PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Walrustitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jethro Walrustitty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Walrustitty
vs
Sherman

180 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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, Jethro Walrustitty!
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, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walrustitty wants to clinch.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walrustitty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sherman looks to land a combination but Walrustitty avoids it well.
Sherman tried to score with a low kick but Walrustitty checks it.
Walrustitty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman throws a right hand that Walrustitty ducks under and follows up with a left that Walrustitty also avoids with ease.
Sherman tries to bum rush Walrustitty with a series of wild strikes but Walrustitty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherman misses with a double jab.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Walrustitty is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Walrustitty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherman throws out a powerful jab.
Sherman punishes Walrustitty's body with a nice straight punch.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch.
Walrustitty throws a head kick that misses.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up.
Sherman throws a body punch but Walrustitty moves out of range.
Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Walrustitty.
Sherman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch but Sherman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sherman swings for the body but Walrustitty moves out of range.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Walrustitty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walrustitty moves in looking to clinch but Sherman pushes him off.
Sherman misses with a wild body shot.
Sherman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sherman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman is having none of it.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
Walrustitty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Walrustitty moves into the clinch.
Walrustitty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherman walks away with a smile on his face. Walrustitty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walrustitty avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Walrustitty.
Sherman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walrustitty rather than just go for the knockout.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up.
Walrustitty slips a straight right by Sherman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sherman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Walrustitty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sherman takes a swing at Walrustitty's ribcage but misses.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walrustitty blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a two punch combination.
Walrustitty avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Sherman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Walrustitty.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walrustitty.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walrustitty. That did some damage!
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Walrustitty wants to clinch.
Sherman misses with an uppercut.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Sherman throws a body punch but Walrustitty moves out of range.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman misses with a double jab.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sherman throws an overhand right that lands on Walrustitty's shoulder, as Walrustitty tries to avoid the shot.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Sherman lands a jab to Walrustitty's midsection.
A left and a right from Sherman both land. Nice combination.
Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Sherman.
Walrustitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman misses with a series of wild punches.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Sherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sherman misses with a wild body shot.
Sherman throws a leg kick that misses.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walrustitty doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch.
Sherman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman swings for the body but Walrustitty moves out of range.
A head kick by Sherman misses

and Walrustitty moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sherman.
Walrustitty avoiding damage as Sherman throws knees to the body.
Sherman tries to break the clinch but Walrustitty is controlling the position.
Walrustitty prevents Sherman from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sherman.

Sherman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walrustitty was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Sherman throws a head kick but Walrustitty moves out of range.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Walrustitty rushes Sherman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Sherman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherman cracks the inside of Walrustitty's front leg.
Sherman lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walrustitty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman lands a nice shot that snaps Walrustitty's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sherman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walrustitty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Sherman connects with a looping right hand.
Walrustitty avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Nice body punch from Sherman.
Sherman takes a swing at Walrustitty's ribcage but misses.
Walrustitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Sherman.
Sherman throws a lazy right hand but Walrustitty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walrustitty.
Walrustitty wants to clinch.
Sherman lands a jab to Walrustitty's midsection.
Walrustitty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman moves out of range.
Walrustitty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sherman takes a swing at Walrustitty's ribcage but misses.
Walrustitty blocks a head kick by Sherman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sherman scores with a four punch combination!
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman misses with a looping left.
Walrustitty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sherman.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Walrustitty.
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walrustitty manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Sherman misses

and Walrustitty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sherman works on Walrustitty's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walrustitty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sherman just stands there and leans against the cage.

Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walrustitty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walrustitty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walrustitty doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherman circles away.
Walrustitty blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Michael Sherman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walrustitty is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walrustitty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Sherman scores with a four punch combination!
Sherman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walrustitty moves in looking to clinch but Sherman pushes him off.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walrustitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherman throws a hook but Walrustitty avoids it easily.
Walrustitty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherman throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walrustitty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman throws a body punch but Walrustitty moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walrustitty 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 Sherman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sherman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman misses with a low kick.
Sherman lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walrustitty moves in looking to clinch but Sherman pushes him off.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walrustitty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walrustitty wants to clinch.
Walrustitty tries to clinch there but Sherman circles away.
A combination from Sherman does no damage.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
Sherman lands a jab to Walrustitty's midsection.
A low kick from Walrustitty misses
and Sherman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walrustitty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.

