PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ich Will!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Olov Hermansson
vs
Shields

178 cm
31
158 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
28
157 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields is looking to score with low kicks.
Shields looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hermansson swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hermansson circles away.
Shields lands a nice hook to Hermansson's body. Hermansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.

Hermansson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hermansson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shields is trying to get back to half guard.
Hermansson looks up at the clock and then as Shields takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hermansson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hermansson trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields is looking for a sweep.
Hermansson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shields is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hermansson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hermansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson working the head and body with strikes.
Hermansson is nestled in close to Shields, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shields wants to improve his position but Hermansson is controlling well.
Hermansson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shields's head.
Hermansson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hermansson misses with a head shot. Shields uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hermansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Shields is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hermansson defends well.
Hermansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shields works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hermansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields has Hermansson pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Shields is retaining full guard.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab from Hermansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermansson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shields lands with an uppercut that bounces Hermansson off the cage and back into range.
Hermansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shields misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shields.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hermansson.
Hermansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Hermansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Hermansson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hermansson.
Shields uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermansson.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shields avoids the body shot from Hermansson.
Shields throws a big shot that misses.
Hermansson scores with a jab to the body.
Hermansson missing with a left hand there. Shields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shields throws the left hand but Hermansson avoids the punch easily.
Hermansson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shields tests Hermansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hermansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields trying to keep a closed guard but Hermansson is proving a slippery customer.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.
Hermansson scoring with some ground and pound.
Shields is trying to control the position but Hermansson postures up.
Hermansson wants to pass the guard but Shields is keeping the position.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermansson with a nice head shot there.
Shields avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hermansson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shields defending well as Hermansson loads up on a big left hand.
Shields connects with a body shot.
Hermansson misses with a hook

so Shields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shields postures up and lands a big shot to Hermansson's brow.
Shields working some strikes from top position.

Hermansson is rocked!
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!
Shields arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hermansson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Shields!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Shields thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.