PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schoots
vs
Munez

180 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Munez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munez walks into a jab.
A big left from Schoots misses.
Schoots throws a right and a left that Munez avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Schoots.
Good exchange - Munez coming out on top.
Schoots throws a right hand that Munez ducks under and follows up with a left that Munez also avoids with ease.
Munez lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Munez.
Munez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schoots walks into a jab.

It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Munez misses with a double jab
and Schoots counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schoots scores with a jab to the body.
Munez throws a combination that misses
and Schoots cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munez moves away.
Schoots showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munez.
Munez misses with a combination
letting Schoots counter with a right hand.
Schoots swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munez throws a combination that misses
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots walks into a straight right hand from Munez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez throws a right hand that Schoots ducks under and follows up with a left that Schoots also avoids with ease.
Munez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schoots.
Schoots avoids the body shot from Munez.
Munez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots lands a really nice looking cross but Munez seems unphased.
Good exchange - Munez coming out on top.
Munez lands a jab to the nose.
Schoots is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Munez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schoots moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Schoots does it's job there.
Munez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schoots.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots misses with an uppercut.
Schoots staying out of range there.
Munez misses with a combination
and Schoots counters with a straight right hand.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munez throws a hook to the side of Schoots's head but Schoots sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Munez duly obliges.
Schoots moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schoots displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schoots scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Munez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munez. Schoots does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Schoots does no damage.
Schoots takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoots avoids the body shot from Munez.
Schoots looks to land a combination. Munez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schoots fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schoots wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schoots fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Schoots.
Schoots swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munez.
Schoots jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munez throws a combination that misses
and Schoots counters with a three punch combo that has Munez backing up. Munez nods at Schoots to acknowledge the strikes.
Munez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schoots throws a shot from downtown. Munez moves away and avoids it.
Schoots ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munez missing with a left hand there. Schoots was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munez misses with a hook.
Schoots connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to de liver by Schoots. Beautiful body shot.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Schoots - just one landing.
Munez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schoots looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munez throws a lazy right hand but Schoots sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Munez ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schoots counters with a left to the body.
Munez looks gassed!
Schoots looks to score with a jab to the body but Munez is just out of range.
Munez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schoots moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schoots throws a combination. Munez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schoots is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Munez loads up on a big right hand but Schoots slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Munez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoots slips a straight right by Munez.
Schoots staying out of range there.
Schoots scores with a nice strike.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Munez avoids them all with ease.
Schoots throws a combination that misses
and Munez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schoots lands a jab.
Schoots throws a nice looking combination but Munez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots works over Munez's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schoots lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schoots misses with a body punch
and Munez counters with a nice uppercut.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Munez moved out of range.
Schoots lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munez circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Munez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schoots.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Munez.
A left lands for Munez.
No joy there for Munez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schoots slips a jab from Munez.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of Munez's head but Munez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schoots counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munez dips to his left and cracks Schoots with an uppercut!
A jab from Schoots finds it's way through Munez's defenses.
Nice jab there from Schoots.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Munez avoids it well.
Munez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munez misses with the combination.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Munez.
Schoots avoids the body shot from Munez.
Munez throws a shot from downtown. Schoots moves away and avoids it.
Schoots moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots takes a swing at Munez's ribcage but misses.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of Munez's head but Munez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Munez moved out of range.
Munez throws a nice looking combination but Schoots bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munez moves out of range as Schoots strikes.
Munez misses with a hook.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munez manages to avoid it.
Schoots throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schoots displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Munez avoids the body shot from Schoots.
Munez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Schoots misses its intended target.
Munez connects with a single shot there.
Schoots misses with a series of wild punches.
Schoots catches Munez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez throws a series of punches but Schoots moves out of range.
Munez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schoots throws a right and a left that Munez avoids nicely.
Schoots slips under a jab.
Schoots throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Munez misses.
Munez misses with a double jab
and Schoots counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Munez ducks down to avoid it.
Munez misses with a straight right.
Schoots throws a hook but Munez blocks it.
Schoots keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munez.
Schoots throws a jab when Munez was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Schoots.
Schoots ducks under a wild hook from Munez.
Munez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schoots moves out of range as Munez strikes.
Munez misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schoots misses the jab.
Munez throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Munez misses the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schoots throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schoots scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munez in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Munez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schoots to score with a decent uppercut.
Romano Schoots is winning the standup battle so far.
Munez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schoots misses with a two punch combination.
Schoots scores with a three punch combo!
Schoots lands with a good body shot.
Munez defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Schoots does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Munez's head back.
Schoots scores with a jab. Munez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schoots throws a hook but Munez avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munez moves away.
Schoots lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schoots scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Munez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoots slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munez looks to land a combination but Schoots avoids it well.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Schoots.
A right-left combo lands from Schoots.
Schoots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romano Schoots is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoots cracks Munez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Munez cracks Schoots with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Schoots finds it's target.
Munez scores with a jab. Schoots acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Schoots dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Schoots throws a right hand that Munez ducks under and follows up with a left that Munez also avoids with ease.
Munez throws a big shot that misses.
Munez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schoots stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Munez.
Schoots stalks Munez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munez's face. Munez staggers backwards, shaken.
Schoots lands the left hand.
Schoots digs a good hook to Munez's body.
Munez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schoots takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schoots is working the combinations to good effect here.
Munez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schoots.
Munez throws a jab but it's blocked by Schoots.
Munez slips under a jab from Schoots.
Munez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Munez staying out of range there.
Munez throws a series of punches but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots throws a right hand that Munez ducks under and follows up with a left that Munez also avoids with ease.
Schoots misses with a straight right.
Schoots scores with a body shot.
Schoots scores with a hook to the body. Munez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez cracks Schoots with an open hand slap.
Schoots lands with a nice combination. Munez backs away looking to recover.
Munez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schoots scores with a shot to the body.
Schoots lands a right hook to the body.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Munez is out of range.
Schoots avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schoots tries to bum rush Munez with a series of wild strikes but Munez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schoots fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schoots tests Munez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schoots jabs at Munez's body.
Munez avoids the body shot from Schoots.
Munez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoots circles away quickly and effectively.
Munez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schoots swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schoots looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munez takes a swing at Schoots's ribcage but misses.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Munez is out of range.
Munez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schoots looks to score with a jab to the body but Munez is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Munez.
Munez throws a combination that misses
enabling Schoots to counter with a crisp jab.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of Munez's head but Munez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munez misses with a double jab.
Munez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schoots was well out of range. Poor timing from Munez.
Schoots throws a body punch but Munez moves out of range.
Schoots scores with a jab to the head.
Schoots lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schoots.
Munez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schoots jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to de liver by Schoots. Beautiful body shot.
Schoots slips a jab from Munez.
Schoots uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munez moves out of range of the strikes.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munez.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munez manages to avoid it.
Munez throws a right hand that Schoots ducks under and follows up with a left that Schoots also avoids with ease.
Munez misses with a double jab
and Schoots counters with a two punch combo.
Schoots scores with a hook.
Schoots swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schoots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Schoots. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schoots.
Munez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schoots moves out of range as Munez strikes.
Schoots ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schoots just misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Munez is out of range.
Jab from Schoots.
Schoots throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots cracks Munez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schoots scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schoots looks to land a combination but Munez avoids it well.
Munez lands a body shot.
Munez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Munez coming out on top.
Munez misses with a double jab.
Munez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schoots dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Munez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Schoots has got the better of the exchanges.
Munez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munez misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Schoots misses.
Schoots misses with a wild combination.
Harrison Munez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romano Schoots is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Schoots showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schoots has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!