PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killian Risher (ranked 22955 p4p, 23433 weight class) and Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 302 p4p, 283 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.

Risher
vs
Sheikhan

173 cm
19
130
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
146
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killian Risher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahram Sheikhan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheikhan lands with a hook. Risher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Risher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheikhan, as that shot connected.
Risher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheikhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheikhan swinging wildly here.
Risher ducks right into an uppercut from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan stuffs the takedown.
Risher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheikhan throws a good cross that connects.
Risher dives in for a single leg takedown but Sheikhan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sheikhan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Risher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheikhan misses with a knee to the head.
Sheikhan tries a body shot but Risher blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Risher wants to get back to striking at distance but Sheikhan won't allow it.
A short right from Sheikhan on the inside.
Sheikhan leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sheikhan pushes Risher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Risher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikhan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sheikhan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Risher's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sheikhan misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sheikhan.

It looks like Killian Risher has been cut.
Risher wants to break free but Sheikhan has control.
Risher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sheikhan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheikhan lands a body punch.
Sheikhan throws a punch but it's blocked by Risher.
Sheikhan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Risher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sheikhan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Risher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheikhan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Risher can't break the clinch.
Sheikhan lands a good knee to the midsection. Risher won't want to take too many of those.
Sheikhan landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sheikhan obliges.
Sheikhan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sheikhan is pushing Risher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sheikhan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan crunches a lovely knee into Risher's ribcage.
Sheikhan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Risher is trying to pull guard but Sheikhan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sheikhan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheikhan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Risher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sheikhan prevents it.
Risher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheikhan has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sheikhan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sheikhan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Sheikhan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheikhan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sheikhan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sheikhan working Risher over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risher tries to pull guard but Sheikhan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sheikhan misses with a body punch.
Sheikhan landing knees to the head.
Sheikhan stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheikhan is struggling to control the position.
Sheikhan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheikhan.
Risher tries to break free but Sheikhan pushes him back against the cage.
Sheikhan landing knees to the head.
Sheikhan has Risher pushed against the cage.
Sheikhan working Risher over with knees to the body.

Risher jumps guard.
Risher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sheikhan stays in close to Risher's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahram Sheikhan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killian Risher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A lazy left from Sheikhan finds it's target.
We've been told by Risher's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sheikhan slips a straight right by Risher.
Risher shoots in for a takedown but Sheikhan shows good takedown defense.
Shahram Sheikhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheikhan stuffs the takedown attempt from Risher. Risher gets slowly back to his feet.

Risher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sheikhan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Risher.
Sheikhan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Risher backwards.
Risher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheikhan tries a knee to the head but Risher blocks it.
Sheikhan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Risher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheikhan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Risher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Risher is working for takedown but Sheikhan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Risher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheikhan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan lands a knee to the body.
Sheikhan crunches a lovely knee into Risher's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheikhan lands a nice uppercut.
Sheikhan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheikhan landing knees to the head.
Sheikhan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Risher up against the cage.
Sheikhan tries to land a knee to the head but Risher blocks with his arms.
Risher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheikhan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Risher backwards.
Sheikhan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheikhan is struggling to control the position.
Sheikhan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Risher backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan cracks Risher with a nice body shot.
Sheikhan scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheikhan connects with a knee to the head.

Risher is rocked!
Risher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheikhan has him pressed against the cage.
Sheikhan works on Risher's body with a couple of short punches.
Sheikhan swings wildly with an uppercut but Risher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Risher working hard to break the clinch.
Sheikhan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Risher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheikhan landing knees to the head.
Oh Risher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Risher wants to break free but Sheikhan has control.
Sheikhan stops a takedown attempt from Risher.
Sheikhan scores with a knee to the head.
Sheikhan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Risher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheikhan is keeping busy.
Sheikhan gets underhooks to prevent Risher's takedown attempt.
Sheikhan lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheikhan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sheikhan avoiding damage as Risher throws knees to the body.
Sheikhan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sheikhan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheikhan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sheikhan is leaning against Risher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Sheikhan.
A frustrated look appears on Risher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheikhan working Risher over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Risher.
Sheikhan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheikhan connects with a knee to the head.
Sheikhan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sheikhan lands a big knee! That's hurt Risher! Oh, he's all over the place! Sheikhan lands another knee that sends Risher to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahram Sheikhan!