PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Arashikage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arashikage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn. Sheldon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Salmon Song. Dontae Sheldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arashikage
vs
Sheldon

167 cm
24
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Arashikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dontae Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arashikage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arashikage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sheldon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arashikage manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheldon. That snapped Arashikage's head back.
Sheldon connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Sheldon.
Arashikage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheldon digs a good hook to Arashikage's body.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a left hand
letting Arashikage counter with a right hand.
Sheldon cracks Arashikage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the head.
Sheldon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sheldon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arashikage.
Sheldon thuds his right hand into Arashikage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sheldon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arashikage throws a shot from downtown. Sheldon moves away and avoids it.
Arashikage misses with a hook. Sheldon ducked under it nicely.
Arashikage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheldon throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a right hand
and Arashikage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheldon throws a right hand that Arashikage ducks under and follows up with a left that Arashikage also avoids with ease.

Sheldon moves into range and clinches up with Arashikage.
Sheldon misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheldon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Sheldon - that landed with a thud.
Sheldon scores with a shot to the side of Arashikage's head.
Sheldon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheldon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheldon.
Arashikage has a couple of punches blocked by Sheldon.
A short uppercut from Sheldon.
Sheldon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheldon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheldon has Arashikage pressed against the cage.
Arashikage takes a shot to the head.
Sheldon works on Arashikage's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage tries a body shot but Sheldon blocks it.
Arashikage letting Sheldon take a breather here.
Sheldon blocking some punches.
Sheldon lands a shot to the body.
Arashikage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheldon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sheldon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sheldon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dontae Sheldon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sheldon digs a good body shot into Arashikage's ribs.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut
and Arashikage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arashikage.
Sheldon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arashikage moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
Sheldon thows a body shot but no joy.
Arashikage lands a really nice looking cross but Sheldon seems unphased.
Arashikage throws a head kick but Sheldon moves out of range.
Arashikage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arashikage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheldon.
Arashikage swings for the body but Sheldon moves out of range.
Arashikage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dontae Sheldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sheldon forces Arashikage back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sheldon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arashikage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheldon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arashikage scrambles back to his feet.
Arashikage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arashikage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arashikage defending well as Sheldon loads up on a big left hand.
Arashikage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheldon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheldon looks to land a right hand but Arashikage moved out of range.
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Arashikage.
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arashikage back to the cage. Sheldon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sheldon throws a combination that misses
and Arashikage counters with a good low kick that Sheldon was not able to check.
Arashikage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheldon throws out the jab.
Arashikage cracks Sheldon with a right hand to the side of the head.

Sheldon pushes Arashikage up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheldon gets through Arashikage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheldon.
Sheldon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheldon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arashikage up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Arashikage controls his hands.
Sheldon stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sheldon.
Sheldon scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Arashikage misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon just leaning against Arashikage, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheldon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dontae Sheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Sheldon. Beautiful body shot.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arashikage throws a right hand that misses
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Arashikage takes one on the button.
Sheldon lands a nice hook to Arashikage's body. Arashikage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arashikage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheldon.
Sheldon throws a leg kick
and Arashikage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arashikage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheldon with a hook.
Arashikage moves forwards but Sheldon connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Arashikage is rocked!

It looks like Tommy Arashikage has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a wild body shot.
Arashikage dodges the punch combination from Sheldon.
Arashikage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arashikage's hands.
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Arashikage is just out of range.
Sheldon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheldon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arashikage on the side of the head.
Sheldon misses with a hook.
Sheldon takes a swing at Arashikage's ribcage but misses.
Sheldon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arashikage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arashikage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sheldon pushes Arashikage up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sheldon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arashikage swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sheldon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sheldon is trying to break free.
Sheldon avoiding damage.
Sheldon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheldon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arashikage or not.
Sheldon has Arashikage pushed against the cage.
Tommy Arashikage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Sheldon scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon lands a left hand.
Sheldon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Sheldon on the inside.
Oh Arashikage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheldon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arashikage up against the cage.
Sheldon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dontae Sheldon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arashikage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Sheldon.
Arashikage cracks Sheldon with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dontae Sheldon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheldon 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dontae Sheldon!
Dontae Sheldon took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.