PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Cyone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schulz's choice of entrance music: Leben. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cyone
vs
Schulz

187 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Cyone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mads Schulz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Schulz moves into the clinch.
Cyone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cyone can't break the clinch.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schulz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cyone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schulz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schulz lands with a slapping head kick.
Cyone misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schulz clinches with his opponent.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling him.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.

Cyone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz looks to throw the jab but Cyone is out of range.
Cyone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulz is looking to clinch.
Cyone moves out of range as Schulz throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Schulz.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyone paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.

Schulz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cyone throws a series of punches but Schulz avoids them all with ease.
Schulz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
It seemed like Schulz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schulz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyone.
Cyone lands with a nice combination. Schulz backs away looking to recover.
Schulz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone is having none of it.
Cyone feints and then cracks Schulz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulz down.
Schulz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.
Schulz is looking to clinch but Cyone is avoiding it.
Cyone avoids the head kick by Schulz.
Cyone throws a big shot that misses.
Schulz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schulz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Schulz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Cyone misses

and Schulz moves into the clinch.
Cyone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schulz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.

Cyone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Cyone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyone avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Schulz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyone counters with a solid body kick.
Cyone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schulz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cyone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schulz thinking.
Cyone lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schulz throws a solid leg kick but Cyone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schulz.
Schulz throws a right and a left that Cyone avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.
Schulz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cyone backwards.

Cyone manages to break the clinch.
Cyone thuds a left hand into Schulz's body.
Cyone throws a push kick but Schulz slaps the foot to one side.
Cyone throws a series of punches but Schulz avoids them all with ease.
Cyone blocks a head kick by Schulz.
Cyone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries to clinch there but Cyone circles away.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cyone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schulz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Schulz has managed to clinch.
Schulz has Cyone pressed against the cage.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.
Schulz stalling the fight.
Cyone tries to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cyone tries to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling the position.
Cyone working hard to break the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cyone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulz moves away.
Cyone tries to land a body kick
and Schulz counters with a one-two to the body.
Cyone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schulz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Cyone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulz tries a low kick but Cyone avoids it.
Schulz tries to clinch up but Cyone circles away and keeps his distance.
Schulz moves to clinch but Cyone breaks away
letting Cyone counter with a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cyone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cyone has Schulz pressed against the cage.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cyone tries to keep at a distance but Schulz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schulz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Schulz.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Schulz breaks the clinch.
Schulz lands a really nice looking cross but Cyone seems unphased.
Cyone throws a right and a left that Schulz avoids nicely.
Cyone misses with a few strikes there.
Cyone cracks Schulz with a good jab.
Schulz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cyone lands a jab to Schulz's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cyone tries to bum rush Schulz with a series of wild strikes but Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schulz on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulz, right into the meat.
Cyone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schulz backs up against the cage.

It looks like Mads Schulz has been cut.
Cyone misses with a lunging right hand
and Schulz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyone connects with a body shot that sends Schulz's belly button to the back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cyone avoids the elbow strike from Schulz, against the cage.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schulz has managed to clinch.
Cyone has had enough of the clinch but Schulz keeps him there for the moment.
Cyone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mads Schulz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Schulz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cyone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyone.
Some wild striking there from Cyone.
Cyone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Schulz clinches up against the cage.
Cyone is trying to force a seperation but Schulz has the dominant position.

Schulz breaks the clinch.
Cyone misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
Cyone is looking to wear down Schulz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cyone misses with a two punch combination.
Schulz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Schulz drives through and clinches with Cyone against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schulz breaks from the clinch.
Cyone slips a jab and a cross from Schulz.
A little feinted left hand from Cyone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cyone throws a nice looking combination but Schulz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyone feints a jab promting Schulz to slip. Cyone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schulz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyone appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cyone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cyone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Cyone is winning the standup battle so far.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Cyone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schulz connects with a leg kick. Cyone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schulz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cyone misses with a jab, cross combination.

Schulz moves into range and clinches up with Cyone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyone can't break the clinch.
Schulz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schulz tries to clinch up but Cyone circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cyone tries to keep at a distance but Schulz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schulz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cyone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schulz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cyone throws a right hand that misses
letting Schulz counter with a right hand.

Schulz drives through and clinches with Cyone against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schulz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cyone throws the kick towards the body but Schulz avoids it.
Cyone misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Schulz.
It looked like Cyone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cyone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schulz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cyone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schulz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cyone misses with an uppercut. Schulz saw that one coming.

Schulz clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cyone up against the cage.
Schulz lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyone won't want to take too many of those.

Schulz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schulz throws a body kick that misses.
Cyone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schulz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
Cyone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cyone throws a right hand that Schulz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulz also avoids with ease.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyone.
Cyone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Schulz avoids it.
Schulz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schulz tries to work over Cyone's front leg with a kick but Cyone checks it.
Cyone misses the shot to the body.
Cyone tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz is looking to clinch.
Cyone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schulz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Cyone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyone takes a swing at Schulz's ribcage but misses.
Schulz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cyone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schulz counters with a straight right hand.
Cyone misses with a hook to the body
and Schulz counters with a stiff right hand.
Schulz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Schulz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cyone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schulz's elbow.
Schulz lands a hook to the side of the head.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cyone throws a body kick that misses
enabling Schulz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schulz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schulz lands a slapping body shot.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schulz misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Cyone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cyone misses with a combination
and Schulz counters with a nice body shot.
Schulz throws a sloppy head kick and Cyone moves out of range easily.
Al Cyone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Schulz takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Cyone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Schulz manages to break the clinch.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch up.
Schulz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cyone circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cyone to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyone misses with a wild combination.
Schulz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Cyone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cyone!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyone misses with a hook. Schulz ducked under it nicely.
Schulz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cyone.
Cyone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Schulz instigates a clinch.

Schulz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cyone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulz counters with a series of strikes. Cyone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schulz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schulz darts in trying to clinch
and Cyone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulz dodges the punch combination from Cyone.
Cyone throws a solid leg kick but Schulz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schulz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Mads Schulz!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Mads Schulz!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mads Schulz!

Mads Schulz wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mads Schulz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.