PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Shumanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Call
vs
Shumanov

191 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shumanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Call thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Call misses.
Shumanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Call.
Call avoids the head kick by Shumanov.
Call ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shumanov moves away.
Shumanov wants to slow Call down by chopping away at his legs.
Shumanov walks into a jab.
Shumanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Call counters with a left to the body.
Shumanov looks for a takedown but Call sprawls well.
Shumanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Call's waist but Call gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shumanov off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Call takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Jame Call has been cut.
Call throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Call circles away from the clinch attempt
and Call counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Call lands the left hand.
Call looks to score with a jab to the body but Shumanov is just out of range.

Oooooh!!! Shumanov has knocked Call down with a huge combo! Shumanov steps away and waves a wobbly Call back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Call is rocked!
Jame Call is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Shumanov. Those never looked like landing.
Call leaves Shumanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shumanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shumanov throws a sloppy head kick and Call moves out of range easily.
Shumanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Call.
Shumanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shumanov closes the distance looking to clinch

and Call moves into the clinch.
Call stops a takedown attempt from Shumanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shumanov is trying to stall.
Shumanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Call smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Shumanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Shumanov with that takedown attempt.
Shumanov throws a head kick but Call moves out of range.
Shumanov has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shumanov checks a leg kick.
Shumanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Shumanov looks for a takedown but Call sprawls well.
Shumanov tries to clinch but Call moves away
enabling Call to counter with a crisp jab.
Call throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shumanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Call as he avoids it easily.
Shumanov looks gassed!
Shumanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Call throws a chopping leg kick but Shumanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Shumanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jame Call's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shumanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Shumanov fails with a takedown attempt.

Call closes the distance and pushes Shumanov back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Call.
Shumanov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Call walks away with a smile on his face. Shumanov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shumanov.
Shumanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Call.
Shumanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Call sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Shumanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Call which made him look bad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shumanov checks a leg kick.
Call lands a right hook to the body.
Call throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Call has managed to clinch.
Shumanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shumanov is breathing heavily.
Shumanov is trying to stall.
Call is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Call breaks from the clinch.
Call with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shumanov closes the distance and clinches up with Call, looking for a takedown. Shumanov pushes Call against the cage but Call circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shumanov tries to clinch there but Call circles away.
Vladimir Shumanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Call dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Call closes the distance and clinches.
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 right handed body shot lands from Call.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Call breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shumanov lands a body shot.
Shumanov fails with the takedown.
Call defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shumanov.
Shumanov throws a sloppy head kick and Call moves out of range easily.
Vladimir Shumanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Call misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shumanov.
Call scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vladimir Shumanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Call as he connects with a hook.
Shumanov dives in and grabs Call's left leg, looking for a takedown. Call pushes down on Shumanov's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Call closes the distance and clinches.

Call breaks from the clinch.
Call getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shumanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shumanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Call lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Call finds it's way through Shumanov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jame Call dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jame Call's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Shumanov throws a big shot that misses.
Shumanov tries to clinch up.
Shumanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shumanov throws a leg kick but Call moved away.
Call is looking to wear down Shumanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Call scores with a sloppy right hand. Shumanov should have avoided that one.
Call scores with a hook to the body. Shumanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Call throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Call attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Call leaves Shumanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Call tests Shumanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Call is fending him off so far but Shumanov persists. Nope, Call circles away and we're back to standing.
Shumanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shumanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shumanov stalks Call and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Call's face. Call staggers backwards, shaken.
Call shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shumanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Call connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shumanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Call has managed to clinch.

Call breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Call misses with a low kick as Shumanov jumps back.
Call lands a nice hook to Shumanov's body. Shumanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Call scores with a jab to the head.
Shumanov moves to clinch but Call breaks away

and Call counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Call.

Call breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call lands the left hand.
Shumanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Call circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shumanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shumanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Call leaves Shumanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shumanov.
Shumanov jabs Call to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call scores with a hook to the body. Shumanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shumanov throws a head kick but Call moves out of range.
Shumanov tries to clinch up
and Call counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Call displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shumanov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shumanov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jame Call showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Call has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jame Call!