range.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwalle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz looks for the body kick but Schwalle saw that one coming.
Schwalle fails with the takedown.
Alcatraz blocks a jab.
Alcatraz is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Schwalle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcatraz connects with a nice looking jab.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses.
Alcatraz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schwalle tries to counter by clinching up but Alcatraz breaks away and moves out of range.
Schwalle lands with a straight right. Alcatraz didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schwalle.
Schwalle motions for Alcatraz to come forward. Schwalle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz lands with a straight right. Schwalle didn't see that one coming.
Alcatraz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwalle. Alcatraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Alcatraz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schwalle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Alcatraz tenderised Schwalle's leg. Schwalle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcatraz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwalle ducks under a wild hook from Alcatraz.
Schwalle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Schwalle moves out of range.
Alcatraz throws a shot to the body.
Alcatraz moves away from the strike by Schwalle.
Schwalle looks for the body kick but Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Schwalle looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcatraz is just out of range.
Alcatraz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alcatraz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Alcatraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alcatraz.
Alcatraz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schwalle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alcatraz at a distance.
Schwalle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alcatraz's hands.
Schwalle throws an overhand right that lands on Alcatraz's shoulder, as Alcatraz tries to avoid the shot.
Alcatraz misses with a hook
and Schwalle counters with a straight right hand.
Schwalle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alcatraz's calf.
Schwalle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schwalle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwalle.
Schwalle wants to slow Alcatraz down by chopping away at his legs.
Alcatraz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwalle.
Schwalle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alcatraz tries to avoid it but Schwalle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alcatraz to the ground. Alcatraz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Schwalle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwalle.
Alcatraz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwalle. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Alcatraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcatraz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schwalle can pounce on him.
Alcatraz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schwalle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schwalle blocks a low kick nicely.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwalle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schwalle is looking to chop away at Alcatraz's legs.
Schwalle throws a wild body kick that Alcatraz sees coming a mile off.
Alcatraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Alcatraz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Alcatraz.
Schwalle dodges the punch combination from Alcatraz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schwalle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schwalle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcatraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schwalle throws a solid leg kick but Alcatraz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schwalle.
Nice straight punches there by Alcatraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alcatraz.
Schwalle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schwalle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alcatraz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alcatraz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alcatraz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alcatraz lunges at Schwalle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schwalle's hand.
Nice shot lands for Schwalle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwalle takes a swing at Alcatraz's ribcage but misses.
Schwalle throws a series of punches but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz throws a shot to the body.
Schwalle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Alcatraz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alcatraz cracks the inside of Schwalle's front leg.
Alcatraz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alcatraz throws a body kick that misses
and Schwalle counters with a stiff right hand.
Schwalle misses with a low kick as Alcatraz jumps back.
Schwalle misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Schwalle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schwalle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwalle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alcatraz is out of range.
Schwalle throws a body punch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Schwalle lands with a nice body punch.
Schwalle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alcatraz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Alcatraz as he checks the leg kick.
Schwalle lands a nice shot that snaps Alcatraz's head back.
Schwalle checks a leg kick.
Schwalle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Schwalle.
Alcatraz cracks a nice hook into Schwalle's ribs.
Schwalle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schwalle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwalle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alcatraz is looking to chop away at Schwalle's legs.
Alcatraz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwalle's hands.
Jab, jab by Alcatraz - just one landing.
Schwalle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schwalle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alcatraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcatraz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alcatraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Alcatraz.
Schwalle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schwalle throws a low kick but Alcatraz moves out of range easily.
Schwalle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcatraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwalle.
Schwalle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schwalle throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwalle misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alcatraz! But no joy.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcatraz misses with a wild body shot.
Schwalle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcatraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alcatraz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alcatraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcatraz slips under a jab.
Schwalle avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Schwalle checks a low kick from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses with a straight right.
A big left from Schwalle misses.
Alcatraz throws a series of punches but Schwalle moves out of range.
Schwalle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alcatraz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schwalle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwalle throws a solid leg kick but Alcatraz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schwalle.
Schwalle throws a solid leg kick but Alcatraz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schwalle.
Schwalle dips to his left and cracks Alcatraz with an uppercut!
Alcatraz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schwalle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alcatraz scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle looks to land a right hand but Alcatraz moved out of range.
Alcatraz keeps Schwalle at a distance using the push kick.
Schwalle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alcatraz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schwalle with a jab.
Alcatraz motions for Schwalle to come forward. Alcatraz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schwalle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schwalle.
Alcatraz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Schwalle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schwalle tries to clinch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Schwalle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz dodges the punch combination from Schwalle.
Alcatraz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alcatraz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcatraz thuds his right hand into Schwalle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alcatraz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Alcatraz finds it's target.
A cross from Alcatraz lands.
Alcatraz misses with an uppercut.
Alcatraz slips under a jab.
Alcatraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwalle.
Schwalle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Alcatraz blocks the leg kick.
Schwalle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alcatraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwalle.
Alcatraz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Alcatraz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Alcatraz misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Schwalle misses the target.
Alcatraz slips a jab from Schwalle.
Schwalle loads up on a big right hand but Alcatraz slips the punch.
Alcatraz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robbie Alcatraz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Alcatraz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Alcatraz.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schwalle.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcatraz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcatraz checks a low kick from Schwalle.
Schwalle throws a right hand that Alcatraz ducks under and follows up with a left that Alcatraz also avoids with ease.
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
Schwalle throws out a leg kick but Alcatraz moves out of range and Schwalle only half commits.
Alcatraz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alcatraz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schwalle will feel that in the morning.
Schwalle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcatraz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz is looking to chop away at Schwalle's legs.
Alcatraz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schwalle throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alcatraz to counter with a crisp jab.
Schwalle looks for the body kick but Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Alcatraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Schwalle counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwalle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schwalle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alcatraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwalle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alcatraz pushes Schwalle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alcatraz lands a body punch.
Alcatraz blocks an uppercut.
Schwalle lands a hook that snaps the head of Alcatraz backwards.
Alcatraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwalle backwards.
Schwalle tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Schwalle fails to land.
Schwalle blocks an elbow strike from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz prevents a body shot from Schwalle.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
Alcatraz scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwalle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwalle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliver Schwalle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwalle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwalle.
Alcatraz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but Alcatraz avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
Schwalle lands a nice uppercut.
Alcatraz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schwalle tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz gets through Schwalle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schwalle misses with some punches.
Schwalle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schwalle tries to work over Alcatraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcatraz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcatraz can't find room to land a body shot as Schwalle controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Schwalle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schwalle wants a takedown but no success here.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schwalle blocks the elbow strike.
Alcatraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Schwalle is rocked!
Alcatraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Schwalle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alcatraz as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alcatraz scores a nice knee to the body.
Alcatraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwalle backwards.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Alcatraz.
Schwalle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Still in the clinch, Alcatraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alcatraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Schwalle with a big uppercut! Schwalle tries to clinch up but Alcatraz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Schwalle to the mat! Schwalle covers up and Alcatraz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robbie Alcatraz!
During a confident post fight interview, Robbie Alcatraz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.