PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Shemper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shinooke hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Shemper
vs
hunter

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

high end nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Shemper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, shinooke hunter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from hunter both land. Nice combination.
hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hunter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shemper shoots in looking for a takedown. hunter tries to sprawl out of it but Shemper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. hunter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
hunter tries to clinch there but Shemper circles away.
hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Shemper shoots in for a takedown but hunter shows good takedown defense.
Shemper is breathing heavily.
Shemper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with hunter but hunter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Shemper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shemper fails with a takedown attempt.
Shemper blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemper slips a jab and a cross from hunter.
hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
hunter misses with a wild combination.
hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
hunter throws a series of punches but Shemper avoids them all with ease.
hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shemper.
Shemper misses with a takedown attempt - hunter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shemper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
hunter looks to land a combination. Shemper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
hunter throws a right hand that Shemper ducks under and follows up with a left that Shemper also avoids with ease.
shinooke hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

hunter pushes Shemper up against the cage in a clinch.
hunter is trying to break free.

hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
shinooke hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shemper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hunter.

Shemper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shemper won't allow hunter to sweep him here.

Shemper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hunter, up you get!
Some wild striking there from hunter.
Shemper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hunter.
hunter misses with a two punch combination.
hunter tries to clinch there but Shemper circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemper closes the distance and clinches up with hunter, looking for a takedown. Shemper pushes hunter against the cage but hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
hunter misses with a few strikes there.
hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
hunter throws a shot from downtown. Shemper moves away and avoids it.
hunter scores with a sloppy right hand. Shemper should have avoided that one.
hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shemper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hunter pinned against the cage. hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from hunter.
Shemper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Shemper moves into the clinch.
hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hunter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
hunter throws a body punch but Shemper moves out of range.
hunter scores with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by hunter.
hunter throws a nice looking combination but Shemper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Shemper moves out of range easily.
No joy there for hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hunter throws a head kick but Shemper moves out of range.
hunter dodges the punch combination from Shemper.
hunter throws a nice looking combination but Shemper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shinooke hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

hunter closes the distance looking to clinch

so Shemper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

hunter pushes Shemper off and scrambles back to his feet.
hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
hunter throws a right hand that Shemper ducks under and follows up with a left that Shemper also avoids with ease.
hunter throws a series of punches but Shemper avoids them all with ease.

Shemper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Shemper seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. hunter is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Shemper!