PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Severino Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anirn NB (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schwarzenegger
vs
NB

185 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Win Nutritional
[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Severino Schwarzenegger!
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, Anirn NB!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NB tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
NB displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwarzenegger.

NB closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger is working for takedown but NB is calmly controlling the position for now.
NB stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzenegger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Severino Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NB landing knees to the body.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NB connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzenegger's face.
Schwarzenegger goes for a takedown attempt but NB pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

NB clinches up with Schwarzenegger and pushes him back against the cage.
NB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by NB.
NB makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
NB controlling the action here for a moment.
Schwarzenegger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NB tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NB tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. NB just stands there and leans against the cage.
NB lands a knee to the body.
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
NB is pushing Schwarzenegger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NB leaning his opponent against the cage.
NB lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for NB.
NB lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schwarzenegger or not.
NB lands a nice knee to the body.
NB landing knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger is breathing heavily.
NB lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwarzenegger backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. NB obliges.
NB landing knees to the body.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
NB lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NB is leaning against Schwarzenegger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. NB gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
NB landing knees to the head.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NB manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger takes a knee right on the jaw!
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NB lands a knee to the body.
NB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries for a takedown. No joy.
NB unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by NB.
Knees in the clinch landing for NB.
NB crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzenegger's ribcage.
NB holding his opponent close, against the cage.
NB lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from NB.
Knees to the body from NB.
Schwarzenegger tries to pull guard but NB holds him up against the cage and eventually Schwarzenegger drops back down to his feet.
Schwarzenegger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schwarzenegger takes a shot to the head.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the temple.
NB lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by NB.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NB crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzenegger's ribcage.
NB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwarzenegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anirn NB dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

NB closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by NB.
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NB lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the forehead.
NB trying to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schwarzenegger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
NB working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from NB.
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
NB lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schwarzenegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NB landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NB crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzenegger's ribcage.
NB is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
NB comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
NB working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from NB.
NB scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by NB.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from NB.
NB lands a damaging elbow.
NB with a knee to the head.
NB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from NB.
NB landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NB lands with a light punch inside.
NB connects with a knee to the head.
NB is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
NB crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzenegger's ribcage.
NB lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzenegger won't want to take too many of those.
NB landing knees to the head.
NB connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzenegger's face.
NB with a knee to the head.
NB throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
NB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwarzenegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for NB.
Good body shot from NB.
Nice elbow from NB.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger takes a knee to the side of the body.
NB working Schwarzenegger over with knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the temple.
NB working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
NB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NB stalling the fight.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
NB throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
NB landing knees to the body.
NB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NB taking a breather.
NB lands a nice elbow.
Schwarzenegger takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
NB digs a right hand underneath Schwarzenegger's ribcage. Schwarzenegger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schwarzenegger has had enough of the clinch but NB keeps him there for the moment.
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
NB lands a knee to the head.
NB lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the temple.
NB connects with a knee to the head.
NB manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
NB working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
NB lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. NB obliges.
NB landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anirn NB showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

NB moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzenegger pushes him off.
NB tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzenegger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NB tries to clinch but Schwarzenegger is having none of it.

NB has taken the fight to the clinch.
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schwarzenegger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but NB gets the underhooks and prevents it.
NB with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger is working for takedown but NB is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzenegger wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by NB.
A knee to the head by NB.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NB trying to land knees to the body.
NB creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schwarzenegger's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NB lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
NB lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schwarzenegger drops down looking for an ankle pick but NB pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Severino Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NB wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - NB looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NB wants to clinch up but Schwarzenegger keeps it at a distance.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a front kick but NB steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
NB tries to clinch there but Schwarzenegger circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - NB looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schwarzenegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from NB as Schwarzenegger shoots in.
Anirn NB is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NB scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - NB looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NB tries to clinch but Schwarzenegger is having none of it.
NB tries to clinch but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Schwarzenegger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
NB tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwarzenegger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwarzenegger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwarzenegger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

NB closes the distance and clinches.
Schwarzenegger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
Schwarzenegger wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from NB - that landed with a thud.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NB connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzenegger's face.
NB lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzenegger won't want to take too many of those.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the temple.
NB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NB lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger is working for takedown but NB is calmly controlling the position for now.
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
NB lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
NB gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NB lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NB lands a knee to the head.
NB unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
NB lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from NB.
NB scores a nice knee to the body.
Severino Schwarzenegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
NB putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzenegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NB lands a knee to the body.
NB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwarzenegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anirn NB seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
NB scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by NB.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
NB lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzenegger won't want to take too many of those.
NB lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
NB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NB is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
NB lands an elbow just above Schwarzenegger 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anirn NB comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well NB has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anirn NB!