PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meat Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foran comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Meat Shield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shield
vs
Foran

175 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meat Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Foran!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Foran.
Foran slips a jab from Shield.
Foran 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.
Foran misses with a right hand
and Shield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Foran as he checks the leg kick.
Kieran Foran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foran.
Foran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shield manages to avoid it.
Foran lands a right hook to the body.
Shield slips under a jab from Foran.
Nice defenses there by Shield.
Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foran checks a leg kick nicely.
Shield throws a big shot that misses.
Shield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shield cracks Foran with a good jab.
Foran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foran throws a sloppy head kick and Shield moves out of range easily.
Shield takes a swing at Foran's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Foran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shield misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foran throws a one two combo.
Shield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foran throws out the jab.
Foran catches Shield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foran throws a jab but it's blocked by Shield.
Foran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shield.
Foran checks a leg kick.
Foran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Foran is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Foran misses.
Shield moves away from the strike by Foran.
Foran throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shield throws out the jab.
Shield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foran.
A shot to the liver by Foran. Beautiful body shot.
Foran dodges the punch combination from Shield.
Foran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foran lands an overhand right.
Shield throws a series of punches but Foran moves out of range.
Shield misses with a body shot.
Foran misses with a wild body shot.
Foran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Foran.
Foran slips under a jab.
Foran misses with a straight left.
Foran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foran works Shield's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Foran misses its intended target.
Foran swings for the body but Shield moves out of range.
Foran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shield.
Shield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foran circles away quickly and effectively.
Shield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Shield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shield blocks a jab.
Foran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Foran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foran throws a hook to the side of Shield's head but Shield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foran.
Shield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Foran thuds a left hand into Shield's body.
Foran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shield.
Foran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield moves away from the strike by Foran.
Shield takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foran dodges the punch combination from Shield.
Foran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shield.
Foran connects with a looping right hand.
Foran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shield.
Foran misses with a left hand
and Shield counters with a two punch combo.
Foran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foran drops his hands momentarily and Shield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shield lands with a good body shot.
Foran throws a chopping leg kick but Shield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foran lands an overhand right.
Foran checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield misses with a low kick as Foran jumps back.
Foran throws a shot from downtown. Shield moves away and avoids it.
Foran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shield.
Foran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Foran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Foran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Foran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shield has time to react.
Foran throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Foran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shield is looking to score with low kicks.
Foran misses with a hook. Shield ducked under it nicely.
Foran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shield.
Foran misses with a looping left.
Shield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shield misses the shot to the body.
Shield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foran checks a leg kick.
Foran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foran lands a jab to Shield's midsection.
Shield throws a hook but Foran blocks it.
Foran misses with a left hand
and Shield counters with a one-two to the body.
Foran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Foran misses with a looping left.
Shield fails to land with a series of punches.
Shield lands a really nice looking cross but Foran seems unphased.
Foran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foran.
Shield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Foran takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Shield blocks a jab.
Foran tried to score with a low kick but Shield checks it.
A swing and a miss from Foran.
Foran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shield lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Foran misses its intended target.
Foran missing with a left hand there. Shield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Foran misses.
Foran lands a nice shot to the body.
Foran misses with a wild body shot.
Shield loads up on a big right hand but Foran slips the punch.
Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shield scores with a nice right hand.
Foran throws out a powerful jab.
Shield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shield cracks Foran with a good jab.
Foran looks to land a left hand but Shield moved out of range nicely.
Kieran Foran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foran slips a jab and a cross from Shield.
Shield swings for the body but Foran moves out of range.
Foran tries a low kick but Shield avoids it.
Foran tests Shield's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foran misses the jab.
Shield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shield lands a jab to the nose.
Foran throws a jab but it's blocked by Shield.
Foran tried to score with a low kick but Shield checks it.
Foran misses with a body shot.
Shield moves away from the strike by Foran.
Foran lands with a hook. Shield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meat Shield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foran manages to avoid it.
Foran missing with a left hand there. Shield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foran thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Foran misses.
Shield lands with a straight right. Foran didn't see that one coming.
Shield misses with a series of wild punches.
Foran throws out a loose jab but Shield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foran throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Shield moves away from the strike by Foran.
Foran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foran throws a push kick but Shield slaps the foot to one side.
Shield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shield. That did some damage!
Shield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foran catches Shield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foran misses with a right hand
and Shield counters with a three punch combo that has Foran backing up. Foran nods at Shield to acknowledge the strikes.
Foran scores with a one two! Shield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foran throws a poor cross that misses
and Shield counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Foran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foran.
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Foran.
Shield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foran takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Foran cracks Shield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shield.
Shield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shield manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shield. Foran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shield throws a series of punches but Foran moves out of range.
Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foran.
Foran is looking to land body kicks.
Shield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foran manages to avoid it.
Shield misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield misses with a low kick.
Foran throws out a loose jab but Shield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foran throws a looping overhand right but Shield ducks down to avoid it.
Shield throws a right and a left that Foran avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Foran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foran.
Some wild striking there from Shield.
Foran throws a good cross that connects.
Foran misses with a few strikes there.
Shield throws a body punch but Foran moves out of range.
Shield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foran.
Foran just misses with a punch to the body.
Shield misses with a double jab
and Foran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foran checks a leg kick.
Shield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foran's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Shield misses its intended target.
Shield throws a hook to the side of Foran's head but Foran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shield fails to land with a series of punches.
Shield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foran moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foran throws the left hand but Shield avoids the punch easily.
Foran looks to land a combination but Shield avoids it well.
Shield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foran finds it's way round the side to connect with Shield's head.
Shield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shield sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foran misses with a wild body shot.
Foran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shield under the eye.
Shield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foran.
Shield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foran misses with a hook.
Shield throws a leg kick that misses.
Foran misses with an uppercut.
Foran ducks under a wild hook from Shield.
Foran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shield jabs Foran right on the nose. Foran blinks but takes it well.
Shield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shield misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foran. Shield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Foran lands a glancing blow to the side of Shield's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foran jabs at Shield's body.
A big left from Foran misses.
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Foran.
Shield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Foran back to the cage. Shield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Foran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shield moves away from the strike by Foran.
Shield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foran misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foran throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Foran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foran throws a jab but it's blocked by Shield.
Foran throws a lazy right hand but Shield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meat Shield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kieran Foran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Foran connects with a right hand. Shield shakes it off.
Shield avoids the head kick by Foran.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran Foran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Foran!
Kieran Foran made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.