PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Schultz (ranked 2251 p4p, 1692 weight class) and Martin Jonsson (ranked 257 p4p, 211 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Schultz
vs
Jonsson

195 cm
26
215
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
216
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sterling Schultz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Sterling Schultz has been cut.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.

Schultz clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Schultz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jonsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jonsson tries to stall but Schultz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jonsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jonsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Schultz manages to break the clinch.
Jonsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a body punch but Jonsson moves out of range.
Jonsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schultz sizes up Jonsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Martin Jonsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonsson misses with an uppercut
and Jonsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonsson misses with a body punch
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Schultz has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schultz breaks the clinch.
Jonsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schultz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Jonsson.

Jonsson lands a big uppercut and Schultz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Schultz looks OK. Jonsson waves Schultz back to his feet!

Schultz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Schultz as he connects with a hook.
Jonsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jonsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schultz cracks Jonsson with a good jab.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Jonsson slips the punch.

Jonsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schultz sprawling to the canvas! Schultz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jonsson finish him?!
Oh Schultz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jonsson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Jonsson!
Martin Jonsson is the new light heavyweight champion!