PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Schlimen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schlimen comes to the cage accompanied by Schlime On. Shadow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snake in the Eagles Shadow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Schlimen
vs
Shadow

173 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Pirates Powder
Conquer

Pirates Powder
The Dark Side

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Schlimen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Snake Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlimen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow misses with a left hand
and Schlimen counters with a nice uppercut.
Schlimen throws an overhand right that lands on Shadow's shoulder, as Shadow tries to avoid the shot.
Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Schlimen ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
A big left from Shadow misses.
Schlimen looks to land a left hand but Shadow moved out of range nicely.
Shadow moves forwards but Schlimen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schlimen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schlimen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shadow.
Shadow misses with a double jab.
Shadow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schlimen's head.
Schlimen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schlimen defending well as Shadow loads up on a big left hand.
Shadow throws a right hand that misses
and Schlimen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shadow lands a nice shot to the body.
Shadow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schlimen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlimen misses with a hook. Shadow ducked under it nicely.
Shadow moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadow misses with a wild combination.
Shadow with a jab.
Schlimen slips a jab from Shadow.
Shadow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shadow loads up on a big right hand but Schlimen slips the punch.
Schlimen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schlimen takes one on the button.
Schlimen swings for the body but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shadow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shadow.
Schlimen swings for the body but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schlimen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlimen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shadow.
Schlimen misses with a straight left.
Schlimen ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
Shadow takes a swing at Schlimen's ribcage but misses.
Shadow punishes Schlimen's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Schlimen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schlimen. Shadow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Shadow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schlimen's head backwards.
Shadow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schlimen throws a front kick aimed at Shadow's knee but Shadow avoids it well.
Shadow lands a right hook to the body.
Schlimen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shadow at a distance.
Shadow throws a poor cross that misses
and Schlimen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
Shadow misses with a body shot.
Shadow lands with a straight right. Schlimen didn't see that one coming.
Schlimen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shadow misses with a looping left.
Schlimen just misses with a punch to the body.
Schlimen moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadow dodges the punch combination from Schlimen.
Sloppy strikes from Shadow. Those never looked like landing.
Shadow misses with a wild body shot.
Schlimen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schlimen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Shadow counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow scores with a hook to the body. Schlimen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schlimen just misses with a punch to the body.
Schlimen throws a body punch but Shadow moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Shadow scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Shadow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Schlimen takes one to the side of the head.
Schlimen moves out of range as Shadow strikes.
Shadow misses with a hook
and Schlimen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schlimen cracks Shadow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schlimen staying out of range there.
Schlimen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shadow.
A telegraphed right hand from Shadow misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Shadow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schlimen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
A big right from Shadow misses.
Schlimen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Shadow.
Shadow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schlimen manages to avoid it.
Schlimen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shadow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schlimen lands a jab to the nose.
Shadow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schlimen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schlimen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Shadow.
Schlimen lands a right hook to the body.
Shadow lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlimen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shadow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snake Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shadow connects with a looping right hand.
Schlimen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shadow momentarily.
Schlimen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schlimen is looking to chop away at Shadow's legs.
Shadow scores with a body shot.
Shadow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schlimen.
Shadow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Shadow.
Shadow loads up on a big right hand but Schlimen slips the punch.
Schlimen throws a jab when Shadow was well out of range.
Shadow misses with a double jab.
Shadow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schlimen doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schlimen misses with the combination.
Schlimen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Schlimen finds it's way through Shadow's defenses.
Shadow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shadow throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Schlimen counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Schlimen is just out of range.
A big right from Shadow misses.
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
Shadow throws a good cross that connects.
Schlimen slips a straight right by Shadow.
Schlimen throws a body punch but Shadow moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throws an overhand right that lands on Schlimen's shoulder, as Schlimen tries to avoid the shot.
Shadow slips a straight right by Schlimen.
Schlimen motions for Shadow to come forward. Schlimen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shadow throws a right hand that misses
and Schlimen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shadow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schlimen.
Shadow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schlimen circles away quickly and effectively.
Shadow lands with an overhand left.
Schlimen missing with a left hand there. Shadow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schlimen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schlimen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shadow.
Shadow throws a shot to the body.
Schlimen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shadow.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Schlimen counters with a left to the body.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Schlimen's body. Schlimen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schlimen circles away quickly and effectively.
Schlimen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shadow looks to land a right hand but Schlimen moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Shadow.
Shadow lands with a hook. Schlimen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schlimen thows a body shot but no joy.
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schlimen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schlimen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shadow. Schlimen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shadow throws a nice looking combination but Schlimen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shadow connects with a looping right hand.
Schlimen defending well as Shadow loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Schlimen digs a good body shot into Shadow's ribs.
Schlimen missing with a left hand there. Shadow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but Schlimen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Shadow misses.
Schlimen drops his hands momentarily and Shadow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schlimen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shadow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Schlimen misses.
Shadow swings widly with a right hand
and Schlimen counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Shadow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shadow lands a nice looking body shot.
Schlimen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shadow is just out of range.
Shadow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shadow!
A punch combination from Shadow misses.
Schlimen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
Shadow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schlimen wants to slow Shadow down by chopping away at his legs.
Schlimen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shadow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schlimen scores with a three punch combo!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schlimen 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 Shadow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shadow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shadow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schlimen.
Shadow thuds a left hand into Schlimen's body.
Schlimen throws a low kick but Shadow moves out of range easily.
Shadow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schlimen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shadow doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
Schlimen fails to land with a series of punches.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schlimen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shadow throws the left hand but Schlimen avoids the punch easily.
Shadow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shadow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schlimen counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Shadow.
Shadow thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen slips under a jab from Shadow.
Good shot there by Shadow.
Schlimen misses with an uppercut.
Schlimen misses with a kick to the body.
Snake Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlimen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shadow throws a shot from downtown. Schlimen moves away and avoids it.
Shadow slips a straight right by Schlimen.
Shadow throws a lazy uppercut
and Schlimen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Schlimen saw that one coming.
Schlimen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schlimen throws a big shot that misses.
Schlimen sizes up Shadow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Schlimen saw that one coming.
Schlimen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schlimen avoids the body shot from Shadow.
Schlimen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schlimen misses with a left hand
enabling Shadow to counter with a crisp jab.
Shadow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce Schlimen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Schlimen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shadow throws a jab when Schlimen was well out of range.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schlimen avoids the body shot from Shadow.
Shadow throws a right hand that misses
and Schlimen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shadow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Shadow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shadow 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Shadow!
After the big win, Snake Shadow made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dark Side and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.