PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 1782 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 269 p4p, 485 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Averescu
vs
Schrute

185 cm
27
170
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
19
175
5 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Averescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Averescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Averescu throws an overhand right that lands on Schrute's shoulder, as Schrute tries to avoid the shot.
Averescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Averescu misses the body punch
and Averescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Schrute stuns Averescu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Averescu misses.

Schrute clinches.
Averescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Averescu is struggling to control the position.
Schrute swings wildly with an uppercut but Averescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schrute lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute pushes Averescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schrute tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Averescu avoids it.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Schrute has him pressed against the cage.
Averescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
Averescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Averescu.
Averescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Schrute managing to block the knees to the body from Averescu.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Averescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Schrute misses
letting Averescu counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute misses with a body shot
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schrute keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Averescu.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dan Averescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schrute misses the jab.
Schrute connects with a jab.
Averescu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Averescu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schrute defending well as Averescu loads up on a big left hand.
Averescu scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrute.
Averescu looks to land a combination but Schrute avoids it well.
Averescu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Schrute clinches.
Schrute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Averescu backwards.
Averescu blocking some punches.
Averescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Averescu stalling the fight.
Schrute tries to land knees in the clinch but Averescu avoids the damage to the body.
Averescu stalling in the clinch.

Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Averescu ducks under a wild hook from Schrute.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schrute was well out of range. Poor timing from Averescu.
Schrute moves out of range as Averescu strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Averescu lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averescu throws an overhand right that lands on Schrute's shoulder, as Schrute tries to avoid the shot.
Averescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrute.
Schrute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Averescu.

Schrute moves into the clinch.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Averescu is trying to force a seperation but Schrute has the dominant position.
Schrute throws a punch but it's blocked by Averescu.
A short left from Averescu.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Averescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schrute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Averescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Averescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schrute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Averescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schrute on the side of the head.
Schrute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Averescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrute.
Schrute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Averescu.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Averescu scores with a nice right hand.
Schrute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Averescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schrute sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Averescu on the side of the head.
Schrute lands a jab to Averescu's midsection.
Averescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Averescu, as that shot connected.
Averescu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Averescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Schrute counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dan Averescu's cut is getting worse.

Schrute cracks Averescu with a big right hand and Averescu goes down!

Averescu is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute passes into half guard.
Oh Averescu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schrute missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Averescu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schrute on the ground.
Schrute missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Averescu seems to have got his legs back now.
Averescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Averescu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Averescu tries to get out of the position.
Schrute throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schrute throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
Schrute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Averescu's head.
Schrute missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schrute working over Averescu with some ground and pound. Averescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
My spies in Fenrir MMA inform me that Schrute has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Schrute working Averescu over with strikes.
Schrute missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Averescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schrute sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Averescu defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu has hold of Schrute's hands but Schrute slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Averescu's head.
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Averescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schrute not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Averescu is in trouble now - Schrute has advanced to mount!
Schrute unloads with some shots from mount but Averescu bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schrute is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Averescu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schrute thowing shots but they're missing.
Schrute misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schrute throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Schrute has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schrute scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Schrute cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schrute misses with a head shot.
Averescu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schrute tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Schrute! Averescu is hurt baaadly! Schrute is firing away with more strikes - Averescu is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Schrute!