PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 22237 p4p, 19937 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 677 p4p, 710 weight class). 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.

Yamamotica
vs
Schultz

186 cm
28
188
9 - 6 - 1

194 cm
34
185
18 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz tries to clinch there but Yamamotica circles away.
Schultz is looking to clinch but Yamamotica is avoiding it.
Yamamotica misses the shot to the body.

Schultz closes the distance and pushes Yamamotica back into the ropes.
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamamotica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz tries to work over Yamamotica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamotica is defending well for now.
Yamamotica lands a left hand.
Yamamotica works on Schultz's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamamotica lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamotica fails to land.

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

Schultz clinches with his opponent.
Yamamotica blocks an uppercut.
Yamamotica misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Schultz.
Yamamotica scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica lands with a right to the head.
Schultz lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamamotica blocks an uppercut.
Yamamotica unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamotica avoids it.
Yamamotica trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamotica is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamotica is defending well for now.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica lands a right hand.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamotica.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Yamamotica as the two fighters clinch.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamotica is blocking nicely.
Yamamotica wants to stall.
Schultz tries to throw a body punch but Yamamotica avoids it by throwing Schultz back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Yamamotica throws a series of strikes that have Schultz backpedaling.
Yamamotica tests Schultz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamotica half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamotica.
Schultz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Schultz rushes Yamamotica and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamamotica lands a left hand.
Yamamotica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Schultz.
Yamamotica lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamamotica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Yamamotica blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamotica is defending well for now.
Yamamotica is leaning against Schultz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Yamamotica.
Dutch Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamamotica scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Yamamotica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamotica tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Yamamotica takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamamotica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Yamamotica avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Yamamotica managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Yamamotica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamotica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamotica tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Yamamotica back against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica has had enough of the clinch but Schultz keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamotica on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamotica lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yamamotica lands a glancing blow to the side of Schultz's head.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamotica misses with a hook.

Schultz has Yamamotica up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamamotica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Yamamotica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schultz.
Yamamotica takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamotica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamoticas head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Schultz prevents Yamamotica from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Yamamotica looking to stall.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamotica is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamotica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutch Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamotica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Yamamotica managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Yamamotica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamotica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yamamotica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Yamamotica - just one landing.
Yamamotica lands an overhand right.
Yamamotica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Schultz rushes Yamamotica and presses him up against the ropes.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Yamamotica blocks it.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamotica.
Schultz landing knees to the head.
Yamamotica lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamotica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schultz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!

Dutch Schultz wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dutch Schultz 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.