PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cem Schantl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cem Schantl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alexander
vs
Schantl

189 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cem Schantl!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Alexander or perhaps it was just good defense by Schantl which made him look bad.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schantl as he avoids it easily.
Alexander takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Daniel Alexander has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexander is defended easily by Schantl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Schantl throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schantl as he jumps to the side.
Schantl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schantl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schantl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schantl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alexander under the eye.
No luck for Alexander with that takedown attempt.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Schantl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schantl cracks Alexander with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Schantl gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cem Schantl!
During a confident post fight interview, Cem Schantl thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.