PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Shute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan TanHer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shute kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hilsong - Mighty To Save . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shute
vs
TanHer

175 cm
25
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Shute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan TanHer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TanHer circles away quickly and effectively.
TanHer slips a jab and a cross from Shute.
Shute loads up on a big right hand but TanHer slips the punch.
TanHer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
TanHer tries to clinch but Shute moves out of range.
Shute throws a right and a left that TanHer avoids nicely.
TanHer misses with a hook. Shute ducked under it nicely.
Shute fails to land with a series of punches.
Shute takes a swing at TanHer's ribcage but misses.
TanHer misses with an uppercut. Shute saw that one coming.

TanHer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shute's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TanHer throwing strikes but missing.
Shute wants to get back to his feet but TanHer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

TanHer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shute manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now TanHer has Shute in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shute thows a big elbow that misses.
Shute wants to pass the guard but TanHer is keeping the position.
TanHer controls Shute momentarily but Shute frees himself.
Shute trying to control the position from guard on top but TanHer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shute avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shute is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

TanHer looking for a guillotine here but Shute defends easily.
TanHer looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shute just misses with a punch to the body.
TanHer fails to land the takedown.

TanHer drives through and clinches with Shute against the cage.
Shute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
TanHer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shute avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shute is trying to break free.
TanHer tries to work over Shute's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shute wants to get back to striking at distance but TanHer won't allow it.
Shute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
TanHer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
TanHer throws a head punch that misses.
Shute is trying to break the clinch but TanHer has him pressed against the cage.
TanHer trying to control the position but instead, Shute has worked for underhooks and has pushed TanHer into the cage.
Shute wants to get back to striking at distance but TanHer won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Shute's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shute's face as he tries to break the clinch.
TanHer keeps control of Shute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
TanHer misses with a knee strike.

Shute manages to break the clinch.
Jab from TanHer.
TanHer tries to clinch but Shute moves out of range.
TanHer closes the distance and clinches up with Shute, looking for a takedown. TanHer pushes Shute against the cage but Shute circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shute connects with a body shot.
TanHer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shute counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by TanHer or perhaps it was just good defense by Shute which made him look bad.
Brian Shute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan TanHer.
Shute scores with a jab. TanHer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shute works the jab nicely.
Shute connects with a body shot.
Shute lands a nice looking body shot.
Shute moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shute stuns TanHer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evan TanHer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TanHer takes one to the side of the head.
TanHer takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shute misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A lazy left from Shute finds it's target.
Shute lands with a shot to the body.
Shute throws a combination. TanHer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab lands there for Shute.
Shute dips to his left and cracks TanHer with an uppercut!
Shute misses the shot to the body.
Shute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shute scores with a three punch combo!
Shute lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shute lands a lovely overhand right.
Shute jabs at TanHer's body.
TanHer is breathing heavily.
Shute lands a head shot.
TanHer takes one to the side of the head.
Shute fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shute lands a nice hook to TanHer's body. TanHer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shute with a body punch. A glancing blow.
TanHer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TanHer circles away quickly and effectively.
TanHer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shute.
Shute stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shute!
Shute just misses with a punch to the body.
Brian Shute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shute lands a straight punch to the body, keeping TanHer at a distance.
Shute lands a slapping body shot.
Shute lunges at TanHer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by TanHer's hand.
Shute is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that TanHer can do to turn this around?
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!
TanHer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shute goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brian Shute is winning the standup battle so far.
Shute with a jab.
Shute throws a right and a left that TanHer avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shute closes the distance and lands a one-two.
TanHer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shute.
Shute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but TanHer moves away.
Shute misses the shot to the body.
TanHer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shute is looking to wear down TanHer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shute scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shute is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shute, as that shot connected.
Brian Shute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Shute misses.
Shute misses with a two punch combination.
TanHer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shute throws a right hand that TanHer ducks under and follows up with a left that TanHer also avoids with ease.
TanHer slips a jab and a cross from Shute.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TanHer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from TanHer misses.
Shute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TanHer circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Shute.
Shute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
TanHer misses with a body punch
and Shute counters with a left and a right that stings TanHer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shute.
Shute punishes TanHer's body with a nice straight punch.
Shute scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. TanHer doesn't seem bothered though.
TanHer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Shute.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shute, as that shot connected.
A left and a right from Shute both land. Nice combination.
TanHer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TanHer throws a chopping leg kick but Shute manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of TanHer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shute works TanHer's body with a nice hook.
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!
A left and a right from Shute both land. Nice combination.
Shute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Shute both land. Nice combination.
Shute throws out a powerful jab.
Shute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by TanHer.
TanHer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shute misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shute throws a right hand that TanHer ducks under and follows up with a left that TanHer also avoids with ease.
TanHer tries to clinch up
and Shute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Shute dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A left and a right from Shute both land. Nice combination.
TanHer avoids the body shot from Shute.
TanHer throws a solid leg kick but Shute takes the impact on his shin and smiles at TanHer.
TanHer throws a jab when Shute was well out of range.
Shute throws out a powerful jab.
Shute scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot by Shute.
Shute tries to bum rush TanHer with a series of wild strikes but TanHer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TanHer misses with a shot to the body
and Shute counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
TanHer fails with an attempt to clinch.
TanHer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Shute.
Shute takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
TanHer tries to clinch there but Shute circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shute.
Shute moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shute connects with a single shot there.
Shute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shute connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shute. TanHer does a little dance to reset his feet.
TanHer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shute circles away.
TanHer lands with a nice combination. Shute backs away looking to recover.
TanHer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shute is fending him off so far but TanHer persists. Nope, Shute circles away and we're back to standing.
Shute stalks TanHer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into TanHer's face. TanHer staggers backwards, shaken.
Shute scores with the left hand. TanHer knows he should have avoided that one.
TanHer misses with a combination
and Shute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shute connects with a right hand. TanHer shakes it off.
TanHer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shute tests TanHer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TanHer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shute misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Shute does no damage.
Shute uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before TanHer has time to react.
Shute fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TanHer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shute. TanHer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Shute lands an impressive looking overhand right. TanHer doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from TanHer finds it's target.
Shute works over TanHer's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shute scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
TanHer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent TanHer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shute stuns TanHer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shute connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TanHer circles away quickly and effectively.
TanHer misses with a jab to the body
and TanHer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shute sizes up TanHer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evan TanHer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shute fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TanHer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shute throws a right hand that TanHer ducks under and follows up with a left that TanHer also avoids with ease.
Shute thuds a left hand into TanHer's body.
Shute ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shute lands a nice looking body shot.
Shute scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shute scores with a jab to the body.
Shute cracks TanHer with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shute cracks TanHer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shute connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between TanHer's hands.
TanHer throws a sloppy body shot
and Shute counters with a nice uppercut.
Shute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shute throws a series of strikes that have TanHer backpedaling.
Shute thuds a left hand into TanHer's body.
Brian Shute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shute throws a series of punches but TanHer avoids them all with ease.
TanHer dodges the punch combination from Shute.
Shute scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shute throws a combination. TanHer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shute slips under a jab from TanHer.
A jab from Shute finds it's way through TanHer's defenses.
TanHer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Shute showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shute, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Shute!