PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genral Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shepard
vs
Lee

190 cm
27
188 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

187 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genral Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Shepard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee checks a low kick from Shepard.
Shepard checks the leg kick.
Shepard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lee misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee motions for Shepard to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Shepard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Shepard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Shepard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shepard throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shepard.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Shepard saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Shepard's knee but Shepard avoids it well.
Shepard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shepard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Shepard blocks the leg kick.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Shepard.
Shepard throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Shepard does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Shepard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shepard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Shepard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Shepard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee tries to land a leg kick but Shepard saw it coming and moves away.
Lee wants to slow Shepard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shepard throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Shepard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard moved away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shepard checks it well.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a low kick but Shepard avoids it.
Lee throws a low kick but Shepard moves out of range easily.
Shepard blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Shepard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
A clash of legs there as Shepard blocks the low kick.
Lee swings for the body but Shepard moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shepard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Shepard settles back down.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Shepard moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Genral Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shepard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shepard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Shepard as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genral Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shepard blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee wants to slow Shepard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shepard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shepard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard checks a low kick from Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but Shepard avoids it.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Shepard.
Lee motions for Shepard to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shepard checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick but Shepard avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard blocks a leg kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Shepard's legs.
Shepard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shepard checks the leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Shepard moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Shepard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shepard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Shepard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shepard blocks the leg kick.
Lee tries to work over Shepard's front leg with a kick but Shepard checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Shepard checks it.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Shepard's leg but Shepard calmly moves out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and moves out of range.
John Shepard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genral Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shepard checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Shepard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genral Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genral Lee!