PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yu Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uy
vs
Schwarzenbergersteiner

225 cm
18
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenbergersteiner stuffs the takedown.
Uy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uy doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwarzenbergersteiner circles away.
Uy shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzenbergersteiner shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in and drives through. Uy sprawls well.
Uy throws a series of punches but Schwarzenbergersteiner moves out of range.
Schwarzenbergersteiner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Uy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Uy misses with a takedown

and Schwarzenbergersteiner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzenbergersteiner wants to control from the top but Uy keeps moving.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uy is trying to keep Schwarzenbergersteiner in close.
Schwarzenbergersteiner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Uy wants to stand and escape but Schwarzenbergersteiner is having none of it.
Uy keeping moving, preventing Schwarzenbergersteiner from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uy clinches but Schwarzenbergersteiner breaks the clinch

and Schwarzenbergersteiner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uy's guard now.
Uy is breathing heavily.
Schwarzenbergersteiner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner preventing the sweep.
Schwarzenbergersteiner pushes down on Uy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schwarzenbergersteiner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uy taking some punishment here, with Schwarzenbergersteiner in his half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands with a punch from half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner wants to pass to mount but Uy is defending the position.
Uy is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenbergersteiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uy tries to get to full guard but Schwarzenbergersteiner has control of the leg.
Schwarzenbergersteiner passes to side control.
Uy struggling a bit here.
Uy is looking to reverse the position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks Uy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Uy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schwarzenbergersteiner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Uy to see if he's OK.
Uy is trying to work for a sweep but Schwarzenbergersteiner has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a heavy elbow.
Uy is bucking up trying to escape but Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schwarzenbergersteiner dominating with strikes here.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with the ground and pound from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with shots to the head and body - Uy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with shots to the head and body - Uy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Uy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with shots to the head and body - Uy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwarzenbergersteiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uy.
Uy shoots and misses

and Schwarzenbergersteiner counters with a single leg into guard. Uy didn't expect that.
Uy controls Schwarzenbergersteiner momentarily but Schwarzenbergersteiner frees himself.
Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks Uy with a solid left hand.
Uy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schwarzenbergersteiner wants to control from the top but Uy keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzenbergersteiner pushing down on Uy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzenbergersteiner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Uy really wants to buck Schwarzenbergersteiner off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uy is trying desperately to improve position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uy is looking to get to half guard.
Uy wants to hold on but Schwarzenbergersteiner pushes him away.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a nice shot to the head.
Uy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Uy moves into full guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uy is keeping the position for now.
Uy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzenbergersteiner is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner chips away with some ground and pound.
Schwarzenbergersteiner passes Uy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uy pushes Schwarzenbergersteiner off looking to stand but Schwarzenbergersteiner dives back in and keeps control.
Uy is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenbergersteiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner trying to control the action but Uy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schwarzenbergersteiner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schwarzenbergersteiner wants to take a breather but Uy is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Schwarzenbergersteiner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Uy is looking to control Schwarzenbergersteiner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uy avoid being mounted?
Schwarzenbergersteiner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner 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. This is the final round!

Uy misses with a takedown

and Schwarzenbergersteiner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uy's guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner postures up and lands a big shot to Uy's brow.
Schwarzenbergersteiner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Uy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzenbergersteiner manages to get himself to full guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uy is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uy wants to hold on but Schwarzenbergersteiner pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands with some strikes.
Uy wants to hold on but Schwarzenbergersteiner pushes him away.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schwarzenbergersteiner unloading with bombs!
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing shots from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing strikes from the mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner unloading with bombs!
Uy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uy is working hard here to advance position.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenbergersteiner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner prevents Uy from getting the reversal.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks Uy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uy is bucking up trying to escape but Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schwarzenbergersteiner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Uy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing strikes from the mount and Uy is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwarzenbergersteiner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee warns Uy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing punches.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a heavy elbow.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with the ground and pound from mount.
Schwarzenbergersteiner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uy working to try and regain half guard.
Schwarzenbergersteiner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Uy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schwarzenbergersteiner landing punches.
Schwarzenbergersteiner with a couple of short strikes.
Yu Uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schwarzenbergersteiner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner!