PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jizzy Krup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Schaefer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Krup
vs
Schaefer

180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
178 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jizzy Krup!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Schaefer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krup shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krup showed some decent athleticism there.
Schaefer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schaefer wants to sweep here but Krup controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krup wants to pass the guard but Schaefer is keeping the position.
Schaefer looking for a sweep. Not yet Schaefer, not yet.
Krup trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Schaefer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Schaefer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schaefer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schaefer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krup tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krup is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schaefer off and has taken his back!

Schaefer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Schaefer fending off the submission attempt from Krup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schaefer breaks Krup's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Schaefer stopping the sweep attempt from Krup.
Krup lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schaefer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krup uses his free foot to push down on Schaefer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schaefer.
Schaefer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schaefer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schaefer is looking for a sweep. Krup is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krup moves nicely into side control.

Krup tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krup has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krup fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Krup thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Krup.

Krup is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schaefer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krup throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Krup tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Schaefer tries to buck Krup off but Krup is having none of it.
Schaefer wants to control but Krup postures up.
Schaefer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krup's best efforts.
Schaefer is looking to improve his position.
Krup tries to stand and escape but Schaefer is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krup is thwarting Schaefer's attempts to control the position.

Krup is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schaefer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schaefer gets back to full guard.
Krup wants to pass the guard but Schaefer is keeping the position.
Krup slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schaefer gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaefer is looking to control Krup's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schaefer avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaefer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krup's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krup's back!

Krup is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schaefer gets his way!
Krup breaks Schaefer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jizzy Krup will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krup shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schaefer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Schaefer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krup is aware though and is defending well.
Krup passes Schaefer's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Schaefer is defending against the submission attempts here by Krup.
Krup tries to pass to full mount but Schaefer defends it.

Schaefer actively working from the bottom here.
Schaefer is looking for a sweep. Krup is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krup tries to pass to full mount but Schaefer defends it.

Krup is working for a kimura but Schaefer is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schaefer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schaefer trying to keep a closed guard but Krup is proving a slippery customer.
Krup tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaefer is retaining full guard.

Schaefer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaefer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krup passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Krup wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schaefer, who protects the arm well.
Schaefer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krup's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer gets back to full guard.

Schaefer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaefer is keeping the position for now.
Krup lands a couple of elbows.

Schaefer is looking for a triangle but Krup pushes his legs off easily.
Krup passes Schaefer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schaefer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schaefer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Schaefer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krup defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krup's guard.
Krup looking for a sweep. Not yet Krup, not yet.
Krup wants to stand but Schaefer is controlling the position.
Schaefer stopping the sweep attempt from Krup.
Schaefer trying to control the position from guard on top but Krup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schaefer is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schaefer wants to control from the top but Krup keeps moving.
Schaefer controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Schaefer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Krup throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Krup does no damage.
Schaefer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schaefer there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Ben Schaefer has been cut.
Jizzy Krup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krup misses with a hook. Schaefer ducked under it nicely.
Krup misses with a lunging right hand
and Schaefer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ben Schaefer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schaefer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jizzy Krup will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Schaefer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Schaefer lands an overhand right.
Schaefer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krup throws an off balance right hand
enabling Schaefer to counter with a crisp jab.

Krup is rocked!

Schaefer gets caught flat footed, as Krup shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oh Krup is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krup pushes down on Schaefer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schaefer regains full guard. Nicely done.

Schaefer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Krup has his hands clasped together but Schaefer extends an breaks Krup's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Schaefer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Schaefer!
Ben Schaefer is the new welterweight champion!