PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is T.N.T. for the Brain. Mark Schulz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kari Jurri's chin.

Jurri
vs
Schulz

183 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurri wants to slow Schulz down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schulz.
Jurri throws out a loose jab but Schulz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurri throws a lazy right hand but Schulz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurri slips under a jab.
Jurri is looking to slow Schulz down with leg kicks.
Jurri tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Jurri tries to land a front kick but Schulz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurri slips a jab from Schulz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schulz if he has to take too many more of those.
Schulz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Schulz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Schulz coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Jurri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jurri.
Schulz swings for the body but Jurri moves out of range.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick and Schulz moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Jurri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schulz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jurri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schulz.
Schulz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jurri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schulz.
Schulz swings widly with a right hand
and Jurri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schulz's knee momentarily.
A lazy left from Jurri finds it's target.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz lands with an overhand left.
Jurri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schulz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jurri's head.
Jurri connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz throws the left hand but Jurri avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Schulz there.

Jurri is rocked!
Jurri avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurri seems to have got his legs back now.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Jurri wants to land a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
Jurri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jurri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schulz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schulz throws an off balance right hand
and Jurri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schulz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulz misses with a jab to the body
and Jurri counters with a three punch combo that has Schulz backing up. Schulz nods at Jurri to acknowledge the strikes.
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jurri connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schulz. That did some damage!
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jurri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurri tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jurri misses with a hook.
Schulz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schulz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jurri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schulz in his tracks.
Schulz lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Schulz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jurri.
Schulz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schulz misses with a hook. Jurri ducked under it nicely.
Jurri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jurri lands a nice hook to Schulz's body. Schulz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schulz swings widly with a right hand
and Schulz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Jurri.
Schulz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurri.
Jurri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schulz. Schulz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schulz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jurri!
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 Kari Jurri will probably get the nod.
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.

Jurri misses with a low kick.
Jurri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schulz takes one on the button.
Jurri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jurri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jurri blocks a jab.
Jurri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurri.
Jurri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jurri lands a leg kick that knocks Schulz off balance momentarily.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurri lands with a kick to the temple. Schulz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Schulz does no damage.
Schulz misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jurri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schulz, pushing him back against the cage.
Schulz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jurri missing with knees to the body.
Schulz is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurri gets an underhook and turns Schulz into the cage.
Schulz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schulz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schulz takes a shot to the head.
Schulz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Schulz.
Schulz can't find room to land a body shot as Jurri controls the action.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
Schulz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jurri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jurri lands a nice knee to the body.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Jurri.
Schulz working aggressively here.
Jurri is trying to stall.
Schulz takes a shot to the head.
Kari Jurri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jurri digs a right hand into Schulz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schulz's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Jurri.
Jurri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Jurri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
Schulz working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schulz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri lands an elbow inside.
Jurri prevents a body shot from Schulz.
Jurri just leaning against Schulz, taking a breather.
Schulz misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jurri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Schulz is blocking nicely.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurri is looking to control Schulz's arms but Schulz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jurri has his back to the cage.
Schulz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jurri is keeping busy.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schulz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurri's elbow.
Jurri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schulz blocks a body shot from Jurri.
Schulz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Jurri lands with a light punch inside.
Schulz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jurri pushes Schulz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurri lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schulz backwards.
Schulz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurri can't find room to land a body shot as Schulz controls the action.
Schulz has a couple of punches blocked by Jurri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Jurri dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jurri connects with a solid leg kick.
Schulz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Jurri delivers a nice body kick.
Schulz misses with a hook
and Jurri counters with an inside leg kick.

Jurri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jurri lands a body shot.
Jurri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jurri on the inside.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulz can do to turn this around?
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Schulz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jurri controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jurri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Schulz won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Jurri.
Jurri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schulz backwards.
A hook to the body from Jurri.
Schulz tries to work over Jurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Schulz is blocking nicely.
Jurri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jurri lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurri lands a nice shot to the body.
Jurri lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schulz.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schulz.
Schulz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jurri backwards.
Schulz tries to stall but Jurri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Schulz fails to land.
Jurri stalling against the cage.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schulz avoids it.
Jurri looking to slow down the pace here.
Jurri lands with a left to the head.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri has Schulz pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri connects with a knee to the head.
Schulz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schulz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schulz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schulz tries to stall but Jurri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schulz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schulz blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jurri on the inside.
Jurri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schulz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurri's elbow.
Jurri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurri misses with a punch to the body.
Jurri tries to stall but Schulz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schulz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jurri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Jurri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schulz or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri presses Schulz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jurri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schulz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Jurri clearly takes 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.

Jurri lands a right hook to the body.
Jurri throws a hook but Schulz avoids it easily.
Jurri lands a right hook to the body.
Schulz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jurri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schulz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schulz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurri.
Jurri takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Schulz.
Jurri throws a hook but Schulz blocks it.
A slow jab from Schulz misses its intended target.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.

Jurri forces Schulz back against the cage and clinches.
Schulz takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schulz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurri.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schulz managing to block the knees to the body from Jurri.
Jurri landing knees to the body.
Jurri lands a nice uppercut.
Schulz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurri effectively controlling the action here.
Schulz throws a head punch that misses.
Jurri struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulz controls his hands.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schulz.
Schulz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schulz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schulz's defenses.
Schulz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jurri up against the cage.
Schulz has a couple of punches blocked by Jurri.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schulz as Jurri tries to tie him up.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Schulz.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Schulz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri can't find room to land a body shot as Schulz controls the action.
Schulz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jurri up against the cage.
Schulz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to control the position but instead, Schulz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jurri into the cage.
Jurri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Schulz won't want to take too many of those.
Jurri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schulz is keeping busy.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Schulz.
Schulz slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulz.
Jurri lands a damaging elbow.
Jurri is working Schulz over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schulz looking to slow down the pace here.
Schulz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schulz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulz can't find room to land a body shot as Jurri controls the action.
Jurri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurri wants to stall.
Schulz throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurri.
Jurri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Jurri had his way with Mark Schulz in that round.
That's time! Jurri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Schulz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jurri tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jurri thuds his shin into the meat of Schulz's side.
A big right from Jurri misses.
Jurri cracks Schulz with an open hand slap.
Schulz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schulz digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
A head kick misses from Jurri.
Jurri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jurri tries to bum rush Schulz with a series of wild strikes but Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurri pushes Schulz away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schulz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schulz throws a right hand that misses
and Jurri counters with a straight right hand.
Jurri needs to keep his hands up - Schulz had a free shot at his head there.
Schulz scores with a nice right hand.
Jurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schulz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurri is just out of range.
Jurri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a head kick but Schulz moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurri.
Jurri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kari Jurri is winning the standup battle so far.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jurri with a hook.
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurri.
The fighters circling - Schulz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schulz.
Schulz avoids the head kick by Jurri.
Mark Schulz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurri moves away.
Schulz looks to land a combination but Jurri avoids it well.
Kari Jurri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schulz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri lands with a nice body kick.
Schulz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jurri.
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. Schulz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jurri throws a body kick that misses.
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri works Schulz's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Jurri. That snapped Schulz's head back.
Schulz lands with a straight right. Jurri didn't see that one coming.
Jurri ducks under a wild hook from Schulz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jurri.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Jurri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jurri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schulz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jurri slips a straight right by Schulz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jurri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jurri throws the left hand but Schulz avoids the punch easily.
Schulz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurri moves away.
A jab from Schulz misses.
Jurri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Jurri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jurri 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Jurri!
Kari Jurri retains his middleweight title!
Kari Jurri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.