PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Abusy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Schuurman
vs
Abusy

175 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

178 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Abusy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schuurman moves into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gary Abusy has been cut.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman has Abusy pressed against the cage, preventing Abusy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abusy is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schuurman.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Abusy's ribcage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abusy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Abusy stalling against the cage.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy is trying to break free.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abusy is defending well for now.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abusy tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Abusy breaks from the clinch.

Schuurman pushes Abusy up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abusy tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
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 moves into the clinch successfully.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Abusy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abusy is defending well for now.
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abusy avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abusy's face.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abusy avoids it.
Schuurman keeps control of Abusy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abusy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman has Abusy pressed against the cage, preventing Abusy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Frank Schuurman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy is trying to break free.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman prevents Abusy from breaking the clinch.
Abusy is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Abusy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy working hard to break the clinch.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.

Abusy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abusy throws a one two combo.

It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abusy thinks about the counter body kick.

Schuurman moves into the clinch successfully.
Abusy managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Abusy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Abusy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schuurman prevents Abusy from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Schuurman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Schuurman rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Abusy has had enough of the clinch but Schuurman keeps him there for the moment.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abusy scores with a decent looking hook.
Abusy throws a wild body kick that Schuurman sees coming a mile off.
Abusy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schuurman.
Abusy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schuurman doesn't seem bothered though.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Abusy is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Abusy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abusy can do to turn this around?
Schuurman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abusy.
Schuurman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A punch combination from Abusy misses.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Abusy is having none of it.
Abusy tries a quick counter leg kick but Schuurman is wise to it.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Abusy is avoiding it.

Schuurman rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abusy is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abusy managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abusy avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank Schuurman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Abusy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Gary Abusy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Abusy trying to stall but Schuurman improves his position.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman keeps control of Abusy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Schuurman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schuurman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Schuurman!
Frank Schuurman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Gary Abusy spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back next time!'.