PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between isaac sheperd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocop POWER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

sheperd
vs
POWER

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, isaac sheperd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crocop POWER!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
POWER is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sheperd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

sheperd gets a takedown into half guard.
sheperd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
POWER is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sheperd stalling.
sheperd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
POWER tries to roll over but sheperd keeps him under control.
sheperd is controlling the pace.
POWER has hold of sheperd's hands but sheperd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

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.

sheperd seems to be looking for submissions.
sheperd prevents POWER from improving his position.
sheperd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
POWER trying to hold on to sheperd's head to control him but sheperd postures up.
sheperd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
POWER regains full guard. Nicely done.
sheperd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
sheperd trying to control but POWER is working from the bottom.
POWER is trying to keep sheperd in close.
sheperd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
sheperd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
sheperd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of POWER's head.

sheperd gets to his feet - POWER follows without any prompting.
POWER with a lazy takedown attempt

and sheperd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
POWER looks gassed!
sheperd stands up over POWER, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

sheperd gets to his feet. POWER looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
POWER with a poor takedown

and sheperd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
isaac sheperd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crocop POWER.
POWER is looking to control sheperd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can POWER avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sheperd content to control rather than advance.
POWER is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

isaac sheperd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

POWER drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
POWER lands with a right hand.
POWER tries to clinch

and sheperd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in POWER's guard now.
sheperd won't allow POWER to get back to his feet.
sheperd advances position into side control!
isaac sheperd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

sheperd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. POWER knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
POWER gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
POWER tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sheperd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
POWER really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sheperd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
POWER is in all sorts of trouble here.
sheperd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.

sheperd stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

sheperd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. POWER manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
sheperd wants to control from the top but POWER keeps moving.
POWER throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
sheperd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
POWER is trying to hold sheperd in close to prevent damage but sheperd has managed to pass into half guard.
POWER trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sheperd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
sheperd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
sheperd unloading with bombs!

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.
POWER tries to hold on but sheperd pushes him away.
sheperd lands a big shot there that rocks POWER but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
sheperd controlling the position easily from mount.
POWER tries to reverse the position but sheperd maintains control.
POWER is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
sheperd looking to control and managing it successfully.

sheperd looking to isolate an arm here. POWER doesn't see it coming and as sheperd extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by sheperd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). isaac sheperd!