PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 1306 p4p, 138 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 791 p4p, 91 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Saibot
vs
Schulmann

168 cm
42
151 lbs
41 - 18 - 0

181 cm
38
145 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulmann looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schulmann sprawls and moves away.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Schulmann's head but Schulmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been hearing reports that Saibot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Schulmann's head but Schulmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schulmann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Schulmann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saibot's half guard.
Saibot is concentrating on defense, preventing Schulmann from advancing position.

Saibot looking for submissions off his back.
Schulmann controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot trying to control but Schulmann postures up.
Saibot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saibot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann content to stall in guard here.
Schulmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saibot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saibot wants to sweep here but Schulmann controlling him for the moment.
Schulmann trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
Schulmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saibot keeping moving, preventing Schulmann from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schulmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saibot looking to control.
Schulmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Saibot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Saibot misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schulmann cracks Saibot with a good jab.
Schulmann misses with a body shot.
Schulmann closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Schulmann pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saibot lands a slapping body shot.
Schulmann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saibot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schulmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saibot scores with a shot to the body.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Schulmann lands a front kick.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schulmann's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body. Saibot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saibot misses with a hook.
Saibot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Schulmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot swings widly with a right hand
and Schulmann counters with a left and a right that stings Saibot.
Schulmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schulmann looks for the body kick but Saibot saw that one coming.
Schulmann misses with a wild combination.
Saibot misses with a hook. Schulmann ducked under it nicely.
Saibot connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann tries to clinch but Saibot is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Schulmann blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Schulmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a wild body kick that Schulmann sees coming a mile off.
Saibot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulmann.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Schulmann saw that one coming.
Saibot walks into a straight right hand from Schulmann.
Schulmann drops his hands momentarily and Saibot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schulmann cracks the inside of Saibot's front leg.
Schulmann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saibot throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schulmann. That's going to slow Saibot down.
Saibot misses with a double jab
and Schulmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Schulmann closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saibot's guard.
Schulmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Saibot looking for subs off his back but Schulmann has passed one foot through into half guard.

Saibot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaniv Schulmann dominated that round.
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.

The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range and Saibot settles back down.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schulmann is defended easily by Saibot.
Yaniv Schulmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schulmann.
Saibot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Schulmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schulmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann blocks a body shot from Saibot.
A body shot lands from Saibot.
Schulmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schulmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schulmann's elbow.
Schulmann tries to stall but Saibot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schulmann stalks Saibot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saibot's face. Saibot staggers backwards, shaken.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Schulmann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Schulmann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saibot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schulmann throwing shots but Saibot is blocking nicely.

Saibot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schulmann is trying to control the action in half guard but Saibot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saibot looking for submissions off his back.
Saibot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Saibot wants to improve his position but Schulmann is controlling well.
Saibot is in trouble now - Schulmann has advanced to mount!
Schulmann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schulmann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saibot is looking to escape.
Saibot is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann wants to control the pace but Saibot is squirming around nicely.
Schulmann landing strikes from the mount and Saibot is in trouble!
Schulmann controlling from mount.
Saibot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schulmann working the ground and pound effectively.
Saibot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saibot?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries to control but Saibot wriggling away.

Schulmann working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Saibot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saibot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saibot regains half guard.
Schulmann wants to pass to mount but Saibot is defending the position.
Saibot trying to control but Schulmann postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaniv Schulmann 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. And we move into the final round!

Saibot throws a solid leg kick but Schulmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saibot.
Saibot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schulmann clobbers Saibot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Saibot lands an overhand right.
Saibot throws out a powerful jab.
Schulmann throws a nice looking combination but Saibot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saibot slips a jab and a cross from Schulmann.
Schulmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saibot tries to counter with a takedown but Schulmann is quick to defend against it.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. Schulmann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
Saibot misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot looks to land a combination. Schulmann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saibot throws a right and a left that Schulmann avoids nicely.
Schulmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from Schulmann.
A good leg kick by Schulmann.
Schulmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schulmann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schulmann.
Saibot fails with the takedown.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Yaniv Schulmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Schulmann.
Saibot lands a nice hook to Schulmann's body. Schulmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Saibot. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Saibot is predictable there
and Schulmann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schulmann scores with a one two! Saibot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schulmann - that will leave a mark!
Schulmann lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulmann throws a head kick but Saibot moves out of range.
Schulmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Saibot sees coming a mile off.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saibot if he has to take too many more of those.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schulmann.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann slips a jab from Saibot.
Good work by Schulmann as he checks the leg kick.

Schulmann clinches up with Saibot and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Schulmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saibot throws a jab when Schulmann was well out of range.
Saibot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schulmann checks it well.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Saibot.
Saibot throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to work over Schulmann's front leg with a kick but Schulmann checks it.

Schulmann rushes Saibot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Schulmann avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Schulmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schulmann wants to take the fight to the mat but Saibot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saibot tries to work over Schulmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schulmann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Schulmann to work.
A right hand to the body from Saibot.
Schulmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saibot has Schulmann pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schulmann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulmann controls his hands.
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schulmann cracks Saibot with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.

Saibot turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Saibot manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulmann is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saibot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Schulmann is looking to reverse the position.
Schulmann wants to control but Saibot postures up.
Yaniv Schulmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saibot landing strikes.
Saibot lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schulmann gets back to half guard.
Saibot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schulmann regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yaniv Schulmann.
Well Schulmann 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
After winning the bout, Yaniv Schulmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.