User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 7: Battle of the Predator Fighters: Alan "Dutch" Schafer vs. Royce/@comment-4844014-20130312210353

Weapons

 * Improvised Spear vs Combat Knife and Predator Axe: - An easy one for Royce here, the improvised spear is reliable and throwable, but it can't win against two weapons, both with the same throwing ability and the Axe is sharp enough to cut through a Predator's sturdy skin in one go. Aswell as this - the improvised won't take very much before it's probably brakes since it's just some tough wood.
 * Desert Eagle vs M1911: - This is a pickle. The Desert Eagle is packing a one hit kill to pretty much any part of Royce, the whole of this chest and head, while if it was one chest shot from the M1911 to Dutch, I reckon Dutch could sit through it and remove it at a later time. So, regaring ammo, the Desert Eagle has more, and it packs a tougher punch, but with a greater weight and larger recoil than the M1911. I suppose I will have to say the Desert Eagle - I mean, look at Dutch, I don't think the weight of this gun will be that much of a problem from him here. So for a tougher punch and greater magazine size, I say Dutch.
 * Mossberg 500 vs AA-12: - An easy one for Royce, the AA-12's cartridge alone would win the edge as the HE rounds which send shrapnel, explosions and dust everywhere and put Dutch in a nasty spot.
 * AR-15/SP1 and Custom Explosion Bow vs. Plasma Caster: - I would have to say Dutch on this one. It's very close but firstly, two weapons vs. one? With a week of preperation, Dutch will have normal and explosive arrows ready, and who's to say he won't invent some other types of arrows too in order to survive? Aswell as this, the AR-15 is a rapid fire, reliable shooter with a nice ranger. The Plasma Caster isn't bad, it's lethal infact with two types of shots, both capable of killing, but Dutch has already seen the effects of the Plasma Caster first hand, and even taken a blast from one. Another key note here is that the Plasma Caster has a record of being unstable when charged to dangerous levels which could be a dangerous factor in this game.
 * Well well well. A tie in the weapon edges? This is a tough call. For weapons, I think I am going to give this to Dutch, but only barely. Dutch is packing a fucking hand cannon for a start, and a round of that Desert Eagle is pretty much as powerful as a round from the AA-12 but with less spread and more accuracy, aswell as this. Dutch is taking the main weapon and that will be interesting because when you really have to take this to the lengths of the last mand standing, Dutch has got temporary weapons like arrows to use as melee weapons and a bow to fight with if necessary too. This is going to be close, but I just see Dutch winning with weapons here. Only barely.

Warrior vs. Warrior
Warrior vs. Warrior is a tough issue too. Both of these guys are fighting menaces and neither takes any shit.

Physically speaking, there is no doubt Dutch is the better out of the two. He is f--cking ripped and I mean:



So I don't think Royce can match Dutch physically and a confrontation in close quarters combat will tip in Dutch's favour because of his physical superiorority.

Anyway, Dutch is also packing training here, and I think that could be a important difference here. US Army training teaches survival basics and as demonstrated by Dutch during the film, he has expanded on his survival skills greatly with traps, food, water, sleep and defences all taken into account, enough to even catch an invisible Predator.

I'm bored of this now so it's time to summarise and I'm going oh so slightly with Dutch on this one. Dutch is packing the training and skills of survival and both will be very useful to him in this  fight. He's tricked a Predator into traps on two occaisions and I am confident he can do the same to Royce, Dutch's approach will be a misleading defensive in my perspective so he can put Dutch in a tough spot. Aswell as this, Dutch's sidearm and primary weapon should support him for combat and his back up weapons won't fail either with make shift attack weapons like arrows, his spear, his bow as a club if necessary, etc.. Aswell as this, Dutch's physical superiority should keep him safe in a close quarters scenario and in the end, I think Dutch will pull off the win here. He's going to suffer pain, no doubt, he won't walk away without a wound but I think he's got this in the end.

 The Deadliest Warrior:  Dutch