PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Bulle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sheck
vs
Bulle

178 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julle Bulle!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulle misses with a hook

so Sheck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sheck throws a strike but Bulle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sheck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bulle won't allow Sheck to get back to his feet.

Sheck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bulle defends well.
Sheck trying to keep a closed guard but Bulle is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheck has Bulle pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulle stopping the sweep attempt from Sheck.
Sheck is trying to keep Bulle in close.
Sheck looking to control but Bulle passes into half guard.
Sheck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bulle prevents Sheck from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheck is working hard here to advance position.

Bulle decides to stand up.
Sheck seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bulle throws a lazy right hand but Sheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulle wants to clinch up but Sheck keeps it at a distance.
Bulle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bulle throws a head kick but Sheck moves out of range.

Bulle has Sheck up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheck goes for a takedown attempt but Bulle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bulle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bulle does no damage.
Bulle misses with a looping right.
Bulle tries a head kick but it misses.
Julle Bulle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulle misses with an uppercut. Sheck saw that one coming.

Bulle clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bulle.
Bulle lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bulle throws a head punch that misses.
Sheck is looking for a takedown.
Sheck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bulle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheck wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sheck breaks from the clinch.
Sheck walks into a straight right hand from Bulle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julle Bulle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bulle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheck at a distance.
Sheck moves out of range as Bulle strikes.
A shot to the body from Bulle misses

so Sheck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bulle keeping moving, preventing Sheck from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheck won't allow Bulle to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sheck throwing strikes from guard but Bulle blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulle swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sheck blocks a head kick by Bulle.
Bulle swings for the body but Sheck moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bulle.
Sloppy strikes from Bulle. Those never looked like landing.
Bulle misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sheck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bulle to score with a decent uppercut.
Bulle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Sheck.
Bulle throws a poor cross that misses

and Sheck counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bulle!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bulle to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulle is trying to improve his position.
Sheck is staying tight to Bulle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sheck working the head with strikes.
Bulle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheck is looking to take a break and control but Bulle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sheck is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bulle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Sheck swings around for an armbar but Bulle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sheck's guard.
Sheck wants to sweep here but Bulle controlling him for the moment.
Sheck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bulle manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sheck stopping the sweep attempt from Bulle.
Sheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sheck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bulle is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sheck, into his guard.

Sheck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sheck is looking to take a break and control but Bulle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Sheck dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bulle throws a wild body kick that Sheck sees coming a mile off.

Bulle has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sheck gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Sheck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sheck controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulle controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheck is working for a kimura but Bulle is defending it quite comfortably.
Bulle moves into full guard.
Sheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulle keeping full guard, as Sheck tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bulle keeping moving, preventing Sheck from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roger Sheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulle throws out the jab.
Sheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bulle throws a body punch but Sheck moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bulle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulle lands with a straight right. Sheck didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulle. Sheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulle throws a poor cross that misses

and Sheck counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bulle!

Sheck is trying to get an arm triangle but Bulle is defending well.

Sheck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bulle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roger Sheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sheck are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulle tries to escape but Sheck is in control.
Bulle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Sheck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bulle is not content to let Sheck control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sheck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sheck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sheck!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Sheck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.