PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schultz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schultz
vs
van Bruggen

185 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Rusty Cage Fightwear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.

van Bruggen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
van Bruggen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
van Bruggen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schultz is trying to stand.
van Bruggen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

van Bruggen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
van Bruggen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
van Bruggen moves into full mount! Schultz won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen landing shots from mount.
van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
van Bruggen controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen with a couple of short strikes.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes.
van Bruggen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
van Bruggen lands a big elbow.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schultz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schultz is desperately trying to improve his position but van Bruggen has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
van Bruggen scoring with strikes but Schultz is staying in there.
van Bruggen landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
van Bruggen lands with some strikes.
van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bruggen lands with some strikes.
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount.
van Bruggen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Schultz is rocked!
A nice elbow there by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen working Schultz over with strikes here.
van Bruggen controlling from mount.
van Bruggen tries to control but Schultz wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
van Bruggen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes van Bruggen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

van Bruggen fails with a takedown attempt.

van Bruggen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schultz's half guard.
van Bruggen stops Schultz from getting back to his feet.
van Bruggen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schultz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
van Bruggen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz is trying to stand back up but van Bruggen is controlling him
van Bruggen working over Schultz with some ground and pound. Schultz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
van Bruggen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
van Bruggen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
van Bruggen stalling.
van Bruggen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schultz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet.
van Bruggen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if van Bruggen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
van Bruggen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
van Bruggen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
van Bruggen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schultz wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with van Bruggen in particular looking to stall.
van Bruggen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schultz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but van Bruggen scores with a couple of nice shots.
van Bruggen passes to side control.
van Bruggen advances nicely into full mount.
Schultz is working to get back to half guard.
van Bruggen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is in a horrible position here. van Bruggen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount.
van Bruggen is landing with some decent strikes but Schultz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
van Bruggen lands a heavy elbow.
van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
Schultz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
van Bruggen with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount and Schultz is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Bruggen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schultz taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Schultz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
van Bruggen content just to control the position here.
Schultz seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bruggen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes van Bruggen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

van Bruggen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz has hold of van Bruggen's hands but van Bruggen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schultz wants to control but van Bruggen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
van Bruggen working the head and body with strikes.
van Bruggen passes to full mount!
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount and Schultz is in trouble!
van Bruggen looking to finish Schultz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schultz!
Johannes van Bruggen has got the better of the ground game so far.
van Bruggen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
van Bruggen prevents Schultz from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Bruggen lands a big shot there that rocks Schultz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schultz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for van Bruggen on the ground.
van Bruggen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! van Bruggen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
van Bruggen landing shots from mount.
van Bruggen unloading with bombs!
van Bruggen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schultz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! van Bruggen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van Bruggen working the ground and pound effectively.
van Bruggen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schultz's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Bruggen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schultz hang on?
van Bruggen landing strikes, looking to finish!
van Bruggen controlling the pace for now.
van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
van Bruggen working Schultz over with strikes here.
van Bruggen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schultz's face.
van Bruggen lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is squirming around, avoiding van Bruggen's attempts to control the action.
van Bruggen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
van Bruggen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schultz hang on?
Schultz tries to lock up and control but van Bruggen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
van Bruggen content just to control the position here.
Herman Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johannes van Bruggen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
van Bruggen landing strikes, looking to finish!
van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes.
van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bruggen with a couple of short strikes.
van Bruggen controlling from the full mount.
van Bruggen landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes van Bruggen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got van Bruggen 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes van Bruggen!