PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aroon Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheep Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane has chosen 2pac-Gangsters paradise as his entrance music. Aroon Ricard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ricard
vs
Shane

188 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aroon Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheep Shane!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ricard momentarily.
Shane throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard misses with a body punch
enabling Shane to counter with a crisp jab.
Shane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Shane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Shane.
Sheep Shane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shane.
A jab from Shane does it's job there.

Ricard is rocked!
Shane swinging wilding here.
Shane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shane as he jumps to the side.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane misses with an uppercut.
Ricard moves away from the strike by Shane.
Shane throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.

Ricard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ricard lands in his opponent's guard.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shane swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ricard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Shane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ricard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ricard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Shane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shane wants to sweep here but Ricard controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shane throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Ricard slips a jab from Shane.
Shane scores with a jab.
Ricard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shane misses.
Shane throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Shane.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aroon Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Shane as Ricard shoots in.
Shane with a jab.
Shane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricard.

Ricard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ricard showed some decent athleticism there.
Shane moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ricard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shane has escaped and now he's on top!

Ricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shane passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shane is working for a kimura but Ricard is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheep Shane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ricard backs up against the cage.
Shane misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shane throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
A shot to de liver by Shane. Beautiful body shot.
Shane misses with an uppercut.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Shane circles away easily
enabling Shane to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shane.
A combination from Shane does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricard moves away from the strike by Shane.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shane as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Ricard dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Ricard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aroon Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Shane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheep Shane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ricard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shane is out of range and Ricard settles back down.

Shane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Shane keeps moving.
Ricard preventing the sweep.

Shane working for a triangle but Ricard defends it easily.

Ricard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shane manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ricard has Shane in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard is looking for a triangle here but Shane uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shane works to advance to full mount. Ricard defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ricard stops Shane from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ricard is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Shane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ricard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ricard trying to control here.

Ricard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ricard trying to control but Shane postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheep Shane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ricard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ricard dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Shane misses with a wild combination.
Shane stalks Ricard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricard's face. Ricard staggers backwards, shaken.
Shane stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricard. Ricard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.

Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ricard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shane dives on top into guard.
Shane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane passes Ricard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ricard wants to get back to full guard.
Shane blocks the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard wants to improve his position but Shane is controlling well.

Shane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ricard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shane.

Shane is working for a kimura but Ricard is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Shane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Shane wants to work for an arm triangle but Ricard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ricard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aroon Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ricard is trying to work for a kimura but Shane is defending well.
Ricard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ricard trying to control from Shane's half guard. Shane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ricard preventing the sweep.

Shane is looking for a triangle but Ricard pushes his legs off easily.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Shane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricard stands and throws Shane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ricard works to advance to full mount. Shane defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shane is looking to improve his position but Ricard isn't that keen on the idea.
Aroon Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheep Shane.
I've got Shane 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Sheep Shane!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Sheep Shane!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Sheep Shane!

Sheep Shane wins by unanimous decision!