PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karfen Saing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karfen Saing will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Schultz
vs
Saing

161 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

173 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abel Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karfen Saing!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saing tries to close the distance and clinch but Schultz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Saing.
Saing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saing, right into the meat.
Schultz scores with a kick to the body.
Saing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saing tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Saing.

Schultz closes the distance and pushes Saing back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Schultz.
Saing lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Abel Schultz has been cut.
Schultz tries to pull guard but Saing holds him up against the cage and eventually Schultz drops back down to his feet.
Saing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schultz's face.
Schultz avoiding damage as Saing throws knees to the body.
Schultz can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saing lands a nice knee to the body.
Saing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Saing avoids the elbow strike from Schultz, against the cage.
Schultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saing blocks the elbow strike.
Saing with a knee to the head.
Saing lands a knee to the head.
Schultz throws an elbow but it misses.
Saing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Saing scores a nice knee to the body.
Saing tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultz avoids the damage to the body.
Schultz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saing smiles and moves away.
Saing lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schultz shoots in and gets a takedown into Saing's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Schultz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karfen Saing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Saing finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saing throws a nice head kick!
Saing looks winded!
Saing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.

Saing tries to keep at a distance but Schultz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saing trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saing trying to stall but Schultz improves his position.
Saing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Schultz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saing lands an elbow just above Schultz 's eye.
Saing struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schultz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saing's brow.
Saing tries to stall but Schultz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schultz's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schultz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz pushes off an throws an elbow but Saing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saing tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Schultz pushes Saing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz is pushing Saing up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schultz is stalling here.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saing avoids the elbow strike from Schultz, against the cage.
Saing missing with knees to the body.
Saing missing with knees to the body.
Saing lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karfen Saing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abel Schultz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Saing looks for the body kick but Schultz saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saing - that will leave a mark!

Schultz rushes Saing and presses him up against the cage.
Saing wants to stall.
Schultz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saing misses with an elbow strike.
Saing taking a breather.
Schultz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Schultz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schultz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saing.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schultz working for a triangle but Saing defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saing is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

Schultz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saing stacks Schultz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saing!
Schultz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Schultz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saing working away.
Saing trying to control the action but Schultz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Saing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Schultz throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Schultz strikes from the bottom but Saing takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Saing tries to control but Schultz wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Schultz punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Schultz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schultz is trying to escape the mount.
Schultz is working hard here to advance position.
Saing trying to control but Schultz is having none of it.
Schultz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Schultz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saing is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saing blocks Schultz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz wants to control but Saing is having none of it.

Schultz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Saing throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Schultz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schultz wants to break free but Saing has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abel Schultz's cut.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Saing misses with a double jab.
Saing lands a head kick!

Schultz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saing is trying to defend but Schultz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abel Schultz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schultz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schultz is pressing down on Saing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saing is holding on for now.
Schultz passes into side control, despite Saing's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Saing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Schultz stands up.
Saing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schultz is looking to chop away at Saing's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saing - that will leave a mark!
Saing lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saing throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Schultz blocks the leg kick.

Schultz moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schultz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saing's brow.
Schultz lands an elbow that stopped Saing in his tracks for a moment.
Saing avoids a wild elbow strike from Schultz.
A knee to the head by Saing.
Saing misses with a knee strike.
Schultz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schultz lands a nice elbow.
Saing keeps control of Schultz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saing looking to slow down the pace here.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Saing backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schultz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saing tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schultz working hard to break the clinch.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Saing.
Saing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schultz's efforts to push away.
Schultz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saing tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses.
Saing trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Saing's head.

Schultz has hold of one of Saing's legs. Saing is fighting the takedown attempt but Schultz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Saing is working an open guard so Schultz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saing connects with a solid leg kick.
Saing throws a sloppy head kick and Schultz moves out of range easily.

Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Saing in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saing can't find room to land a body shot as Schultz controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Schultz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Schultz working for a triangle but Saing defends it easily.

Schultz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schultz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Schultz!