PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 1956 p4p, 2148 weight class) and Ron Schultz (ranked 303 p4p, 335 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schultz's choice of entrance music: Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Flatendo
vs
Schultz

188 cm
26
210
5 - 1 - 1

195 cm
26
210
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Primal

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Demarcus Flatendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flatendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flatendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schultz.
We've been told by Flatendo's head coaches at PhoQus Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flatendo misses with a left hand
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Flatendo connects with a crisp jab.
Flatendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flatendo slips a jab and a cross from Schultz.
Flatendo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Demarcus Flatendo has been cut.
Flatendo scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Ron Schultz has been cut.
Schultz digs a good body shot into Flatendo's ribs.
Flatendo slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz connects with a body shot that sends Flatendo's belly button to the back.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Schultz there.
Flatendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Flatendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flatendo dodges the punch combination from Schultz.
Schultz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flatendo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultz lands a glancing blow to the side of Flatendo's head.
A big right from Schultz misses.

Flatendo drives through and clinches with Schultz against the cage.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flatendo tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Flatendo back against the cage.
Schultz tries to circle away but Flatendo has him pinned against the cage.
Flatendo blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flatendo tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flatendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a body shot but Flatendo blocks it.

Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flatendo tries to counter by clinching up but Schultz breaks away and moves out of range.

Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Flatendo has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Schultz wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Flatendo.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Flatendo.
Flatendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Flatendo throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Flatendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Flatendo.
Schultz presses Flatendo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Flatendo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schultz jabs Flatendo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schultz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flatendo is breathing heavily.
Schultz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schultz connects with a single shot there.
Schultz lands a nice shot that snaps Flatendo's head back.
Flatendo misses with a left hand
and Schultz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flatendo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Flatendo is rocked!
Schultz walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Flatendo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Schultz swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Flatendo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Schultz!
Ron Schultz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.