PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe has chosen Phobia by Kreator as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Coach
vs
Schtrappe

170 cm
32
165 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

175 cm
37
163 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schtrappe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe wants to land a leg kick but Coach is out of range.
Schtrappe throws out a leg kick but Coach moves out of range and Schtrappe only half commits.
Coach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Schtrappe.
Coach dips to his left and cracks Schtrappe with an uppercut!
Coach wants to clinch
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coach.
Schtrappe tries to clinch
and Schtrappe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe is looking to slow Coach down with leg kicks.
Coach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coach throws a leg kick
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coach misses with a hook.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Schtrappe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coach throws a shot from downtown. Schtrappe moves away and avoids it.
Coach throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Coach connects with a looping right hand.
Schtrappe throws a poor cross that misses
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a leg kick
and Coach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab from Coach.
Coach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schtrappe ducks right into an uppercut from Coach.
Schtrappe swats away the attempt to clinch by Coach.
Schtrappe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coach.
Schtrappe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schtrappe connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Coach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coach.
Schtrappe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coach. That one must have hurt.
Coach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick which misses Coach's front leg but catches the back leg as Coach tries to avoid it.
Coach misses with a hook
and Schtrappe counters with a low kick, right behind Coach 's knee.
Coach misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Schtrappe to counter with a crisp jab.
Coach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coach cracks Schtrappe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coach slips a jab and a cross from Schtrappe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schtrappe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schtrappe misses with a looping left.
Coach misses with a wild combination.
Schtrappe throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Schtrappe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coach throws a nice looking combination but Schtrappe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coach throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Coach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Coach dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schtrappe slips a jab and a cross from Coach.
Coach scores with a jab to the body.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Coach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schtrappe can do to turn this around?
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut
and Coach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schtrappe misses with a combination
and Schtrappe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coach misses with a few strikes there.
Head Coach is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Coach.
Coach cracks Schtrappe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schtrappe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Coach.
Schtrappe throws a body punch but Coach moves out of range.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but Coach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach with a hook.
Coach misses with a hook
and Schtrappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schtrappe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coach throws a series of punches but Schtrappe avoids them all with ease.
Coach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schtrappe defends well and Coach ends up having to push Schtrappe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut
and Coach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Schtrappe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Coach has got the better of the exchanges.
Coach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coach dives in and grabs Schtrappe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schtrappe pushes down on Coach's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Coach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coach.
Schtrappe keeps Coach at a distance using the push kick.
Schtrappe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coach's hands.
Schtrappe swings widly with a right hand
and Coach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schtrappe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schtrappe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Coach counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Schtrappe slams his shin into Coach's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach shoots in for a double leg but Schtrappe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Head Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schtrappe tries a low kick but Coach avoids it.
Schtrappe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Coach dodges the punch combination from Schtrappe.
Coach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schtrappe loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Coach misses its target.
Coach misses with a looping right.
Coach cracks a nice hook into Schtrappe's ribs.
Schtrappe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
Coach misses with an uppercut
and Schtrappe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schtrappe throws a right hand that misses
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coach blocks the body kick.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach moves out of range of the leg kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe scores with a nice right hand.
Head Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Head Coach will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Schtrappe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coach misses with a looping right.
Schtrappe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coach lands a nice hook to Schtrappe's body. Schtrappe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coach.
As Schtrappe backs away, Coach returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schtrappe missing with a left hand there. Coach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schtrappe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coach's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coach.
A little jabbing left from Schtrappe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schtrappe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coach blocks a low kick nicely.
Coach throws a good cross that connects.
Schtrappe tries a low kick but Coach avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coach.
Coach throws a good cross that connects.
Bach Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coach throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
It seemed like Schtrappe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coach checks a leg kick.
Coach missing with a left hand there. Schtrappe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Coach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schtrappe gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a combination

and Coach counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coach gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schtrappe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coach trying to stall but Schtrappe improves his position.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Coach blocking some punches.
Schtrappe lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Coach lands an elbow inside that Schtrappe shrugs off.
Coach has Schtrappe pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Coach wants a takedown.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coach looking to throw knees to the head but Schtrappe is blocking nicely.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coach stalls.
Coach cracks Schtrappe with a nice body shot.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Coach lands with a right to the head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe dodges an elbow strike from Coach.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Coach controls the action.
Coach drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Schtrappe.
Head Coach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Head Coach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coach lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coach - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Coach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bach Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Head Coach.
Well Coach 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Head Coach!
Head Coach got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'