PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Repooc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy's entrance music is I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. A fine choice. Cael Shaughnessy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shaughnessy
vs
Repooc

170 cm
21
154 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JD Repooc!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy scores with a three punch combo!
JD Repooc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repooc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaughnessy misses with a body kick.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Repooc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shaughnessy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Repooc tries to clinch up but Shaughnessy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaughnessy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repooc tries to clinch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Repooc is looking to clinch but Shaughnessy is avoiding it.
A cross from Shaughnessy lands.
Shaughnessy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repooc.
Shaughnessy stuffs the takedown.
Shaughnessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Repooc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a shot to the body.
Repooc throws a combination that misses
enabling Shaughnessy to counter with a crisp jab.
Repooc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shaughnessy avoids it really well and circles away.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Repooc.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Repooc moves out of range.
Shaughnessy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaughnessy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Repooc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shaughnessy avoids it really well and circles away.
Repooc shoots for a takedown but Shaughnessy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repooc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaughnessy but Shaughnessy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Repooc shoots in for a double leg but Shaughnessy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Repooc looks winded!
Nice sprawl there from Shaughnessy as Repooc shoots in.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy jabs Repooc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repooc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repooc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repooc doesn't seem bothered though.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at Repooc's ribcage but misses.
Repooc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaughnessy circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaughnessy misses with a few strikes there.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy lands a body shot.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaughnessy lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaughnessy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Repooc. Repooc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Repooc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Repooc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Repooc walks into a jab.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Repooc moves out of range.
A combination from Repooc does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repooc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaughnessy cracks a nice hook into Repooc's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Shaughnessy. No joy for Repooc on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaughnessy lands a glancing blow to the side of Repooc's head.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Repooc misses.
Repooc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaughnessy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repooc looks to land a combination but Shaughnessy avoids it well.
Shaughnessy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Repooc momentarily.

Repooc is rocked!
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Repooc fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Shaughnessy dominated that round.
That's time! Shaughnessy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repooc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaughnessy moves out of range as Repooc strikes.
Cael Shaughnessy is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Shaughnessy misses
and Repooc counters with a head kick.
Repooc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaughnessy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Repooc scores with a nice strike.

Repooc moves into the clinch.

Shaughnessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repooc thuds his right hand into Shaughnessy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repooc misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Repooc.
Repooc is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repooc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaughnessy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Repooc somewhat.
Repooc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Repooc's belly button to the back.
Shaughnessy is looking to wear down Repooc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Repooc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Repooc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy stuffs the takedown.
Repooc shoots in and drives through. Shaughnessy sprawls well.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Repooc.
Shaughnessy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaughnessy lands with a good body shot.
Repooc is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shaughnessy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Repooc.
Shaughnessy lands with a good body shot.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repooc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaughnessy lands a jab.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy throws the kick towards the body but Repooc avoids it.
JD Repooc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaughnessy 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.
Repooc is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaughnessy finish him?
Jab from Shaughnessy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Repooc.
Shaughnessy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repooc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Shaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Repooc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Repooc seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaughnessy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaughnessy digs a good body shot into Repooc's ribs.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Repooc moves out of range.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Repooc eats them both and turns towards Shaughnessy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Repooc is just out of range.
Shaughnessy connects with a jab.
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!
Repooc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Shaughnessy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Repooc! He's just covering up as Shaughnessy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Shaughnessy!
A relieved looking Cael Shaughnessy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.