PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard comes to the cage accompanied by K9 Justice. Leonidas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whom Shall I Fear. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Shephard
vs
Leonidas

180 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
193 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, German Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Shephard pushes him off.
Shephard tries a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Shephard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shephard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shephard scores with a jab to the body.
Shephard lands a nice looking body kick.
Shephard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shephard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shephard scores with a hook to the body. Leonidas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shephard avoids a kick to the body.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shephard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Leonidas misses
and Shephard counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas thows a leg kick but Shephard checks it
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonidas wants to slow Shephard down by chopping away at his legs.
Shephard blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Shephard scores with a body shot.
Shephard connects with an inside leg kick.
Shephard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shephard tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shephard shoots in looking for a takedown. Leonidas tries to sprawl out of it but Shephard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leonidas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shephard moves out of range of the body kick.
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Leonidas has Shephard up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Shephard.
A right hook to the body lands for Shephard.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Shephard.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Shephard lands a right hand.
Shephard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.

Shephard breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a kick to the body.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonidas was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shephard's head.

It looks like German Shephard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Shephard.
Shephard scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Shephard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shephard lands a jab to Leonidas's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Shephard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shephard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Leonidas is looking to score with low kicks.
Shephard throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shephard. Shephard obviously looking to wear him down.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Shephard circles away and keeps his distance.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
A big right from Shephard misses.
Leonidas lands a leg kick that knocks Shephard off balance momentarily.
Leonidas misses with a low kick as Shephard jumps back.
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas.
Achilles Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard lands a nice hook to Leonidas's body. Leonidas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shephard throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Shephard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonidas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shephard lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range.
Shephard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Shephard lands with a cross.
Shephard checks a leg kick.

Leonidas drives through and clinches with Shephard against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Shephard has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shephard's elbow.
Shephard tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Shephard back against the cage.
Shephard blocks a body shot from Leonidas.
Still in the clinch, Shephard scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard lands with a left to the head.
Leonidas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leonidas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shephard lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Shephard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shephard.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Leonidas.
Leonidas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shephard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.

Shephard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shephard cracks Leonidas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Shephard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shephard trying to control the action but Leonidas is working from the bottom.
Leonidas defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

German Shephard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on German Shephard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leonidas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shephard. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shephard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leonidas avoids it really well and circles away.
Leonidas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leonidas sprawls well. Leonidas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shephard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shephard misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Shephard. Beautiful body shot.
Shephard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonidas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shephard counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard connects with a right hand. Leonidas shakes it off.
That kick from Shephard tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonidas slaps away a takedown attempt from Shephard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shephard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shephard.
Shephard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shephard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that misses.
Shephard misses with a body shot.
Shephard lunges at Leonidas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonidas's hand.
Leonidas moves in looking to clinch but Shephard pushes him off.
Shephard lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leonidas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shephard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Shephard misses.
Shephard connects with a nice looking jab.
Shephard tests Leonidas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shephard is looking to land body kicks.
Shephard connects with a high kick.
Shephard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonidas can do to turn this around?
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
Shephard misses with a straight left.
Leonidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shephard lands with an overhand left.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Leonidas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephard cracks Leonidas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Shephard lands with a shot to the body.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Shephard moves away and avoids it.
Shephard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shephard connects with a right hand. Leonidas shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shephard.
Good leg kick by Shephard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shephard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shephard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leonidas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shephard somewhat.
Shephard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shephard lands a lovely overhand right.
Shephard looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonidas forces Shephard back against the cage and clinches.
Leonidas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shephard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leonidas prevents it.
Shephard avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Shephard won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shephard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Achilles Leonidas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shephard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Shephard on the inside.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Shephard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Shephard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shephard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shephard avoids it.
Shephard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

German Shephard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on German Shephard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shephard throws a leg kick that misses.
Shephard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leonidas doesn't seem bothered though.
Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Leonidas.
A nice combination there by Shephard.
Leonidas lands a really nice looking cross but Shephard seems unphased.
Shephard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Shephard moves out of range.
Leonidas is looking to slow Shephard down with leg kicks.
German Shephard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shephard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shephard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Shephard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leonidas did well to prevent Shephard getting side control.
Shephard wants to take a breather but Leonidas is having none of it.
Shephard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leonidas trying to hold on to Shephard's head to control him but Shephard postures up.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shephard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonidas keeps working.
Shephard is taking a breather. Leonidas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leonidas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shephard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Achilles Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shephard throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Shephard.
Shephard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shephard.
A left lands for Shephard.
Leonidas throws a jab when Shephard was well out of range.
Leonidas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shephard.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leonidas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shephard lands with a good body shot.
Shephard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shephard connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shephard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leonidas back to the cage. Shephard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shephard keeps Leonidas at a distance using the push kick.
Shephard shoots in looking for a takedown but Leonidas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shephard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Shephard throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Shephard circles away.
Shephard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shephard manages to avoid it.
Shephard lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Shephard lands a right hook to the body.
Shephard moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Shephard lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Shephard moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shephard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shephard checks a low kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shephard's calf.
Leonidas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shephard.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shephard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shephard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shephard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shephard works Leonidas's body with a nice hook.
Shephard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses
and Shephard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
German Shephard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shephard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... German Shephard!
German Shephard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Achilles Leonidas was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an awesome fight. I will grow from this and one day I will become Champion!! '.