PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano Schoots has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kwaak
vs
Schoots

175 cm
25
152 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
155 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kwaak misses the target.
Schoots connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schoots takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kwaak shoots in looking for a takedown but Schoots manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kwaak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schoots lands a nice shot to the body.
Schoots lands a body shot.
Kwaak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Schoots darts in and clinches Kwaak up against the cage.
Schoots misses with a knee strike.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kwaak misses with a knee to the head.
Kwaak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwaak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Kwaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots looking to throw knees to the head but Kwaak is blocking nicely.
Schoots tries a body shot but Kwaak blocks it.
Schoots misses with a knee strike.
Schoots blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwaak blocks it with crossed arms.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwaak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schoots stops a takedown attempt from Kwaak.
Schoots is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Kwaak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwaak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Kwaak prevents the takedown attempt.
Schoots misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwaak blocking some punches.
Kwaak swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwaak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schoots in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwaak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kwaak avoiding damage as Schoots throws knees to the body.
Kwaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwaak avoids it.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Kwaak blocks it.
Kwaak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwaak misses with a knee to the head.
Schoots is working for takedown but Kwaak is calmly controlling the position for now.
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!
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Kwaak blocks it.
Kwaak scores a nice knee to the body.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but Kwaak blocks with his arms.
Kwaak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Kwaak just leaning against Schoots, taking a breather.
Kwaak managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Schoots takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schoots looks gassed!
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kwaak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schoots blocks a body shot from Kwaak.
Schoots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwaak is defending well for now.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kwaak.
Kwaak lands a left hand.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kwaak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schoots pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kwaak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schoots counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schoots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kwaak.
Schoots looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwaak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kwaak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwaak walks into a straight right hand from Schoots.
Kwaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schoots throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwaak counters with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Kwaak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwaak throws the kick towards the body but Schoots avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schoots checks a leg kick.
Kwaak connects with a leg kick. Schoots looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kwaak throws a front kick aimed at Schoots's knee but Schoots avoids it well.
Schoots uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwaak.
Kwaak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schoots lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwaak.
Schoots takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwaak throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwaak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Kwaak avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kwaak, as that shot connected.
Schoots misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Kwaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kwaak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schoots fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Kwaak lands.
Kwaak looks to land a right hand but Schoots moved out of range.
Schoots will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schoots takes a swing at Kwaak's ribcage but misses.
Kwaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwaak blocks a low kick nicely.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schoots.

Kwaak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kwaak controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kwaak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwaak wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwaak moves nicely into side control.
Schoots gets back to half guard.
Schoots wants to control but Kwaak is keeping busy.
Kwaak is nestled in close to Schoots, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schoots's head.
Kwaak working the head and body with strikes.
Schoots avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kwaak.
Kwaak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kwaak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schoots with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kwaak with the ground and pound but Schoots uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kwaak trying to control but Schoots is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kwaak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schoots dives on top into guard.

Kwaak is looking for a triangle here but Schoots uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kwaak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schoots trying to control the action but Kwaak is working from the bottom.
Kwaak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schoots is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kwaak is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Schoots is tapping! Great win for Kwaak!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Kwaak!
After winning the bout, Sam Kwaak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.