PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dest Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Г5Р1О7Т - Дым. Shepherd has chosen Bahay Kubo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dest Royer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Royer
vs
Shepherd

188 cm
26
181 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Prestige Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dest Royer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Royer throws a one two combo.
Royer tries to bum rush Shepherd with a series of wild strikes but Shepherd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royer connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Royer.
Royer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Royer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shepherd avoids the head kick by Royer.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shepherd circles away quickly and effectively.
Dest Royer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royer tests Shepherd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Royer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Royer throws a leg kick

and Shepherd counters with a single leg into guard. Royer didn't expect that.
Shepherd throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.
Royer looking for a sweep. Not yet Royer, not yet.
Royer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepherd.
Shepherd postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Shepherd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Royer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shepherd preventing the sweep.
Royer can't keep his opponent in guard - Shepherd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shepherd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royer defending well though.
Royer won't allow Shepherd to pass to mount.
Shepherd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shepherd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royer defending well though.
Royer is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd wants to free his trapped foot but Royer is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Shepherd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Royer sees it coming and defends easily.
Shepherd trying to mount his opponent but Royer defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd lands with a punch from half guard.
Royer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shepherd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Royer keeping control of the position.
Shepherd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shepherd trying to pass the guard but Royer defending well.
Shepherd working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Royer's thigh. Royer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Royer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepherd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Royer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shepherd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shepherd postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Shepherd throwing strikes but missing.
Shepherd throwing strikes but missing.
Shepherd postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Royer controls Shepherd momentarily but Shepherd frees himself.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Royer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Royer controls Shepherd momentarily but Shepherd frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shepherd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royer is keeping the position for now.
Royer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Dest Royer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Royer misses with the combination.
Royer misses with a few strikes there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Royer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Royer throws a right and a left that Shepherd avoids nicely.
Royer misses with a wild combination.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royer swinging wildly here.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Royer as he jumps to the side.
Shepherd fails with the takedown
and Royer counters with a two punch combo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Royer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shepherd circles away quickly and effectively.
Royer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royer scores with a nice head shot.
Shepherd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Royer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Shepherd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Royer throws a right hand that Shepherd ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepherd also avoids with ease.
Shepherd dodges the punch combination from Royer.
Good shot there by Royer.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Royer looks to land a combination but Shepherd avoids it well.
Royer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royer looks to throw the jab but Shepherd is out of range.
Shepherd dodges the punch combination from Royer.
Royer throws a series of punches but Shepherd moves out of range.
Royer misses with a wild body shot.

Royer gets caught flat footed, as Shepherd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shepherd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shepherd throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.
Shepherd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royer is keeping the position for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Royer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shepherd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Royer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shepherd?
Shepherd is desperately trying to improve his position but Royer has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dest Royer dominated that round.
That's time! Royer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Royer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shepherd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Royer scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Royer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royer lands a jab-cross combination.

Shepherd is rocked!
Royer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Royer gets in close and tags Shepherd with a short punch that almost sends Shepherd to the mat! Oh Shepherd is in big trouble! He turns his back on Royer, trying to create some distance but Royer rushes him, striking wildly and Shepherd goes down! The referee tackles Royer into the cage to end the fight! Royer is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dest Royer!
Dest Royer retains his welterweight title!