PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 1032 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Hans Schultz (ranked 29 p4p, 32 weight class). Schultz has chosen Love Bites as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Matti
vs
Schultz

201 cm
26
270
7 - 5 - 0

219 cm
24
287
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
FF Gear

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti lunges at Schultz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schultz's hand.
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matti was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Good leg kick by Matti.
A shot to the body from Schultz misses
and Matti counters with a big head kick but Schultz shrugs it off.
Good exchange - Matti coming out on top.
Schultz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matti.
Matti swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Matti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matti moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Matti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matti misses with a combination
and Schultz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schultz lunges at Matti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matti's hand.

It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matti. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Matti slips a jab and a cross from Schultz.
Schultz connects with a crisp jab.
Schultz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parta Matti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schultz checks a leg kick.
Matti misses with a leg kick.
Matti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matti misses with an uppercut. Schultz saw that one coming.
Schultz unleashes a big counter combination but Matti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schultz closes the distance but Matti moves to the side
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matti throws a body kick that misses
and Schultz counters with a nice uppercut.
Matti throws a jab but it's blocked by Schultz.
Matti moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Matti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz blocks a leg kick.
Matti swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Matti scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schultz throws a counter combo.
Matti cracks Schultz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matti lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matti looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultz is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Matti. Beautiful body shot.
Matti misses with a double jab.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matti connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick from Matti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matti throws a body shot but no joy.
Matti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schultz blocks a jab.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Matti does it's job there.
Matti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Schultz slips a jab from Matti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Schultz moves out of range of the leg kick from Matti.
Schultz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schultz counters with a left and a right that stings Matti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matti swats away the attempt to clinch by Schultz.
Matti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Matti.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Matti avoids it well.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matti counters with a nice body shot.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Parta Matti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parta Matti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matti was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Schultz throws the left hand but Matti avoids the punch easily.
Matti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parta Matti is winning the standup battle so far.
Matti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hans Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Matti lands a right hook to the body.
Matti throws a combination that misses
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Schultz misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a body punch but Matti moves out of range.
Matti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Sloppy strikes from Schultz. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to clinch.

Schultz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matti, pushing him back against the cage.
Matti pushes Schultz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matti blocking some punches.
Matti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Matti.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.

Parta Matti's cut is getting worse.
Matti takes a shot to the head.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Matti is trying to force a seperation but Schultz has the dominant position.
Matti struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matti's efforts to push away.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Matti.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Matti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Hans Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Matti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schultz.
Matti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Matti controls his hands.

Matti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matti.
Schultz blocks a jab.
Schultz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schultz scores with the left hand. Matti knows he should have avoided that one.

Parta Matti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Schultz misses.
Matti works over Schultz's head and body with a nice combination.
Matti throws a push kick but Schultz slaps the foot to one side.

Matti tries to keep at a distance but Schultz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matti pushes Schultz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matti.

Matti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matti lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matti scores with a head kick. Schultz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Matti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schultz! But no joy.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Matti's shoulder, as Matti tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Matti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matti throws a head kick that misses.
Matti throws a series of punches but Schultz moves out of range.
Matti misses with a body kick.
Schultz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schultz misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Matti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matti throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Parta Matti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Parta Matti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Schultz wants to clinch.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matti.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matti connects with a nice looking jab.
Schultz scores with a jab. Matti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matti lands a jab to Schultz's midsection.
Matti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti keeps the fight on the outside.
Matti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schultz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matti back to the cage. Schultz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schultz cracks Matti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jeez, Parta Matti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Matti throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Matti jabs at Schultz's body.
Schultz moves out of range of the body kick.
Matti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matti.
Matti punishes Schultz's body with a nice straight punch.
Matti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schultz lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Matti goes down and covers up as Schultz starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Schultz!
Our winner, Hans Schultz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.