PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and micheal manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sheppard
vs
manning

178 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, micheal manning!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheppard misses with a double jab.
manning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheppard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheppard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheppard wants to clinch.
Sheppard tries to clinch up.
manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyle Sheppard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheppard tries to clinch up.
Sheppard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping manning at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sheppard.
Sheppard scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheppard tests manning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheppard dodges the punch combination from manning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to clinch there but manning circles away.
manning misses with a double jab.
Sheppard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheppard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sheppard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheppard wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Sheppard.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but manning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from manning lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheppard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheppard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheppard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheppard stuns manning with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
manning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
manning blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard wants to clinch up but manning keeps it at a distance.
Sheppard misses with a double jab

and manning counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
manning slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
manning wants to control but Sheppard is keeping him busy.

manning tries for a kimura but Sheppard is defending well.
manning is staying tight to Sheppard's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard is trying to work for a sweep but manning has mounted him!
manning landing strikes from the mount and Sheppard is in trouble!
manning tries to control but Sheppard wriggling away.
manning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheppard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sheppard blocking the ground and pound.
manning thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manning looking to finish Sheppard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheppard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
manning misses with a head shot.
manning controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
manning tries to control but Sheppard wriggling away.
manning controlling from the full mount.
manning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sheppard looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

micheal manning dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sheppard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheppard closes the distance looking to clinch
and manning counters with a body kick that stops Sheppard in his tracks momentarily.
manning misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Sheppard finds it's target.
Kyle Sheppard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
manning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheppard with a nice cross.
Sheppard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Sheppard misses.
manning misses with the combination.
Sheppard wants to clinch

and manning counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sheppard won't be happy with that.
manning trying to control the position but Sheppard is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to buck manning off but manning is having none of it.

manning is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheppard is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
manning trying to control the position but Sheppard is working away.
Sheppard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for manning on the ground.

manning thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
manning is breathing heavily.
Sheppard is looking to reverse the position.
Sheppard is not content to let manning control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

manning working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

manning is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheppard is defending well.
Sheppard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

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

and manning counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sheppard wants to stand but manning is controlling the position.
manning postures up in Sheppard's guard and throws a big left but Sheppard blocks it.
Sheppard is looking to stand up but manning isn't so interested in that idea.
manning slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
manning happy to just control the position for now.
Sheppard tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

micheal manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sheppard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheppard looks to clinch
and manning counters with a leg kick.
Sheppard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheppard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
manning shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheppard defends it nicely.
No joy there for Sheppard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
manning circles away from the clinch attempt

and manning counters with a single leg into guard. Sheppard didn't expect that.
manning cracks Sheppard with a solid left hand.
manning not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
manning trying to control but Sheppard is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
manning advances position into side control!
manning is looking to take a break and control but Sheppard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
manning misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kyle Sheppard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
manning creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sheppard sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
manning has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sheppard!
Sheppard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
manning scoring with strikes but Sheppard is staying in there.
manning looking to control but Sheppard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sheppard blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
manning controlling the pace for now.
manning raining down shots from the mount!
manning working the ground and pound effectively.
Sheppard is looking to improve his position but manning isn't that keen on the idea.
manning has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
manning scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manning wants to control the pace but Sheppard is squirming around nicely.
manning sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by manning there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

manning looking for a guillotine from mount but Sheppard is having none of it.
manning trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
micheal manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got manning 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... micheal manning!