PBP Commentary

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

Tavarez
vs
Schulte

186 cm
24
204 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
217 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schulte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tavarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.

Schulte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tavarez dives on top into guard.
Schulte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Tavarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tavarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tavarez won't allow Schulte to sweep him here.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Tavarez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavarez landing with the ground and pound.
Tavarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavarez throwing strikes from guard but Schulte blocks nicely.
Schulte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schulte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tavarez manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tavarez is on top in guard.
Tavarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schulte is adopting a defensive guard.
Tavarez content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Schulte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tavarez throws a strike but Schulte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tavarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez has momentary wrist control but Schulte slips an elbow through the middle.
Tavarez wants to sweep here but Schulte controlling him for the moment.
Schulte tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavarez is retaining full guard.
Schulte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavarez's head.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Schulte with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schulte preventing the sweep.

Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulte postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte preventing the sweep.

Schulte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tavarez dives on top into guard.
Tavarez thows a big elbow that misses.
Tavarez postures up.
Schulte is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tavarez lands a couple of digs.
Tavarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schulte's head.
Schulte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schulte lands a big elbow.
Schulte is landing with some decent strikes but Tavarez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Schulte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schulte loads up on a big right hand but Tavarez slips the punch.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a left to the body.
Tavarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Schulte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavarez swings widly with a right hand

and Schulte counters with a single leg into guard. Tavarez didn't expect that.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Tavarez wants to control but Schulte passes easily into half guard.
Tavarez wants to improve his position but Schulte is controlling well.
Tavarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tavarez.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Tavarez keeps moving.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.

Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brian Schulte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tavarez is trying to control the position but Schulte postures up.
Schulte chips away with some ground and pound.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.

Tavarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Schulte looking to sit in guard and control but Tavarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tavarez thows a big elbow that misses.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schulte seems keen to control Tavarez's posture.
Tavarez works over Schulte with some ground and pound from guard.
Schulte keeping moving, preventing Tavarez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tavarez throws a lazy head kick
and Schulte counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavarez throws a leg kick
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Schulte dives in and scores a takedown into Tavarez's guard.

Tavarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schulte is aware though and is defending well.
Schulte pushes down on Tavarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tavarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tavarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Schulte working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte throwing shots but Tavarez is blocking nicely.
Tavarez wants to get back to full guard but Schulte has mounted him!
Schulte unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Tavarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Tavarez is rocked!
Schulte looking to control but Tavarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Schulte is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tavarez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tavarez!
Tavarez trying to control but Schulte is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Schulte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tavarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
That's time! Tavarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tavarez misses with a right hand
and Schulte counters with a nice body kick.
Tavarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavarez misses with a right hand

and Schulte counters with a single leg into guard. Tavarez didn't expect that.
Schulte landing with the ground and pound.
Schulte tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavarez is retaining full guard.
Schulte with a nice head shot there.
Tavarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulte.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavarez is trying to control the position but Schulte postures up.
Schulte is stalling in the full guard.
Schulte postures up in Tavarez's guard and throws a big left but Tavarez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tavarez looking for a guillotine here but Schulte defends easily.
Schulte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavarez's head.
Schulte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tavarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez postures up.
Tavarez working Schulte over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte is looking for a sweep. Tavarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schulte is holding on to half guard well.
Tavarez throwing shots but Schulte is blocking nicely.
Schulte trying to hold on to Tavarez's head to control him but Tavarez postures up.

Tavarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schulte sees it coming and defends easily.
Schulte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tavarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schulte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sol Tavarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schulte managing to control the position.
Schulte wants to stand up but Tavarez is controlling him.
Tavarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulte is retaining full guard.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tavarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulte keeping full guard, as Tavarez tries to pass.
Tavarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tavarez avoids the body shot from Schulte.
Tavarez misses with an uppercut
and Schulte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Schulte scores with a takedown into Tavarez's guard.
Schulte trying to control but Tavarez is working from the bottom.
Schulte stands up over Tavarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Tavarez working for submissions but it's allowed Schulte to get to half guard.
Schulte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schulte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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