PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schafer
vs
Walter

190 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

179 cm
22
176 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walter with a poor takedown
and Schafer counters with a stiff right hand.
Schafer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt

and Schafer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walter!
Keith Schafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
Schafer controlling the pace for now.
Schafer raining down shots from the mount!
Walter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schafer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walter working to try and regain half guard.
Schafer unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schafer dominating with strikes here.
Schafer prevents Walter from getting the reversal.
Walter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schafer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schafer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Walter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schafer.
Walter is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer controlling his opponent.
Walter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walter looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schafer content just to control the position here.
Walter working to try and regain half guard.
Schafer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schafer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to reverse the position but Schafer maintains control.
Schafer looking to finish Walter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walter!
Schafer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schafer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Schafer.
Schafer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Schafer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Walter is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walter is desperately trying to improve his position but Schafer has a good base and remains in mount.
Schafer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schafer controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schafer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walter for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walter shoots and misses
and Schafer counters with a series of strikes. Walter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Schafer to counter with a crisp jab.
Schafer lands with a hook. Walter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keith Schafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
Walter fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schafer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Schafer finds it's way through Walter's defenses.
Walter fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Walter gets caught napping as Schafer dives in and scores a takedown. Walter manages to retain guard.
Schafer pushes down on Walter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Schafer is controlling the pace.
Schafer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schafer connects with a nice short shot to Walter's temple.
Walter wants to get back to full guard.

Walter actively working from the bottom here.
Schafer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schafer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schafer is nestled in close to Walter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schafer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schafer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Walter is in trouble now - Schafer has advanced to mount!
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walter is looking to improve his position but Schafer isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keith Schafer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to get to half guard.
Schafer content just to control the position here.
Walter is looking to improve his position but Schafer isn't that keen on the idea.
Schafer is landing with some decent strikes but Walter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walter is looking to improve his position but Schafer isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schafer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walter is trying to escape the mount.
Schafer controlling the pace for now.
Walter is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Schafer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walter shoots and misses
and Schafer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schafer counters with a left and a right that stings Walter.

Schafer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Schafer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walter tries to improve position but can't.
Schafer scoring with punches from side control.
Schafer working the ground and pound from side control.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walter is looking to regain half guard here but Schafer keeps moving and retains side control.
Schafer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Walter's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is looking for a sweep.
Walter is trying to escape the position but Schafer is controlling the position.
Walter tries to bench press Schafer off him but Schafer keeps the position.
Walter looking for a sweep but Schafer has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Walter working to try and regain half guard.
Schafer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schafer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schafer breaks from Walter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schafer working Walter over with strikes here.
Walter is working to get back to half guard.
Schafer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walter hang on?
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schafer controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer with a couple of short strikes.
Walter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schafer lands a nice shot to the head.

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.
Schafer controlling from mount.
Walter is desperately trying to improve his position but Schafer has a good base and remains in mount.
Schafer working Walter over with strikes here.
Walter tries to reverse the position but Schafer maintains control.
Martin Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Schafer. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Schafer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schafer 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Schafer!