PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 6447 p4p, 4091 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 660 p4p, 496 weight class). Randy Miller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Schultz
vs
Miller

194 cm
33
185
14 - 15 - 0

185 cm
36
202
21 - 20 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz misses the jab.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Miller misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Schultz misses the target.
Schultz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Schultz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schultz walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schultz.
Schultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schultz.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Schultz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schultz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller scores with a hook.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.

Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller checks a low kick from Schultz.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Schultz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schultz cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Schultz 's knee.

Schultz moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schultz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Randy Miller has been cut.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Miller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Miller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schultz moves into the clinch.

Miller manages to break the clinch.
Schultz looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Miller throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Miller throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
Schultz tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Schultz.
Schultz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schultz slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Schultz looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Schultz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schultz connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Schultz misses.
Schultz slips under a jab from Miller.
Schultz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schultz.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Schultz moved out of range.
Schultz lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Miller misses with a combination
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Schultz instigates a clinch.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.

Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Schultz lands with a shot to the body.
Schultz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miller 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schultz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
Schultz works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Schultz lands a lovely overhand right.

Miller is rocked!
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Schultz.
Miller cracks Schultz with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Miller.
Schultz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schultz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schultz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Miller throws a series of punches but Schultz moves out of range.
Dutch Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Miller misses.
Schultz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schultz slips a jab from Miller.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Schultz has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Schultz won't allow it.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Schultz works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schultz, as that shot connected.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Schultz.
Schultz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schultz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!

Dutch Schultz wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Dutch Schultz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.