PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Dido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dido's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, cult of personalty. Norbert Schwager has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dido
vs
Schwager

180 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cristian Dido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Schwager misses.
Schwager swinging wildly here.
Schwager moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schwager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dido manages to avoid it.
Dido swinging wildly here.
Schwager lands a nice shot that snaps Dido's head back.
Schwager scores with a one two! Dido had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dido is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schwager.

Dido is rocked!
Schwager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Schwager misses.
Dido really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Dido is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwager throws a series of punches but Dido avoids them all with ease.
Dido seems to have got his legs back now.
Schwager throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dido on the side of the head.
Dido goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

A jab-cross combination lands for Schwager and sends Dido crashing to the mat! Schwager follows him down to the mat - Dido regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Dido has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwager is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dido flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schwager tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dido.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dido lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Schwager blocks the strikes from Dido.

Schwager escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dido misses with a wild combination.
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dido takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dido is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Schwager.
Dido takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager misses with a two punch combination.
Dido gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwager.
Dido swinging wildly here.
Dido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwager throws a nice looking combination but Dido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwager closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager lands a nice hook to Dido's body. Dido takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schwager works over Dido's head and body with a nice combination.
Norbert Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Schwager connects with a nice looking jab.
Schwager misses with a few strikes there.
Dido avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dido misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Schwager does no damage.
Schwager misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Schwager dominated that round.
That's time! Dido's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Schwager misses with the combination.
Schwager throws a nice looking combination but Dido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dido takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schwager throws a right and a left that Dido avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Schwager.
Schwager lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dido circles away quickly and effectively.
Dido dodges the punch combination from Schwager.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dido looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cristian Dido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Schwager does no damage.
Dido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwager scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Schwager throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dido scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Schwager.
Schwager misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager misses with a double jab.
Schwager lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schwager.
Some wild striking there from Schwager.
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dido takes one to the side of the head.
Schwager falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dido counters with a one-two to the body.
Dido misses with a series of wild punches.
Norbert Schwager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dido slips a jab and a cross from Schwager.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager lands a body shot.
Schwager misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager scores with a nice right hand.
Dido looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dido throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Schwager to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Schwager does no damage.
Schwager works Dido's body with a nice hook.
Schwager throws a right and a left that Dido avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dido takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schwager looks to land a combination but Dido avoids it well.
Schwager throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Schwager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Schwager misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Schwager.
Dido takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schwager lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwager lands with a nice combination. Dido backs away looking to recover.
Schwager misses with the combination.
Dido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager misses with a combination
and Dido counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Dido.
Dido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwager throws a one two combo.
Dido takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schwager throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Dido's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Schwager dives in looking to finish as Dido flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Schwager's strikes! Schwager is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Dido's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Dido was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager!