PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim El Shejk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Herwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Shejk comes to the cage accompanied by The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

El Shejk
vs
Herwin

184 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim El Shejk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Herwin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herwin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract El Shejk.
Herwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Josh Herwin has been cut.
El Shejk wants to clinch up but Herwin keeps it at a distance.
Herwin tries to bum rush El Shejk with a series of wild strikes but El Shejk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herwin swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shejk.
El Shejk doesn't manage to clinch there - Herwin circles away.
A choreographed right hand from Herwin misses the target.
El Shejk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herwin's calf.
El Shejk slips a straight right by Herwin.
El Shejk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Herwin throws a series of punches but El Shejk moves out of range.
Herwin thows a body shot but no joy.
El Shejk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herwin misses with a looping left.

El Shejk moves into the clinch successfully.
Herwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
El Shejk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Shejk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Herwin.
El Shejk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Herwin.
A right handed body shot lands from Herwin.
El Shejk trying to land knees to the body.
El Shejk tries to land a knee to the head but Herwin blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Herwin - that landed with a thud.
El Shejk missing with knees to the body.
Herwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
El Shejk gets underhooks to prevent Herwin's takedown attempt.

Herwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Shejk tries to clinch up.
Herwin throws a looping overhand right but El Shejk ducks down to avoid it.
El Shejk tries to clinch up but Herwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Herwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Shejk tries to clinch there but Herwin circles away.
El Shejk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herwin throws a series of punches but El Shejk avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Herwin checks a leg kick.
Herwin misses with the combination.
Herwin swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shejk.
Herwin throws the left hand but El Shejk avoids the punch easily.
Herwin takes a swing at El Shejk's ribcage but misses.
Herwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herwin misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herwin misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Shejk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Shejk fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Shejk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Shejk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Herwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Shejk in his tracks.

El Shejk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Herwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Herwin tries for a takedown but El Shejk manages to get underhooks.
Herwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Herwin.

Herwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Shejk tries to clinch up.
Herwin throws out a loose jab but El Shejk uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shejk wants to clinch up but Herwin keeps it at a distance.
Herwin swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shejk.
Herwin throws a shot from downtown. El Shejk moves away and avoids it.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
Herwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Shejk moves in looking to clinch but Herwin pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Shejk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Shejk scores with a push kick.
Herwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Shejk.
El Shejk tries to clinch up but Herwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Herwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Shejk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Herwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Herwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Herwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shejk lands with a slapping head kick.
Herwin misses with a wild body shot.
El Shejk slips a straight right by Herwin.
Herwin throws a right hand that El Shejk ducks under and follows up with a left that El Shejk also avoids with ease.
Herwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herwin throws a series of punches but El Shejk avoids them all with ease.
El Shejk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herwin.
El Shejk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shejk moves in looking to clinch but Herwin pushes him off.
Herwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shejk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Shejk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Shejk tries to clinch there but Herwin circles away.
El Shejk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herwin throws a jab but it's blocked by El Shejk.
El Shejk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herwin.
El Shejk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Herwin looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shejk is just out of range.

That's two 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.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
A combination from Herwin does no damage.
El Shejk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Herwin misses with a double jab
and El Shejk counters with a big head kick but Herwin shrugs it off.
El Shejk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Herwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Herwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and El Shejk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
El Shejk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herwin keeps the fight on the outside.
El Shejk fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Herwin misses with a double jab
and El Shejk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
El Shejk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
El Shejk fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Shejk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Herwin's head.
Herwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herwin misses with a combination
and El Shejk counters with a head kick.
Herwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and El Shejk counters with a head kick.

El Shejk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Herwin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Herwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herwin blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, El Shejk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herwin's brow.
Herwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herwin lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Shejk.
Herwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Herwin.
El Shejk throws an elbow but it misses.
El Shejk misses with a knee to the head.
Herwin taking a breather.

Herwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herwin misses with a combination
and El Shejk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Herwin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herwin misses with a few strikes there.
El Shejk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Shejk doesn't manage to clinch there - Herwin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim El Shejk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Herwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.
El Shejk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herwin looks to land a right hand but El Shejk moved out of range.
El Shejk fails in his attempt to clinch.

El Shejk takes the fight into the clinch.
Herwin avoiding damage as El Shejk throws knees to the body.

Herwin breaks from the clinch.
El Shejk fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Shejk tries to clinch there but Herwin circles away.
El Shejk wants to clinch up but Herwin keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
Herwin throws a jab when El Shejk was well out of range.
El Shejk doesn't manage to clinch there - Herwin circles away.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shejk is looking to clinch but Herwin is avoiding it.
Herwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herwin lands a right hook to the body.
Herwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
El Shejk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herwin.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.
Herwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Shejk tries to clinch up.
El Shejk lands a head kick. Herwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Shejk throws a sloppy head kick and Herwin moves out of range easily.
Herwin throws a series of punches but El Shejk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shejk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herwin's calf.
El Shejk slips a jab and a cross from Herwin.
Herwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herwin tries to bum rush El Shejk with a series of wild strikes but El Shejk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Shejk wants to clinch up but Herwin keeps it at a distance.
Herwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Shejk lands with a nice combination. Herwin backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Shejk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Shejk fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Shejk connects with a high kick.
El Shejk tries to clinch up but Herwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Herwin swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shejk.
Karim El Shejk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.
El Shejk scores with a leg kick.
El Shejk tries to clinch but Herwin moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
El Shejk moves in looking to clinch but Herwin pushes him off.
Herwin throws a combination that misses
and Herwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Shejk.
El Shejk tries to clinch up but Herwin circles away and keeps his distance.
El Shejk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Shejk is looking to clinch.
El Shejk wants to clinch.

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.
El Shejk doesn't manage to clinch there - Herwin circles away.
El Shejk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Shejk tries to clinch up.
El Shejk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Shejk tries to clinch up.
Herwin scores with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herwin misses with a body shot
and El Shejk counters with an inside leg kick.
Herwin misses with a combination
and El Shejk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herwin thinking.
Herwin thuds a left hand into El Shejk's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karim El Shejk.
I think El Shejk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim El Shejk!