PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LM Fao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fao has chosen LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schindler
vs
Fao

174 cm
28
169 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

174 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, LM Fao!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schindler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schindler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fao.
Fao fails with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fao's knee momentarily.
Fao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schindler counters with a leg kick.
Kurt Schindler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LM Fao.
Schindler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schindler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fao really felt that one!
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Schindler thumps Fao with a low kick.
Kurt Schindler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schindler throws a head kick but Fao moves out of range.
Fao misses with a takedown
and Schindler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schindler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Schindler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schindler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schindler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schindler counters with a nice body shot.
Fao looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fao.
Fao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schindler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fao.
Schindler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fao takes a step back to recover.
Fao is trying desperately to land a takedown but Schindler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fao.
Fao has his takedown stuffed
and Schindler counters with a left to the body.
Fao slips a jab and a cross from Schindler.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schindler - the referee stops the clock and Fao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schindler. Fao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Schindler.
Fao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schindler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schindler lands a jab to Fao's midsection.
Fao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schindler lands a head kick. Fao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Schindler.
Schindler punishes Fao's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schindler punishes Fao's body with a nice straight punch.
Schindler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schindler.
Schindler is looking to wear down Fao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schindler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Schindler.
Schindler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schindler works Fao's body with a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schindler. Fao shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schindler throws a nice head kick!
Fao tries to move into range but Schindler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schindler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Schindler 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.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schindler. Fao shrugs it off though.
Schindler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fao's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Schindler.
Schindler thows a body kick. Fao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Schindler has got the better of the exchanges.
Fao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schindler lands with a nice body kick.
Fao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schindler. Schindler obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schindler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fao takes a step back to recover.
Fao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fao is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler cracks a nice hook into Fao's ribs.
Schindler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schindler catches Fao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schindler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schindler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fao can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schindler, right into the meat.
Fao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schindler.
Fao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schindler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schindler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schindler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schindler lands a jab-cross combination.
Kurt Schindler is winning the standup battle so far.
Fao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schindler.
Schindler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Schindler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kurt Schindler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schindler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fao at a distance.
Schindler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schindler connects with a high kick.

Fao is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler thuds his shin into the meat of Fao's side.
Fao is still on wobbly legs! Can Schindler finish him?
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Fao seems to have recovered his senses.
Schindler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schindler.
Schindler scores with a nice body kick.
Fao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schindler throws a good cross that connects.
Fao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schindler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schindler.
Nice uppercut lands for Schindler. That snapped Fao's head back.
Schindler feints and then cracks Fao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fao down.
Schindler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schindler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schindler throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schindler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Schindler dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Schindler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurt Schindler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schindler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schindler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fao at a distance.
Fao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fao shoots and misses
and Schindler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fao's knee momentarily.
Fao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schindler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fao tries for a takedown but Schindler circles away easily
and Schindler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fao's knee momentarily.
Fao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schindler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schindler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler lands with a nice body kick.
Fao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schindler.
Schindler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Schindler.
Schindler thuds his shin into the meat of Fao's side.
Schindler lands a leg kick that knocks Fao off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schindler scores with a kick to the body.
Schindler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fao's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schindler keeps Fao at a distance using the push kick.
Schindler lands with an uppercut that bounces Fao off the cage and back into range.
Schindler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fao's head backwards.
Fao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Schindler.
Fao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fao with a poor takedown
and Schindler counters with a two punch combo.
Kurt Schindler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LM Fao.
Fao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schindler works Fao's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schindler lands a nice shot that snaps Fao's head back.
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Fao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schindler lands a nice looking body shot.
Schindler thuds his shin into the meat of Fao's side.
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Schindler cracks a nice hook into Fao's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schindler lands with a good body shot.
Schindler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schindler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schindler. Fao shrugs it off though.
LM Fao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schindler lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schindler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fao if he has to take too many more of those.
Schindler throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Schindler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schindler 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Schindler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kurt Schindler thanked Wolfpack Threadz for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).