PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schneider comes to the cage accompanied by Its a fight. The key to victory for Stephan Schneider has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Schneider
vs
Escobar

190 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a double jab.

Schneider darts in and clinches Escobar up against the cage.
Escobar wants to break free but Schneider has control.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schneider backwards.

Schneider breaks the clinch.
Schneider misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider scores with a head kick.
Escobar stalks Schneider and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schneider's face. Schneider staggers backwards, shaken.

Schneider has managed to clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Schneider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Schneider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schneider looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Schneider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schneider throws out the jab.
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Schneider.
Schneider scores with a jab to the head.

Schneider closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Schneider is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schneider backwards.
Escobar is trying to stall.
A short right from Schneider.

Schneider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schneider misses with a head kick.
Schneider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schneider dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schneider.
Schneider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schneider throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Schneider slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schneider.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schneider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schneider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Schneider looks to land a combination. Escobar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Schneider avoids nicely.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Schneider avoids nicely.
Schneider swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Schneider moves into range and clinches up with Escobar.
Escobar leaning his opponent against the cage.

Schneider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Schneider takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Schneider avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to stall.

Schneider manages to break the clinch.
Schneider tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Schneider.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Schneider tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Schneider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Schneider misses.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schneider throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Schneider misses with the combination.
Schneider lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escobar backs up against the cage.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schneider throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schneider lands a jab-cross combination.
Schneider lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schneider.
Schneider is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider moves out of range.
Schneider looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Schneider avoids nicely.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Schneider displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Schneider avoids a punch combination nicely.

Schneider clinches with his opponent.

Schneider breaks from the clinch.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar slips a straight right by Schneider.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schneider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schneider throws a big shot that misses.
Schneider tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schneider misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Schneider throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schneider misses with a body kick.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Schneider looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Schneider lands with a slapping head kick.

Schneider clinches up against the cage.
Schneider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Schneider is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schneider blocks an uppercut.
Schneider has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Schneider has him pressed against the cage.
Schneider scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Schneider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar prevents Schneider from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schneider moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Schneider tries to tie him up.
Schneider is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.

Schneider manages to break the clinch.

Schneider drives through and clinches with Escobar against the cage.
Schneider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Escobar can't break the clinch.
Escobar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schneider has him pressed against the cage.
Schneider is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Schneider has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
Schneider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schneider keeps control of Escobar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escobar has Schneider pressed against the cage.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schneider throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Schneider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schneider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.
Escobar throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schneider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Schneider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schneider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schneider.
Schneider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Schneider does no damage.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schneider looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Schneider looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Schneider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schneider is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schneider throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Escobar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Schneider throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Schneider.
Schneider slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
A cross from Schneider lands.
Schneider looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stephan Schneider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schneider tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Schneider throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Schneider misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schneider throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Schneider misses with a looping right.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schneider.

Schneider has Escobar up against the cage in a clinch.
Schneider keeps control of Escobar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schneider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schneider.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schneider throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.

Schneider gets a clinch.

Schneider manages to break the clinch.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schneider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Schneider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schneider fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schneider misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Schneider throws a front kick that sends Escobar stumbling back into the cage.
Schneider misses the shot to the body.
Escobar misses with the combination.
Schneider misses the jab.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schneider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schneider jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schneider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar defending well as Schneider loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Schneider dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar tries to bum rush Schneider with a series of wild strikes but Schneider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Schneider lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Escobar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Escobar walks into a jab.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schneider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Schneider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schneider lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar moves out of range as Schneider throws a body kick.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Schneider throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schneider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schneider is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schneider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schneider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schneider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar moves out of range as Schneider strikes.
Good exchange - Schneider coming out on top.
A big left from Schneider misses.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider moves out of range.
Escobar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Schneider has managed to clinch.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Schneider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
A combination from Schneider does no damage.
Schneider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schneider.
Schneider tries to clinch up.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Schneider is looking to clinch.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schneider misses with a wild combination.
Schneider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Schneider both land. Nice combination.

Schneider gets a clinch.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider moves out of range.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schneider.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Schneider stalks Escobar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escobar's face. Escobar staggers backwards, shaken.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Schneider.
Schneider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Schneider avoids them all with ease.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schneider.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Schneider avoids it well.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schneider circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Schneider.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Escobar swinging wilding here.
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
Schneider throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schneider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Schneider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schneider is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Schneider tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Stephan Schneider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schneider lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schneider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar stalks Schneider and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schneider's face. Schneider staggers backwards, shaken.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schneider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephan Schneider.
Well Schneider 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Schneider!