PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 1891 p4p, 18989 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 260 p4p, 633 weight class). Dutch Schultz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kim
vs
Schultz

175 cm
32
170
14 - 9 - 0

194 cm
36
185
20 - 21 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Schultz pushes Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Kim blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Kim avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim is working Schultz over against the ropes.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim pushes Schultz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kim.
Kim presses Schultz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schultz looks winded!
Kim lands a right hand.
A short left from Kim.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Schultz's ribcage. Schultz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kim gets through Schultz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Kim avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim pushes Schultz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schultz.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Kim looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim gets through Schultz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Kim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Schultz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Kim.

Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schultz, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Kim tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kim.

Schultz is rocked!
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
A short right from Kim.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim creates a bit of distance and cracks Schultz with a big uppercut! Schultz goes down! The referee pushes Kim away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Schultz make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kim takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.