PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaka Papa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Schuurman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Schuurman
vs
Papa

175 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

162 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaka Papa!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman tries to clinch but Papa is having none of it.
Schuurman stuffs the takedown attempt from Papa. Papa gets slowly back to his feet.

Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman holds him up against the cage and eventually Papa drops back down to his feet.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papa's face.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank Schuurman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaka Papa.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schuurman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papa fails to pull guard.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Schuurman lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Papa looks winded!
Schuurman landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Papa's ribcage.
Papa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schuurman to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman lands a good knee to the midsection. Papa won't want to take too many of those.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papa's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Papa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schuurman smiles and moves away.

Schuurman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papa, pushing him back against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Papa blocks with his arms.
Papa is trying to pull guard but Schuurman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Papa blocks it.
Papa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Papa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schuurman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Papa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Papa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Papa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Papa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schuurman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Papa fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Papa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schuurman walks away with a smile on his face. Papa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Schuurman darts in and clinches Papa up against the cage.

Papa pulls guard.
Papa has a closed guard, preventing Schuurman from standing up.

Papa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schuurman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schuurman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schuurman is looking to stand up but Papa won't let him.
Papa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schuurman is one step ahead there.
Papa controlling Schuurman's posture.
Papa has a closed guard, preventing Schuurman from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Papa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Papa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Papa stops Schuurman from standing up.
Papa is pushing down on Schuurman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schuurman is fighting to maintain full guard but Papa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Papa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schuurman tries to kick Papa off but Papa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Papa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Schuurman dominated that 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.

Schuurman tries to clinch up.

Schuurman drives through and clinches with Papa against the cage.
Papa jumps guard but Schuurman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Papa jumps guard but Schuurman stands there with Papa around his waist. Papa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman won't allow it.
Frank Schuurman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaka Papa.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman won't allow it.
Papa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Papa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Papa is trying to pull guard but Schuurman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Papa is breathing heavily.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papa's face.
Papa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman won't allow it.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Papa blocks it.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papa jumps guard but Schuurman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papa blocks it with crossed arms.
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman won't allow it.
Schuurman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papa can do to turn this around?
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Papa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee 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!
Papa tries to pull guard but Schuurman holds him up against the cage and eventually Papa drops back down to his feet.
Papa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schuurman to keep the fight standing.
Papa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Papa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schuurman walks away with a smile on his face. Papa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Papa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Papa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papa works over Schuurman with some ground and pound from guard.
Papa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schuurman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Papa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Papa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Papa landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schuurman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papa stays in close to Schuurman's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schuurman wants to stand and escape but Papa is having none of it.
Papa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schuurman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Papa is controlling him.
Papa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Papa is working Schuurman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papa works over Schuurman with some ground and pound from guard.
Papa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papa stays in close to Schuurman's body and controls the position.
Papa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Papa prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Papa is working Schuurman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schuurman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Papa dives into side control.
Papa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Schuurman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Papa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Papa is working Schuurman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Papa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Papa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papa is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Schuurman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Papa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schuurman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Papa on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Papa in particular looking to stall.
Schuurman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Papa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papa slows the pace down in half guard.
Schuurman wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries to kick Papa off in order to stand up. Papa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Papa moves into full mount!
Papa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schuurman?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Papa controlling the position easily from mount.
Papa lands with some strikes.
Schuurman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Papa with a couple of short strikes.
Schuurman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Papa lands a couple of good shots and Schuurman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Schuurman is trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kaka Papa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Papa softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Schuurman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Papa working for the choke.

Papa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Schuurman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Schuurman for a finish.
Papa controls the position.
Papa is working the ground and pound. Can Schuurman escape?
Schuurman is trying to get back to his feet but Papa has full control of the position and if anything, Schuurman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Frank Schuurman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa lands a shot to the head.
Papa punches Schuurman on the ear.
Papa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Schuurman!
Schuurman is trying to get back to his feet but Papa has full control of the position and if anything, Schuurman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Papa lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Schuurman.

Schuurman is rocked!
Papa connects with a couple of big shots that have Schuurman covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Schuurman! Papa fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaka Papa!