PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schilt comes into the arena with The Who - Baba O'Riley blaring out of the sound system. Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schilt
vs
Krueger

225 cm
32
216 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

185 cm
29
217 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbert Schilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schilt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schilt slips a jab from Krueger.
Nice defenses there by Krueger.
Krueger looks to land a combination but Schilt avoids it well.
Schilt sizes up Krueger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krueger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schilt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schilt lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger lands a nice shot that snaps Schilt's head back.
Krueger throws a head kick but Schilt moves out of range.
Schilt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schilt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krueger. Krueger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Krueger.
Krueger throws a right hand that Schilt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schilt also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krueger thows a body shot but no joy.
Schilt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Schilt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Schilt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Krueger wants to control but Schilt is keeping busy.
Krueger tries to get to full guard but Schilt has control of the leg.
Schilt slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gilbert Schilt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krueger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schilt looks to land a combination but Krueger avoids it well.
Krueger closes the distance but Schilt moves to the side
and Schilt counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schilt scores with the left hand. Krueger knows he should have avoided that one.
Krueger connects with a solid leg kick.
Krueger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilt.
Krueger misses with an uppercut
and Schilt counters with a right hand to the body.
Krueger slips under a jab.
No joy there for Krueger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schilt misses the shot to the body.
Krueger throws a combination that misses
and Schilt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schilt scores with a nice body kick.
Krueger looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Krueger is just out of range.
Schilt misses with a kick to the body.

Krueger has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lands a hook that snaps the head of Schilt backwards.
Schilt lands a shot to the body.
Schilt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Schilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krueger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schilt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krueger.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilt tries to work over Krueger's front leg with a kick but Krueger checks it.
Krueger throws a combination that misses
and Schilt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Schilt staying out of range there.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick
and Schilt counters with a two punch combo.
Schilt lands a jab to the nose.
Schilt keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilt.
Schilt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Krueger misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krueger.
Krueger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schilt finds it's way round the side to connect with Krueger's head.
Krueger throws a leg kick that misses.
Schilt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilt connects with a right hand. Krueger shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilt works over Krueger's head and body with a nice combination.
Krueger checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilt moves out of range of the strikes.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Schilt.
Krueger swings for the body but Schilt moves out of range.
Krueger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schilt under the eye.
Schilt moves out of range of the body kick from Krueger.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schilt slips a straight right by Krueger.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schilt.
Krueger tries to work over Schilt's front leg with a kick but Schilt checks it.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.

Krueger darts in and clinches Schilt up against the cage.
Krueger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schilt struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
Schilt misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Schilt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Schilt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Schilt.
Krueger misses with a kick to the body
and Krueger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schilt throws a push kick but Krueger slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Schilt.
A telegraphed right hand from Krueger misses the target.
Schilt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Krueger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Schilt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krueger back to the cage. Schilt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
Krueger tests Schilt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilt. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schilt misses with a leg kick
and Krueger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schilt thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a body kick.
Krueger misses with a shot to the body
and Schilt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krueger thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Krueger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krueger prevents a body shot from Schilt.

Schilt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krueger thows a body shot but no joy.
Krueger misses with a double jab
and Schilt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schilt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schilt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Krueger connects with a looping right hand.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schilt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krueger takes a swing at Schilt's ribcage but misses.
Schilt lunges at Krueger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krueger's hand.
Schilt cracks Krueger with a good jab.
Schilt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krueger's calf.

Krueger closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schilt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schilt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Schilt controls his hands.
Krueger blocks a body shot from Schilt.
Krueger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Schilt breaks the clinch.

Krueger takes the fight into the clinch.
Schilt lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Schilt.
Schilt throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
Schilt lands a nice uppercut.
Krueger tries a body shot but Schilt blocks it.
Schilt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Schilt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
Schilt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krueger's head.
Schilt slips under a jab.
Schilt scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Schilt.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schilt.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt throws the kick towards the body but Krueger avoids it.
A punch combination from Schilt misses.
A punch combination from Krueger misses.
Gilbert Schilt is winning the standup battle so far.
Schilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schilt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krueger works Schilt's body with a nice hook.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Schilt.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Schilt.
Schilt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krueger throws a poor cross that misses
and Schilt counters with a left and a right that stings Krueger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schilt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krueger - the referee stops the clock and Schilt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krueger. Schilt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krueger looks to land a left hand but Schilt moved out of range nicely.
Krueger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schilt counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krueger. Schilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krueger tries to land a front kick but Schilt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krueger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schilt checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schilt.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schilt throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
Krueger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schilt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schilt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krueger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schilt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Schilt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schilt. Schilt obviously looking to wear him down.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schilt.
Schilt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krueger. Krueger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilt moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Schilt lands a right hook to the body.
Krueger misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Schilt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schilt 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Schilt!
A very excited looking Gilbert Schilt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.