PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Larsson (ranked 22194 p4p, 19853 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 681 p4p, 675 weight class). Adam Larsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dutch Schultz's chin.

Larsson
vs
Schultz

183 cm
30
186
4 - 7 - 0

194 cm
37
185
20 - 23 - 0

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World class MT
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Larsson with a nice cross.
Schultz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Schultz's head.
Larsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
A big right from Schultz misses.
Larsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larsson throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Larsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Schultz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.

Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz lands a jab.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Schultz rushes Larsson and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Larsson blocks it.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Larsson is rocked!
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson taking a breather.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Larsson's ribcage.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Larsson is blocking nicely.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Larsson avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Larsson tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Larsson's ribcage.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schultz gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz blocking some punches.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Larsson throws a good cross that connects.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Adam Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Schultz throws out a leg kick but Larsson moves out of range and Schultz only half commits.
Schultz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Schultz.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsson.
Decent striking displayed by Schultz there.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Schultz throws a lazy head kick
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Larsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Schultz throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schultz on the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Schultz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schultz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larsson is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Larsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larsson.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Schultz down.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Schultz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
Schultz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson with a jab.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
Larsson cracks Schultz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schultz throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a slapping body shot.
Schultz checks a low kick from Larsson.
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
A little feinted left hand from Larsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schultz misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larsson lands the left hand.
Schultz throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsson scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Schultz misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson scores with a shot to the body.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schultz lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schultz drops his hands momentarily and Larsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson cracks Schultz with an open hand slap.
Schultz misses with a double jab.
Larsson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Larsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schultz.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Schultz.
Larsson scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schultz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Nice shot lands for Larsson.
A clash of legs there as Larsson blocks the low kick.
Schultz slips a straight right by Larsson.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.

Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Larsson in a clinch.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Larsson's head.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Larsson blocks with his arms.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutch Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Larsson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A hook to the body from Larsson.
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Larsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schultz 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Schultz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Schultz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.