PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannigan comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. Kelltonville is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holding Out For A Hero. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shannigan
vs
Kelltonville

187 cm
23
213 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
224 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toberticus Kelltonville!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannigan. Kelltonville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shannigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shannigan takes one to the chin there.
Kelltonville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Shannigan.
Shannigan loads up on a big right hand but Kelltonville slips the punch.
Kelltonville throws a sloppy head kick and Shannigan moves out of range easily.
Kelltonville blocks a leg kick.
Kelltonville throws a shot from downtown. Shannigan moves away and avoids it.
Shannigan misses the jab.
Shannigan staying out of range there.
Shannigan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shannigan wants to clinch up but Kelltonville keeps it at a distance.
Shannigan loads up on a big right hand but Kelltonville slips the punch.
Shannigan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shannigan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelltonville avoids a kick to the body.
Kelltonville throws a leg kick which misses Shannigan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shannigan tries to avoid it.
Kelltonville on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelltonville throws a solid leg kick but Shannigan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelltonville.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shannigan.
Kelltonville connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelltonville doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville delivers a nice body kick.
Kelltonville has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shannigan finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelltonville's head.
Shannigan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelltonville looks gassed!
Shannigan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shannigan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelltonville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelltonville misses the shot to the body.
Kelltonville misses with a hook. Shannigan ducked under it nicely.
Kelltonville blocks the body kick.
Shannigan throws a leg kick but Kelltonville checks it.
Kelltonville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelltonville throws a leg kick
and Shannigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shannigan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Shannigan.
Toberticus Kelltonville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelltonville uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shannigan.
Shannigan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Kelltonville is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelltonville checks a leg kick.
Kelltonville is still on wobbly legs! Can Shannigan finish him?
Shannigan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shannigan is looking to land body kicks.
Kelltonville seems to have recovered his senses.
Shannigan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelltonville takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shannigan misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan lands a nice hook to Kelltonville's body. Kelltonville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shannigan throws a wild body kick that Kelltonville sees coming a mile off.
Shannigan lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Shannigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shannigan throws a combination. Kelltonville tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shannigan lands an overhand right.
Shannigan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelltonville is able to avoid easily.
Kelltonville takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shannigan lands a head shot.
Shannigan throws a jab when Kelltonville was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Shannigan.
Shannigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shannigan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelltonville on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shannigan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shannigan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Shannigan.
Shannigan is looking to land body kicks.
Shannigan throws a looping overhand right but Kelltonville ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan throws a leg kick
and Kelltonville cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shannigan slips under a jab from Kelltonville.
Shannigan misses with a wild body shot.
Shannigan lands with a nice combination. Kelltonville backs away looking to recover.
Shannigan lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kelltonville can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Shannigan and Kelltonville drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Shannigan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shannigan!