PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hans Schultz (ranked 1371 p4p, 22105 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 85 p4p, 351 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schultz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love Bites. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schultz
vs
De Lagardere

219 cm
31
287
22 - 6 - 0

194 cm
32
263
9 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz tries to clinch but De Lagardere is having none of it.
De Lagardere lands a jab.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lagardere moves away.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lagardere catches Schultz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Lagardere throws an off balance right hand
and Schultz counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lagardere moves forwards but Schultz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
Schultz misses with a two punch combination.
Schultz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lagardere to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz digs a good hook to De Lagardere's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
De Lagardere scores with a nice strike.

Schultz closes the distance and pushes De Lagardere back into the ropes.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
De Lagardere working hard to break the clinch.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultz avoids the damage to the body.

Schultz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Schultz blocks the low kick.
De Lagardere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. De Lagardere moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
De Lagardere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lagardere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schultz avoids the body shot from De Lagardere.
Donk. De Lagardere catches Schultz right on the button with a cross.
De Lagardere looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultz is just out of range.
Schultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lagardere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schultz slips a straight right by De Lagardere.

Schultz moves into range and clinches up with De Lagardere.
De Lagardere takes a shot to the head.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
De Lagardere misses with a knee strike.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lagardere is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lagardere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hans Schultz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Lagardere thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
As Schultz backs off De Lagardere throws a huge counter combo but Schultz manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for De Lagardere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Lagardere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Lagardere misses with a looping left.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and De Lagardere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schultz thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from De Lagardere misses.
De Lagardere lands a slapping body shot.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
De Lagardere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut. Schultz saw that one coming.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from De Lagardere misses.
Schultz appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Lagardere scores with a decent looking hook.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lagardere throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lagardere.
A swing and a miss from De Lagardere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schultz tries to clinch but De Lagardere moves away
and De Lagardere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Lagardere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Lagardere's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Lagardere duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Schultz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lagardere defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from De Lagardere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Lagardere stuns Schultz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from De Lagardere misses.
Schultz throws a body punch but De Lagardere moves out of range.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henri De Lagardere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere'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!

Schultz fails to land with a series of punches.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Lagardere! But no joy.
De Lagardere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
De Lagardere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schultz moves out of range as De Lagardere strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz tries to bum rush De Lagardere with a series of wild strikes but De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Lagardere now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloppy strikes from De Lagardere. Those never looked like landing.
De Lagardere stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schultz blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from De Lagardere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Lagardere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schultz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
De Lagardere cracks Schultz with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Lagardere throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schultz is looking for a counter combo.
De Lagardere keeps the fight on the outside.
De Lagardere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Schultz moves into the clinch.

Schultz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from De Lagardere misses its intended target.
Schultz is looking to counter punch.
De Lagardere misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Schultz.
Schultz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Lagardere missing with a left hand there. Schultz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Lagardere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - De Lagardere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Lagardere lands a jab to Schultz's midsection.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.

Schultz clinches up with De Lagardere and pushes him back against the ropes.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz lands an elbow that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks for a moment.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as De Lagardere controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henri De Lagardere.
I think De Lagardere has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henri De Lagardere!
Hans Schultz spoke after the fight, saying '"I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!"'.