PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 18773 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Dan Catara (ranked 506 p4p, 248 weight class). Catara has chosen Everlong as his entrance music. 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.

Schultz
vs
Catara

194 cm
47
185
32 - 43 - 0

194 cm
32
194
7 - 7 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 43 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Catara!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Catara.
Catara lands with a nice body kick.
Catara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schultz's head.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Catara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Catara sees it coming and moves out of range.

Catara rushes Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz avoids the elbow strike from Catara, against the ropes.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catara avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Schultz letting Catara take a breather here.
Catara blocks a body shot from Schultz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Catara moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Catara.
Catara throws an elbow but it misses.
Catara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.

Catara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Schultz scores with a sloppy right hand. Catara should have avoided that one.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Catara.
Catara throws a head kick that misses.

Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Catara.
Catara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Catara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.

Catara breaks the clinch.
Schultz misses the jab.
Catara wants to counter with a clinch but Schultz pushes him away.

Catara pushes Schultz up against the ropes in a clinch.

Catara breaks from the clinch.
Catara avoids the head kick by Schultz.
A countering left hand to the body from Catara misses.
Catara slips under a jab from Schultz.
As Schultz backs off Catara throws a huge counter combo but Schultz manages to avoid it all.

Catara darts in and clinches Schultz up against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catara misses with an elbow strike.
Catara is stalling here.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Catara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Catara has closed the distance and engaged Schultz in a clinch.
Catara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.

Catara manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Catara does it's job there.

Catara clinches with his opponent.
Catara blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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

Catara moves into the clinch successfully.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catara backwards.

Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz motions for Catara to come forward. Schultz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Catara counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Schultz to the mat! Catara runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Schultz is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Catara is out of range and Schultz settles back down.

Catara instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Catara rushes Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Catara tries to stall but Schultz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Catara blocks a body shot from Schultz.

Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Catara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Catara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz throws a solid leg kick but Catara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schultz.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Catara moves away and avoids it.
Schultz throws a poor cross that misses
and Catara counters with a right hand to the body.
Schultz misses with the combination.

Catara clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Catara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Catara uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Catara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 tries a knee to the head but Catara blocks it.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catara backwards.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Catara.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Catara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Catara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catara slips a jab from Schultz.
Schultz sets himself, and Catara steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.

Catara rushes Schultz and presses him up against the ropes.

Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catara looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Catara moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Catara takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
That's time! Schultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Catara slips a jab from Schultz.
A thudding body kick lands there by Catara!

Catara rushes Schultz and presses him up against the ropes.

Catara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Catara's head but Catara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catara scores with a head kick. Schultz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Catara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.

Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Catara has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.

Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Catara takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dutch Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Catara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Catara.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Catara is looking for the big counter here.
Catara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Catara is just out of range.
Catara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Catara scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Catara drives through and clinches with Schultz against the ropes.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.
Catara trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catara prevents a body shot from Schultz.
Catara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Catara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catara taking a breather.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catara's elbow.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.

Catara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan Catara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Catara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schultz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Catara counters with a good low kick that Schultz was not able to check.
Dan Catara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schultz throws a sloppy body shot

and Catara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Catara.
Dan Catara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Catara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Catara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Catara!
Dan Catara took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.