PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Shepherd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails. On his way into the cage it seems that Tero Rokka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tero Rokka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rokka
vs
Shepherd

166 cm
22
144 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
143 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka tried to score with a low kick but Shepherd checks it.
Rokka throws a leg kick that misses.
Rokka throws a big shot that misses.
Shepherd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokka.
Rokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokka throws a leg kick
and Shepherd counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Shepherd does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokka misses the target.
Shepherd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Shepherd throws a leg kick which misses Rokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Rokka tries to avoid it.
Shepherd looks to throw the jab but Rokka is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rokka.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shepherd, as that shot connected.
Frankie Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shepherd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rokka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rokka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rokka there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shepherd misses with a hook to the body
and Rokka counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka throws a jab when Shepherd was well out of range.
Shepherd jabs at Rokka's body.
Shepherd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rokka's corner calls for a 1-2. Rokka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shepherd just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka lands with a shot to the body.
Shepherd scores with a hook to the body. Rokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokka counters with a low kick, right behind Shepherd 's knee.
Shepherd looks gassed!
Rokka lands a glancing blow to the side of Shepherd's head.
Shepherd swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Shepherd misses the body punch
and Rokka counters with a nice leg kick.
Rokka throws a chopping leg kick but Shepherd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shepherd checks a leg kick nicely.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Shepherd moves out of range easily.
Rokka throws a shot from downtown. Shepherd moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shepherd has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shepherd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shepherd misses the shot to the body.
Rokka swings for the body but Shepherd moves out of range.
Shepherd just misses with a punch to the body.
Shepherd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka cracks Shepherd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Rokka misses
and Shepherd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Rokka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shepherd moves out of range of the strikes.
Rokka lands a lovely overhand right.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Rokka throws a big shot that misses.
Rokka throws a hook but Shepherd avoids it easily.
Shepherd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokka was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepherd.
Shepherd misses the shot to the body.
Rokka misses with a right hand
and Shepherd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rokka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shepherd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Rokka thows a leg kick but Shepherd checks it
and Shepherd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shepherd moves out of range of the leg kick from Rokka.
Rokka misses with an uppercut
and Shepherd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shepherd misses the target.
Rokka throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shepherd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rokka circles away quickly and effectively.
Shepherd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rokka is out of range and Shepherd settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a series of punches but Shepherd avoids them all with ease.
Shepherd with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Shepherd misses its intended target.
A low kick from Rokka misses
and Shepherd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokka moves out of range as Shepherd throws a body kick.
Shepherd scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Shepherd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a lazy right hand but Shepherd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rokka missing with a left hand there. Shepherd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokka thows a leg kick but Shepherd checks it
and Shepherd counters with a nice body kick.
Shepherd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka misses with a body shot.
Rokka throws a combination that misses
and Shepherd counters with a two punch combo.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokka tries a low kick but Shepherd avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rokka counters with a one-two to the body.
Rokka throws a poor cross that misses
and Shepherd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shepherd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rokka counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shepherd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shepherd throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokka moves out of range as Shepherd strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frankie Shepherd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shepherd blocks a low kick nicely.
Rokka misses with a body shot
and Rokka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rokka is looking to chop away at Shepherd's legs.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tero Rokka is winning the standup battle so far.
Shepherd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shepherd throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Shepherd tries to work over Rokka's front leg with a kick but Rokka checks it.
Rokka misses the body punch
and Shepherd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd moves away from the strike by Rokka.
Shepherd defending well as Rokka loads up on a big left hand.
Shepherd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rokka takes one on the button.
Shepherd swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a straight right hand.
Shepherd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is looking to score with low kicks.
Rokka throws a wild body kick that Shepherd sees coming a mile off.
Shepherd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shepherd throws a right hand that misses
and Rokka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shepherd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rokka misses with a lunging right hand
and Shepherd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Rokka does it's job there.
Shepherd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shepherd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick and Rokka moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Rokka misses
and Shepherd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokka lands a really nice looking cross but Shepherd seems unphased.
Rokka tried to score with a low kick but Shepherd checks it.
Rokka blocks the body kick.
Rokka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd misses with a left hand
and Rokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Shepherd throws a poor cross that misses
and Rokka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shepherd.
Shepherd keeps Rokka at a distance using the push kick.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rokka throws a combination that misses
enabling Shepherd to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shepherd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shepherd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Rokka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rokka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Rokka!