PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnatus Carnophage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane McMahon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carnophage
vs
McMahon

189 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnatus Carnophage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McMahon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnophage thows a body shot but no joy.
McMahon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carnophage lands a nice looking body shot.
Carnophage throws a looping overhand right but McMahon ducks down to avoid it.
Carnophage misses with a double jab.
Carnophage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMahon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnophage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMahon.
Ragnatus Carnophage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carnophage blocks a jab.
Carnophage throws a body punch but McMahon moves out of range.
Carnophage lands an overhand right.
Carnophage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McMahon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McMahon misses the shot to the body.
McMahon lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMahon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carnophage.
McMahon lands with an uppercut that bounces Carnophage off the ropes and back into range.
Carnophage swings for the body but McMahon moves out of range.
Carnophage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMahon slips under a jab.
McMahon looks to land a left hand but Carnophage moved out of range nicely.
Carnophage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnophage. McMahon does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMahon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carnophage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carnophage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMahon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMahon. Carnophage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnophage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMahon was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnophage.
McMahon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carnophage connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Carnophage misses.
McMahon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carnophage misses with a body shot
and McMahon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carnophage throws a hook to the side of McMahon's head but McMahon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnophage throws a hook to the side of McMahon's head but McMahon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carnophage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McMahon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carnophage lands a glancing blow to the side of McMahon's head.
Carnophage lands a glancing blow to the side of McMahon's head.
Carnophage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnophage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McMahon's hands.
Carnophage misses with a body shot.
Carnophage scores with a jab to the head.
Carnophage just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnophage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMahon.
Carnophage slips under a jab from McMahon.
Carnophage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnophage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnophage misses with a looping left.
Carnophage loads up on a big right hand but McMahon slips the punch.
Carnophage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carnophage connects with the punch.

It looks like Shane McMahon has been cut.
Carnophage just misses with a punch to the body.
McMahon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carnophage slips under a jab.
A big right from Carnophage misses.
Carnophage throws a lazy right hand but McMahon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carnophage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McMahon finds it's way round the side to connect with Carnophage's head.
A nice combination there by Carnophage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMahon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carnophage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carnophage swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carnophage missing with a left hand there. McMahon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carnophage misses with a looping left.
McMahon lands a slapping body shot.
Carnophage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McMahon looks gassed!
Carnophage misses with a looping right.
Carnophage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMahon.
Carnophage looks to score with a jab to the body but McMahon is just out of range.
Carnophage takes one to the chin there.
McMahon jabs at Carnophage's body.
Carnophage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carnophage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMahon was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnophage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Carnophage. Beautiful body shot.
Carnophage looks to score with a jab to the body but McMahon is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from McMahon.
Carnophage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnatus Carnophage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane McMahon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carnophage scores with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McMahon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carnophage has got the better of the exchanges.
McMahon takes a swing at Carnophage's ribcage but misses.
McMahon lands an overhand right.
McMahon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carnophage swings for the body but McMahon moves out of range.
Carnophage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMahon was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnophage.
Carnophage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMahon.
McMahon drops his hands momentarily and Carnophage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carnophage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMahon throws out the jab.
McMahon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carnophage.
Carnophage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMahon doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMahon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carnophage misses the shot to the body.
Ragnatus Carnophage is winning the standup battle so far.
McMahon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnophage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McMahon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carnophage.
Carnophage moves away from the strike by McMahon.
Carnophage just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from McMahon misses.
Carnophage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McMahon is breathing heavily.
Carnophage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McMahon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carnophage.
Carnophage takes a swing at McMahon's ribcage but misses.
McMahon throws the left hand but Carnophage avoids the punch easily.
Carnophage throws a right hand that McMahon ducks under and follows up with a left that McMahon also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from McMahon misses the target.
Carnophage throws a body punch but McMahon moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Carnophage misses the target.
Carnophage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMahon misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMahon. Carnophage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Carnophage misses.
McMahon throws a hook but Carnophage avoids it easily.
McMahon misses with a looping right.
McMahon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMahon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - McMahon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carnophage misses with a hook.
McMahon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McMahon throws a hook to the side of Carnophage's head but Carnophage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Carnophage.
A slow jab from McMahon misses its intended target.
Carnophage stuns McMahon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McMahon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnophage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

McMahon is rocked!
Carnophage lunges at McMahon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McMahon's hand.
McMahon is still on wobbly legs! Can Carnophage finish him?
Carnophage cracks McMahon with a left hook right on the temple and McMahon goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Carnophage lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully McMahon is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnatus Carnophage!