PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 5071 p4p, 353 weight class) and Dontae Shraeder (ranked 5819 p4p, 376 weight class). The key to victory for Dwight Schrute has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Schrute
vs
Shraeder

170 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dontae Shraeder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute connects with a crisp jab.
Schrute with a jab.
Schrute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schrute throws a looping overhand right but Shraeder ducks down to avoid it.
Shraeder feints the counter takedown.
Schrute scores with a nice head shot.
Schrute looks to throw the jab but Shraeder is out of range.
Schrute lands with a cross.
Shraeder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schrute manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shraeder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Schrute has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Schrute tests Shraeder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shraeder shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shraeder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Shraeder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schrute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schrute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shraeder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shraeder.
Shraeder wants to take a breather but Schrute is having none of it.
Shraeder works his way into side control.
Schrute gets back to half guard.
Shraeder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraeder winds up and cracks Schrute with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schrute is trying to maintain the position but Shraeder is very close to passing his half guard.
Shraeder wants to pass to mount but Schrute is defending the position.
Shraeder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schrute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shraeder looks to land a strike but Schrute avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Schrute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schrute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraeder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shraeder digs a good hook to Schrute's body.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schrute connects with a right hand. Shraeder shakes it off.
Shraeder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Shraeder clinches up with Schrute and pushes him back against the cage.
Shraeder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schrute fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schrute just misses with a punch to the body.
Shraeder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schrute scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shraeder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been informed that Shraeder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shraeder shoots in but no luck this time.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Shraeder.
Schrute tests Shraeder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shraeder misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shraeder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dwight Schrute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Shraeder tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Schrute.
A big left from Schrute misses.
Shraeder shoots in but Schrute avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shraeder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schrute connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shraeder scrambles back to his feet.
Schrute throws a jab but it's blocked by Shraeder.
Shraeder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schrute misses with a head kick.
Schrute throws a sloppy head kick and Shraeder moves out of range easily.
Schrute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shraeder moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shraeder rushes Schrute and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Shraeder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schrute throws a body punch but Shraeder moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schrute enables Shraeder to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schrute manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shraeder throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shraeder is looking to work some ground and pound but Schrute has wrist control.
Schrute keeping full guard, as Shraeder tries to pass.
Schrute keeping moving, preventing Shraeder from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraeder throws a strike but Schrute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Shraeder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraeder trying to control the position here.
Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Shraeder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shraeder has control of Schrute's left arm, preventing Schrute from doing any damage.
Schrute wants to control from the top but Shraeder keeps moving.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schrute misses with a combination

and Shraeder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schrute won't be happy with that.
Schrute is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Shraeder are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schrute managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shraeder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraeder with the ground and pound but Schrute regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Schrute moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shraeder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shraeder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schrute looking to control.
Schrute bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shraeder's guard.

Shraeder trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Shraeder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shraeder pulls Schrute in to control the position.
Schrute won't allow Shraeder to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shraeder pulls Schrute in close to his closed guard and prevents Schrute from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shraeder wants to stand up but Schrute is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dontae Shraeder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Schrute throws a jab but it's blocked by Shraeder.
Shraeder goes for a double leg but Schrute avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schrute continues to drive forward.
Shraeder thumps Schrute with a low kick.
Shraeder darts in looking for a takedown but Schrute gets double underhooks and turns Shraeder into the cage.
Schrute works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Schrute finds it's way through Shraeder's defenses.
Schrute throws a right hand that Shraeder ducks under and follows up with a left that Shraeder also avoids with ease.
Schrute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schrute misses the shot to the body.
Schrute connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraeder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schrute tries to avoid it but Shraeder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schrute to the ground. Schrute escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dwight Schrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Shraeder.
Nice defenses there by Shraeder.
Schrute looks to land a right hand but Shraeder moved out of range.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shraeder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schrute. Shraeder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schrute connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schrute tests Shraeder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schrute throws a lazy uppercut

and Shraeder counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shraeder lands with a punch from half guard.
Shraeder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrute's head.
Shraeder thows a huge punch but Schrute dodges it nicely.
Schrute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shraeder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shraeder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schrute gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraeder throws a strike but Schrute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Shraeder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schrute is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shraeder can do to turn this around?

Shraeder throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Schrute escapes and throws Shraeder's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Shraeder is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shraeder can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraeder wants to get back to his feet but Schrute drags him back down.
Schrute is looking to take a break and control but Shraeder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shraeder is looking to regain half guard here but Schrute keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schrute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shraeder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schrute blocks a head kick by Shraeder.
Shraeder slips a straight right by Schrute.
Shraeder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shraeder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shraeder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schrute lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schrute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shraeder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schrute throws an off balance right hand

and Shraeder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Schrute showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schrute has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Schrute!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwight Schrute thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.