PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur comes to the cage accompanied by Head Crusher - Megadeth. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kocur
vs
Sheppard

183 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kocur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sheppard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheppard dives in for a single leg takedown but Kocur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheppard.
Come on Sheppard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Sheppard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kocur tests Sheppard's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jimmy Sheppard has been cut.
Sheppard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kocur tries to avoid it but Sheppard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kocur to the ground. Kocur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheppard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joey Kocur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Sheppard.
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!
Sheppard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch but Kocur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Kocur fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kocur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur lands a head shot.
Kocur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sheppard looks winded!
Sheppard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheppard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sheppard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Kocur lands a left and a right that send Sheppard crashing to the mat, dazed. Kocur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sheppard is rocked!

That has opened up Jimmy Sheppard's cut even more.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur connects with a superb combination that knocks Sheppard out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kocur before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sheppard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey Kocur!