PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sheehy
vs
Tard

183 cm
24
176 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Tard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sheehy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sheehy showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sheehy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tard!

Sheehy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tard is now in Sheehy's guard. A big mistake from Sheehy there, giving up the dominant position!
Tard passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sheehy is trying to get back to full guard.
Tard working the head and body with strikes.
Sheehy tries to get to full guard but Tard has control of the leg.
Tard lands strikes from half guard.
Tard slips a nice elbow through Sheehy's hands, connecting with Sheehy's forehead.
Sheehy wants to control but Tard is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Sheehy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tard works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tard lands with a punch from half guard.
Sheehy trying to control from the bottom.
Tard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tard working the head and body with strikes.
Tard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tard is thwarting Sheehy's attempts to control the position.
Sheehy taking some punishment here, with Tard in his half guard.
Sheehy trying to control here.
Sheehy is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tard working over Sheehy with some ground and pound. Sheehy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sheehy is not content to let Tard control the position.
Tard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tard prevents Sheehy from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tard lands a nice short elbow.
Tard lands with a punch from half guard.
Tard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Sheehy is rocked!
Tard working Sheehy over with strikes.
Oh Sheehy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tard lands a big elbow - Sheehy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Tard!