PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schrute comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck by AC DC. Dwight Schrute had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Schrute
vs
Struve

194 cm
27
280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

211 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Struve!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.
Struve doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schrute counters with a left and a right that stings Struve.
Struve has his takedown stuffed
and Schrute counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schrute throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.
Struve dodges the punch combination from Schrute.
Schrute misses with a double jab

and Struve counters with a single leg into guard. Schrute didn't expect that.
Schrute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struve accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schrute wants to stand and escape but Struve is having none of it.
Schrute on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schrute tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Schrute kicks Struve off and gets to his feet.
Dwight Schrute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struve shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schrute counters with a series of strikes. Struve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Struve.
Schrute lands a jab to the head.
Struve tries for a takedown but Schrute circles away easily
and Schrute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schrute throws a series of punches but Struve avoids them all with ease.
Schrute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struve slips a jab and a cross from Schrute.
Struve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schrute counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute throws a one two combo.
Struve looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute fails to land with a series of punches.
Schrute connects with a single shot there.
Struve tries to clinch but Schrute moves away
and Schrute counters with a series of strikes. Struve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schrute stalks Struve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Struve's face. Struve staggers backwards, shaken.
Schrute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schrute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Struve slips a jab and a cross from Schrute.
Schrute swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Schrute both land. Nice combination.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.
Schrute's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schrute duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schrute looks to land a combination. Struve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schrute looks to land a combination but Struve avoids it well.
Schrute scores with a sloppy right hand. Struve should have avoided that one.
Schrute throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Schrute.
Schrute lands with an overhand left.
Schrute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Schrute misses.
Schrute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schrute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schrute duly obliges.
A combination from Schrute does no damage.
Schrute rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schrute throws a one two combo.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schrute fails to land with a series of punches.
Schrute scores with a three punch combo!
Struve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Schrute throws a nice looking combination but Struve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schrute cracks a nice hook into Struve's ribs.
Struve moves forwards but Schrute connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schrute throws out a powerful jab.
Schrute thuds his right hand into Struve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struve circles away quickly and effectively.
Struve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schrute tries to bum rush Struve with a series of wild strikes but Struve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schrute throws a nice looking combination but Struve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Schrute 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.

Schrute feints a jab promting Struve to slip. Schrute then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Struve slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schrute bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Struve's head.
Sloppy strikes from Schrute. Those never looked like landing.
Schrute throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schrute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schrute falls off balance throwing a combination

and Struve counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schrute!
Struve looking to finish with strikes here!
Struve punching from mount but Schrute doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schrute wants to try and get back to his feet.
Struve is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schrute because Struve loaded up on that one.

Schrute somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Schrute throws a one two combo.
Schrute scores with a shot to the body.
Schrute throws a one two combo.
Schrute scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute misses with a double jab.
A cross from Schrute lands.
Schrute scores with a three punch combo!
Schrute throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schrute throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Schrute.

Schrute lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Struve sprawling to the canvas. Schrute follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Struve hang on?

Struve is rocked!
Schrute stalling.
Schrute frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schrute is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Schrute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struve.
Schrute falls off balance throwing a combination

and Struve counters with a single leg into guard. Schrute didn't expect that.

Schrute is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Struve trying to stall but Schrute improves his position.

Schrute breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Schrute does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute throws a left and a right that both miss

and Struve counters by clinching up.

Schrute manages to break the clinch.
Schrute scores with a one two! Struve had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Struve tries for a takedown but Schrute circles away easily
and Schrute counters with a three punch combo that has Struve backing up. Struve nods at Schrute to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrute lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schrute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schrute lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Schrute finds it's target.
A left and a right from Schrute both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Schrute misses.
Schrute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schrute rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schrute misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Schrute dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Schrute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schrute moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schrute lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Struve closes the distance looking to clinch

and Schrute counters with a series of strikes that sends Struve to the canvas! Schrute follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Struve is still in real trouble! Can Schrute finish him?
Schrute might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schrute is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Struve seems to have recovered his senses.
Schrute slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Struve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Struve's face as Schrute controls the position.
Struve wants to control but Schrute postures up.

Schrute working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schrute just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Struve looking for a sweep but Schrute has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute controlling from the full mount.
Struve tries to reverse the position but Schrute maintains control.
Struve is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Schrute has taken his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Struve trying to control the action but Schrute just sinks the hooks in.
Struve manages to reverse the position and now he's in Schrute's guard. Nice work there by Struve.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Schrute showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schrute, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Schrute!