PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blackadder
vs
Sheldon

177 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmund Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheldon just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackadder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Sheldon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blackadder trying to hold on to Sheldon's head to control him but Sheldon postures up.
Sheldon wants to take a breather but Blackadder is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edmund Blackadder wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheldon throws a combination that misses

and Blackadder counters with a single leg into guard. Sheldon didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheldon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackadder lands a couple of digs.
Blackadder chips away with some ground and pound.
Blackadder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackadder advances position into side control!
Blackadder lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Blackadder crashes against the mat.
Blackadder trying to control the position but Sheldon is working away.
Blackadder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blackadder looks up at the clock and then as Sheldon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blackadder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blackadder working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackadder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder scores with punches from side control.
Blackadder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sheldon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blackadder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blackadder is looking to take a break and control but Sheldon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sheldon tries to buck Blackadder off but Blackadder is having none of it.
Blackadder trying to control the action but Sheldon is working from the bottom.
Blackadder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sheldon some visible discomfort.
Sheldon tries to bench press Blackadder off him but Blackadder keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder scoring with punches from side control.
Blackadder working the ground and pound from side control.
Sheldon wants to control but Blackadder postures up.
Blackadder scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sheldon to see if he's OK.
Blackadder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blackadder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blackadder grinds an elbow into Sheldon's temple.
Blackadder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sheldon some visible discomfort.
Sheldon gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sheldon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackadder pulls his head out easily.
Blackadder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheldon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder working Sheldon over with strikes.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Blackadder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sheldon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blackadder.
Blackadder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blackadder wants to pass the guard but Sheldon is defending well.
Blackadder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackadder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sheldon is staying active underneath Blackadder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Blackadder there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Blackadder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blackadder moves out of range of the body kick.
Sheldon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blackadder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheldon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sheldon duly obliges.
Sheldon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackadder doesn't seem bothered though.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackadder is defended easily by Sheldon.
Frankie Sheldon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheldon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheldon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackadder was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheldon.
Sheldon fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blackadder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheldon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheldon wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Blackadder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Blackadder.
Blackadder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheldon defends it nicely.
Sheldon misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheldon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackadder swivels and escapes.
Sheldon throws a sloppy head kick and Blackadder moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sheldon there.
Sheldon scores with a one two! Blackadder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Blackadder is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Sheldon. No joy for Blackadder on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sheldon as he connects with a hook.
Oh Blackadder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackadder fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sheldon knocks Blackadder out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frankie Sheldon!