PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Shofland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor The Last Drinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Last Drinker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LIL WHYTE DRINKIN SONG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor The Last Drinker looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Shofland
vs
The Last Drinker

170 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Shofland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor The Last Drinker!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Last Drinker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Last Drinker throws a head kick that misses.
The Last Drinker moves in looking to clinch but Shofland pushes him off.
Shofland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Shofland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Last Drinker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shofland passes into half guard.
Shofland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shofland seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Last Drinker for as long as he can get away with.
Shofland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Last Drinker pushes Shofland off looking to stand but Shofland dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shofland stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Last Drinker to get to his feet.

Shofland has closed the distance and engaged The Last Drinker in a clinch.

Shofland manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Shofland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Last Drinker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shofland holds on and takes a little breather.
The Last Drinker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Shofland wriggles free and stands up.
The Last Drinker throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker avoids the body shot from Shofland.
Shofland slips under a jab from The Last Drinker.
The Last Drinker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Last Drinker misses with a few strikes there.
The Last Drinker tries to bum rush Shofland with a series of wild strikes but Shofland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Last Drinker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shofland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Last Drinker pinned against the cage. The Last Drinker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Last Drinker misses with a kick to the body.
The Last Drinker thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for The Last Drinker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker falls off balance throwing a combination

so Shofland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Last Drinker looks gassed!
Shofland forces his way into half guard.

Shofland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shofland prevents The Last Drinker from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shofland lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shofland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Last Drinker is looking to improve his position.
The Last Drinker wants to get back to his feet.
The Last Drinker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shofland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shofland is thwarting The Last Drinker's attempts to control the position.
Shofland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shofland decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Shofland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor The Last Drinker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Last Drinker tries to close the distance and clinch but Shofland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shofland stuffs the takedown attempt from The Last Drinker. The Last Drinker gets slowly back to his feet.
Shofland fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Shofland does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Shofland or perhaps it was just good defense by The Last Drinker which made him look bad.
Fedor The Last Drinker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shofland gets the takedown into side control.
The Last Drinker is looking to regain half guard here but Shofland keeps moving and retains side control.
Shofland tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shofland is staying tight to The Last Drinker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The Last Drinker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Last Drinker is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Robert Shofland has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Last Drinker tries for a takedown but Shofland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shofland shoots in looking for a takedown. The Last Drinker tries to sprawl out of it but Shofland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Last Drinker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Shofland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shofland has a takedown stuffed.
Shofland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shofland is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Last Drinker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Last Drinker throws a combination. Shofland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Last Drinker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Last Drinker throws a right and a left that Shofland avoids nicely.
The Last Drinker looks to land a combination but Shofland avoids it well.
The Last Drinker misses with the combination.
The Last Drinker throws a right hand that Shofland ducks under and follows up with a left that Shofland also avoids with ease.

Shofland drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Last Drinker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shofland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shofland looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shofland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Robert Shofland has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shofland tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Last Drinker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shofland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shofland wants it to stay on the feet.
Shofland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Shofland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor The Last Drinker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Last Drinker is looking to clinch but Shofland is avoiding it.
Shofland tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shofland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shofland scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shofland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The Last Drinker is defending against the submission attempts here by Shofland.
The Last Drinker is trying to stand up here but Shofland is controlling him well.
The Last Drinker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shofland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shofland is taking a breather. The Last Drinker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shofland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Last Drinker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shofland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Shofland stands up from half guard.
The Last Drinker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shofland moves into the clinch.

The Last Drinker breaks from the clinch.
The Last Drinker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shofland.

Shofland pushes The Last Drinker up against the cage in a clinch.

Shofland has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Last Drinker is trying to keep an underhook but Shofland manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shofland stops The Last Drinker from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Shofland.
Shofland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shofland pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shofland controlling from mount.
Shofland scoring with strikes but The Last Drinker is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shofland landing shots from mount.

Shofland gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Shofland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shofland, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Shofland!