PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moses Schrute (ranked 4326 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Vitor Lance (ranked 489 p4p, 492 weight class). Schrute comes to the cage accompanied by Sons and Daughters by Decemberists. Vitor Lance has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moses Schrute's chin.

Schrute
vs
Lance

183 cm
18
179
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moses Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Lance!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Schrute scores with a four punch combination!
Schrute misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schrute lands a nice looking body kick.
Schrute lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lance blocks a leg kick.
Schrute throws a series of strikes that have Lance backpedaling.
Schrute throws a series of punches but Lance moves out of range.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Schrute.
Lance drops his hands momentarily and Schrute takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance takes one on the button.
Schrute throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lance's head.
A head kick misses from Schrute.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schrute lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot by Schrute.
Schrute keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schrute looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schrute looks to land a combination. Lance sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrute throws a combination. Lance tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lance moves out of range as Schrute strikes.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Schrute - just one landing.
Schrute lands a glancing blow to the side of Lance's head.
Schrute swinging wildly here.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schrute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lance circles away quickly and effectively.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lance moves away from the strike by Schrute.
Schrute rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schrute throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schrute is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schrute looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schrute misses with a wild combination.
Schrute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lance checks a leg kick nicely.
Schrute pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schrute comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schrute is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schrute lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Schrute. Those never looked like landing.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lance on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moses Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Schrute lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lance doesn't seem phased though.
Schrute swinging wildly here.
Schrute looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Schrute. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Schrute dominated that round.
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.

Schrute tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schrute.
Schrute throws a nice looking combination but Lance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schrute lands a jab-cross combination.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lance is looking for the big counter here.
Schrute lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Lance 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schrute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schrute looks to land a combination but Lance avoids it well.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schrute duly obliges.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schrute.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lance in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lance walks into a left hand.
Schrute digs a good hook to Lance's body.
Schrute bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lance's head backwards.
Schrute cracks Lance with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schrute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Schrute does no damage.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lance might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Schrute has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Schrute paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schrute lands a jab to the head.
Schrute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lance moves away.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schrute feints and then cracks Lance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lance down.
Schrute throws a big shot that misses.
Schrute looks to land a combination. Lance sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schrute looks to land a right hand but Lance moved out of range.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute misses with a head kick.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schrute lands with a nice combination. Lance backs away looking to recover.
Lance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Lance throws a counter combo.
Moses Schrute is winning the standup battle so far.
Schrute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lance.
Schrute lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schrute.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schrute throws a body kick that misses.
Lance throws a counter combo.
Lance takes one to the side of the head.
Moses Schrute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schrute throws a head kick but Lance moves out of range.
Lance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schrute is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lance can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donk. Schrute catches Lance right on the button with a cross.
Lance slips under a jab from Schrute.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schrute swinging wildly here.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schrute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lance.
A left and a right from Schrute both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Schrute, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Schrute dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A slow jab from Schrute misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Lance's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lance has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Schrute.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schrute scores with a jab to the head.
Schrute throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lance throws a counter combo.
Lance takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schrute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lance throws a counter combo.
Schrute scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lance blocks a jab.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schrute misses with a hook. Lance ducked under it nicely.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute tests Lance's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute takes a swing at Lance's ribcage but misses.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lance.
Schrute with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schrute ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schrute looks to land a combination but Lance avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Schrute coming out on top.
Schrute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lance dodges the punch combination from Schrute.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute loads up on a big right hand but Lance slips the punch.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Schrute, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lance unleashes a big counter combination but Schrute bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schrute jabs Lance to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schrute tries a head kick but it misses.
Schrute lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lance manages to avoid it.
Schrute looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schrute lands a glancing blow to the side of Lance's head.
Schrute scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schrute throws a leg kick but Lance sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lance's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schrute misses with a body shot.
Lance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schrute throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schrute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Lance's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schrute throws a shot from downtown. Lance moves away and avoids it.
Schrute throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schrute tries a head kick but it misses.
Schrute misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance moves out of range of the body kick from Schrute.
Despite the aggression on Lance's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schrute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lance.
As Schrute backs off Lance throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lance throws a counter combo.
Moses Schrute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Schrute does no damage.
Lance is looking for the big counter here.
Schrute throws a combination. Lance tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
Vitor Lance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Schrute.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Schrute showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schrute 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Schrute!
A victorious Moses Schrute thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.