PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelle Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larsson
vs
Schulte

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelle Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Schulte throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Larsson tries to clinch up.
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Schulte to counter with a crisp jab.
Schulte throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Larsson lands an elbow just above Schulte 's eye.
Larsson wants a takedown.
Larsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Schulte avoids the damage to the body.
Schulte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Larsson wants a takedown.
Schulte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schulte leaning against his opponent.
Larsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schulte smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson closes the distance but Schulte moves to the side

and Schulte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larsson won't be happy with that.
Larsson sneaks back into half guard.
Larsson manages to get to full guard.
Larsson is looking to stand up but Schulte isn't so interested in that idea.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
Schulte is looking to advance position but Larsson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to control but Schulte wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulte wants to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schulte on the ground.
Schulte working to try and regain half guard.
Schulte is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Larsson looking to control but Schulte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larsson is really struggling to control Schulte but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte tries to reverse the position but Larsson maintains control.
Larsson looking to control but Schulte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Schulte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Larsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schulte is looking to get to half guard.
Larsson looking to control but Schulte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schulte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Larsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schulte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Larsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schulte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schulte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Larsson tries to control but Schulte wriggling away.
Schulte manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schulte is not content to let Larsson control the position.
Larsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte dominated that round.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Larsson looks to clinch

so Schulte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Larsson wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Schulte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schulte stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsson is looking to get back to is feet but Schulte passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson taking a bit of punishment here - Schulte scoring with strikes.
Larsson struggling a bit here.

Schulte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Larsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Schulte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Schulte goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Larsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schulte but great work by Larsson.
Schulte taking a bit of punishment here - Larsson scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte struggling a bit here.
Schulte gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schulte is trying to maintain the position but Larsson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schulte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Schulte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Schulte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Schulte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brian Schulte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Larsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schulte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Larsson.

Schulte darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Larsson trying to control here.

Schulte seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson wants to improve his position but Schulte is controlling well.
Larsson is looking to control Schulte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larsson avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Schulte circles away from the clinch attempt

and Schulte counters with a takedown into side control.
Schulte is working Larsson over with some ground and pound from side control.

Schulte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Larsson is not content to let Schulte control the position.

Schulte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schulte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schulte trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is trying to control Schulte's posture but Schulte avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Schulte has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Larsson wants to control but Schulte postures up.

Schulte tries for a kimura but Larsson is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larsson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Schulte counters by moving into the clinch.
Larsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schulte pulls his leg out and moves away.

Schulte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schulte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schulte trying to control but Larsson is having none of it.
Schulte lands with some strikes.

Larsson is rocked!

It looks like Pelle Larsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Larsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pelle Larsson's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte looking to control but Larsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schulte looking to finish with strikes here!
Larsson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schulte.

Schulte wants to finish this one by submission but Larsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schulte.
Schulte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larsson because Schulte loaded up on that one.

Schulte working for a guillotine from mount but Larsson is in no mood to give up.

Schulte is working for a guillotine from mount but Larsson frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Schulte is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Larsson is surviving well by controlling Schulte's body position as best he can.
Schulte looking to control but Larsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schulte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larsson because Schulte loaded up on that one.
Larsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Schulte looking to finish with strikes here!
Schulte looking to ground and pound but Larsson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schulte thowing shots but they're missing.

Schulte working for a guillotine from mount but Larsson is in no mood to give up.
Schulte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larsson because Schulte loaded up on that one.
Schulte misses with a head shot.
Schulte looking to finish with strikes here!
Larsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Schulte fails to move to back control.
Schulte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larsson because Schulte loaded up on that one.
Pelle Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larsson is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schulte 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Schulte!