PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shepard
vs
McArthur

180 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shepard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepard misses with a body kick.
Shepard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - McArthur coming out on top.
McArthur with a nice cross.
Shepard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McArthur throws the left hand but Shepard avoids the punch easily.
Shepard throws a lazy uppercut
and McArthur counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from McArthur.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body punch from Shepard.
Shepard throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepard moves out of range of the strikes.
Shepard tries a head kick but it misses.
Shepard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McArthur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur swinging wildly here.
Shepard lands with a kick to the temple. McArthur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McArthur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shepard scores with a nice body kick.
McArthur misses with a straight left.
Shepard cracks the inside of McArthur's front leg.
Shepard throws a head kick that misses.
Shepard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shepard.
McArthur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Shepard is rocked!
Shepard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Shepard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shepard throws a wild body kick that McArthur sees coming a mile off.
Shepard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McArthur lands with a straight right. Shepard didn't see that one coming.
Shepard wants to clinch up but McArthur keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McArthur avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard stuns McArthur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shepard seems to have got his legs back now.
McArthur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shepard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McArthur misses the jab.
Nice jab there from McArthur.
McArthur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shepard under the eye.
Shepard's jab looks to have found its range, popping McArthur under the eye.
McArthur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shepard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shepard throws a head kick but McArthur moves out of range.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
McArthur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shepard misses with a body shot
and McArthur counters with a right hand to the body.
Shepard scores with a spinning back kick!
Shepard shoots in for a takedown but McArthur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McArthur throws a combination that misses
and Shepard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McArthur's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McArthur duly obliges.
Shepard moves away from the strike by McArthur.
McArthur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shepard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shepard is looking to land body kicks.
McArthur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick from Shepard lands but McArthur takes it in his stride.
Shepard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur avoids the head kick by Shepard.
McArthur is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shepard. That's going to slow McArthur down.
Shepard throws a head kick that half lands.
Shepard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from McArthur.
Shepard is looking to land body kicks.
Shepard is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as McArthur blocks the low kick.
Shepard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McArthur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oooooh!!! McArthur has knocked Shepard down with a huge combo! McArthur steps away and waves a wobbly Shepard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shepard looks up at the clock. Bad move! McArthur lands a right hand from hell, dropping Shepard. McArthur pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McArthur!
A victorious Kevin McArthur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.