PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stove comes to the cage accompanied by Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stove
vs
Schoots

165 cm
25
148 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
146 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Four Aces Nutrition
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steffan Stove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Schoots with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stove to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stove. Schoots does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schoots misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Stove tried to counter with a leg kick but Schoots avoided it.
Schoots throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stove on the side of the head.
Stove slips under a jab.
Nathan Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stove under the eye.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Stove looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stove fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schoots is out of range.
Schoots is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of Stove's head but Stove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stove misses with a low kick.
Schoots works Stove's body with a nice hook.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stove manages to avoid it.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stove throws a head kick that misses.
Schoots cracks Stove with a good jab.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stove swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schoots throws a right hand that misses
letting Stove counter with a right hand.
Schoots might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schoots. Stove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schoots dives in for a single leg takedown but Stove sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schoots lands a nice shot that snaps Stove's head back.
Stove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schoots has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stove.
Schoots's coach down at #1 Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schoots's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schoots shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stove as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schoots throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schoots's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stove under the eye.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Stove misses its target.
Stove misses with an uppercut.
Stove takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stove is looking to slow Schoots down with leg kicks.
Stove is looking to wear down Schoots with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schoots takes a swing at Stove's ribcage but misses.
Stove tried to counter with a leg kick but Schoots avoided it.
Schoots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stove counters with a good low kick that Schoots was not able to check.
Stove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schoots.
Schoots walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Schoots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots staying out of range there.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stove manages to avoid it.
Stove takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schoots scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schoots listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schoots fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steffan Stove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Schoots.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Stove.
Schoots getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schoots dives in and grabs Stove's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stove pushes down on Schoots's head and hops out.
Stove slips a jab and a cross from Schoots.
Stove works the jab nicely.
Stove throws out a powerful jab.

Schoots is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stove has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stove there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schoots is still on wobbly legs! Can Stove finish him?
Schoots looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stove is fending him off so far but Schoots persists. Nope, Stove circles away and we're back to standing.
Stove feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove stuffs the takedown attempt from Schoots. Schoots gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Schoots.
Schoots seems to have recovered his senses.
Schoots walks into a stiff left hand from Stove.
Good exchange - Schoots coming out on top.
Stove lands with a cross.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Stove is out of range.
A lazy left from Stove finds it's target.
Schoots lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to the liver by Schoots. Beautiful body shot.
Steffan Stove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoots just misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots misses with a takedown
and Stove counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Stove looks at the referee who does nothing so Stove lands a crushing right that sends Schoots to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Stove!
Steffan Stove was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Nathan Schoots was interviewed post fight and said 'Where am I?'.