PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nosla
vs
Schulte

220 cm
25
210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
217 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 65$ *

Firebird Designs

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte with a poor takedown
and Schulte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nosla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Schulte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nosla was covering up waiting for the punch and Schulte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nosla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulte.
Nosla wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Nosla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte is looking to work some ground and pound but Nosla has wrist control.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schulte prevents Nosla from getting back to his feet.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Nosla is keeping the position.
Schulte stops Nosla from standing up.
Schulte trying to control but Nosla is working from the bottom.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Nosla keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nosla wants to stand but Schulte is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schulte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schulte prevents Nosla from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulte with a nice head shot there.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
Schulte lands a couple of digs.
Schulte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Nosla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Nosla keeps moving.
Schulte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
Schulte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schulte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nosla. That one must have hurt.

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 swings widly with a right hand
and Nosla counters with a nice body kick.
Schulte misses with an uppercut
and Nosla counters with a one-two to the body.
Schulte shoots in looking for a takedown. Nosla tries to sprawl out of it but Schulte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nosla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulte misses with a body shot
and Nosla counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schulte clinches up against the cage.
Nosla lands a nice knee to the body.
Nosla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schulte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nosla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schulte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nosla blocks an uppercut.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nosla lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nosla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulte blocks it with crossed arms.
Nosla lands with a right to the head.
Nosla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nosla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nosla blocking some punches.
Nosla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nosla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulte blocks it with crossed arms.
Nosla lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Nosla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schulte's face.
Schulte is breathing heavily.
Schulte swings wildly with an uppercut but Nosla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nosla missing with knees to the body.
Schulte takes an elbow to the temple.
Schulte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nosla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nosla.
Nosla misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schulte working aggressively here.
Nosla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schulte blocks an elbow strike.
Nosla misses with a knee to the head.
Nosla scores with a shot to the side of Schulte's head.
Nosla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nosla misses with a knee to the head.

Schulte manages to break the clinch.
Nosla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulte is out of range.
Brian Schulte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte misses with a hook
and Nosla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schulte really felt that one!
Schulte fails with the takedown.

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

Schulte closes the distance and clinches.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nosla pushes Schulte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schulte tries to work over Nosla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nosla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schulte.
Nosla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nosla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nosla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nosla scores with a knee to the head.
Nosla trying to land knees to the body.
Schulte swings wildly with an uppercut but Nosla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nosla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schulte.
Nosla pushes off an throws an elbow but Schulte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nosla tries to land a knee to the head but Schulte blocks with his arms.
Nosla blocks a body shot from Schulte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schulte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schulte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schulte lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Schulte tightens his grip and picks Nosla up, before dumping him to the ground. Nosla manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosla wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nosla is looking to stand up but Schulte isn't so interested in that idea.
Schulte works over Nosla with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schulte stops Nosla from standing up.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Nosla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nosla wants to stand but Schulte is controlling the position.
Nosla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadji Nosla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schulte clinches up with Nosla and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schulte.
Nosla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nosla.
Nosla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Schulte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schulte managing to block the knees to the body from Nosla.
Sadji Nosla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schulte scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Schulte.
Schulte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Schulte.
Schulte lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schulte.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Schulte as the two fighters clinch.
Schulte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schulte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schulte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulte avoids the elbow strike from Nosla, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schulte.
Schulte works on Nosla's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulte lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nosla is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte digs a right hand underneath Nosla's ribcage. Nosla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Nosla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schulte creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nosla with a big uppercut! Nosla tries to clinch up but Schulte pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nosla to the mat! Nosla covers up and Schulte unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Schulte!