PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing. Manliest has chosen Ontlogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Shelby
vs
Manliest

185 cm
27
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
185 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manliest shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manliest shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shelby defends it nicely.
Manliest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelby avoids it really well and circles away.
Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Manliest.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manliest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby slaps away a takedown attempt from Manliest, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shelby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manliest.
Manliest misses with a takedown attempt - Shelby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shelby throws a jab but it's blocked by Manliest.
Shelby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shelby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shelby wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Manliest or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby stuffs the takedown.
Shelby tests Manliest's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like The Manliest has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Manliest or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad.

Shelby forces Manliest back against the cage and clinches.
Manliest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shelby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manliest backwards.
Manliest looks gassed!
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manliest can't get the takedown.
Manliest is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shelby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shelby lands a nice uppercut.
Manliest wants a takedown but no success here.
Shelby lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Shelby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.

Manliest is rocked!

That has opened up The Manliest's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manliest is still on wobbly legs! Can Shelby finish him?
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manliest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shelby unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Manliest! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shelby is unloading with more strikes now! Manliest drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Shelby!