Walrustitty has Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sherman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walrustitty has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sherman.
Walrustitty prevents a body shot from Sherman.
Sherman swings wildly with an uppercut but Walrustitty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walrustitty blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sherman.

Sherman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands a nice shot that snaps Walrustitty's head back.
Walrustitty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Walrustitty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Walrustitty.
Walrustitty moves away from the strike by Sherman.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman is having none of it.
Sherman scores with a nice head shot.
Walrustitty wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Walrustitty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Walrustitty just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Sherman misses
and Walrustitty counters with a nice body kick.
Walrustitty avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Walrustitty misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walrustitty darts in trying to clinch
and Sherman counters with a left to the body.
Sherman thows a body shot but no joy.
Walrustitty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walrustitty wants to clinch
and Sherman counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Walrustitty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sherman, pushing him back against the cage.

Sherman breaks the clinch.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walrustitty. Sherman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Walrustitty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sherman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.
A head kick from Sherman lands but Walrustitty takes it in his stride.
Sherman connects with a single shot there.
Walrustitty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Walrustitty.
Walrustitty wants to clinch but Sherman slips to the side
and Sherman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman moves away
and Sherman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman moves away
and Sherman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sherman misses with a wild body shot.
Sherman works over Walrustitty's head and body with a nice combination.
Walrustitty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walrustitty wants to clinch but Sherman slips to the side
and Sherman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sherman, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walrustitty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman takes a swing at Walrustitty's ribcage but misses.
Walrustitty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walrustitty tries to clinch
and Sherman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sherman scores with a hook to the body. Walrustitty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick

and Walrustitty moves into the clinch.

Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walrustitty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherman misses with a few strikes there.
Walrustitty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherman.
Sherman throws a looping overhand right but Walrustitty ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walrustitty wants to clinch.
Sherman throws a head kick that half lands.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walrustitty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walrustitty wants to clinch but Sherman slips to the side
and Sherman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sherman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Jethro Walrustitty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walrustitty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sherman counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walrustitty misses with a wild body shot.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walrustitty manages to avoid it.
Walrustitty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sherman.
Walrustitty throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.

Walrustitty has Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sherman cracks Walrustitty with a nice body shot.
Michael Sherman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walrustitty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sherman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sherman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sherman - that landed with a thud.
Walrustitty fails to pull guard.
Walrustitty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sherman avoids it.
Sherman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walrustitty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walrustitty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walrustitty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sherman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jethro Walrustitty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walrustitty avoids the head kick by Sherman.

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.
Walrustitty throws a head kick that misses.
Walrustitty avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walrustitty.
Walrustitty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sherman's calf.
Walrustitty tries to clinch but Sherman moves away
and Sherman counters with a big head kick but Walrustitty shrugs it off.
Sherman punishes Walrustitty's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sherman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walrustitty - the referee stops the clock and Sherman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walrustitty. Sherman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walrustitty avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Walrustitty tries to clinch up.
Sherman throws out a leg kick but Walrustitty moves out of range and Sherman only half commits.
Walrustitty darts in trying to clinch
and Sherman counters with a head kick.
Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walrustitty.
Sherman looks to land a right hand but Walrustitty moved out of range.
Sherman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sherman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walrustitty counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walrustitty avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Walrustitty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sherman throws a right hand that Walrustitty ducks under and follows up with a left that Walrustitty also avoids with ease.
Walrustitty blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Walrustitty tries to clinch
and Sherman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walrustitty's knee momentarily.
Sherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sherman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sherman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sherman!