PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commander Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Of Rivia
vs
Shepard

171 cm
22
143 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Commander Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia lands a nice hook to Shepard's body. Shepard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt - Of Rivia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shepard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Rivia thows a body kick. Shepard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Of Rivia misses with a body kick.
Shepard misses with a body shot.
It looked like Of Rivia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shepard.
A big right from Of Rivia misses.
Shepard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shepard takes a swing at Of Rivia's ribcage but misses.
Of Rivia throwing a counter right hand but Shepard manages to avoid it.
Shepard tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia throws an overhand right that lands on Shepard's shoulder, as Shepard tries to avoid the shot.
Shepard ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Of Rivia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Commander Shepard has been cut.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Shepard checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Rivia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shepard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shepard lunges at Of Rivia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Rivia's hand.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Shepard avoids it easily.
Shepard walks into a straight right hand from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses the jab.
Shepard with the counter takedown but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
Geralt Of Rivia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Rivia misses with a few strikes there.
Of Rivia lands with a nice body kick.
Of Rivia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepard.
Shepard wants to clinch
and Of Rivia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Shepard saw that one coming.
Shepard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Geralt Of Rivia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard moves away from the strike by Of Rivia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Rivia.

Shepard is rocked!
Shepard checks a leg kick.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Shepard.
Of Rivia checks a leg kick.
Shepard throws a head kick but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Of Rivia.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Rivia finish him?

Shepard closes the distance and clinches.
Shepard seems to have recovered his senses.

Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
Shepard misses with a body kick.
Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shepard on the side of the head.
Shepard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Rivia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a low kick, looking for Shepard's leg but Shepard calmly moves out of range.
Of Rivia throws a chopping leg kick but Shepard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepard was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Rivia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Shepard defending well as Of Rivia loads up on a big left hand.
Shepard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Rivia.
Shepard scores with a body shot.
Of Rivia lunges at Shepard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shepard's hand.
Of Rivia lands a jab to Shepard's midsection.
Shepard throws a hook but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
Shepard walks into a stiff left hand from Of Rivia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Shepard feints the counter takedown.
Shepard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shepard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Of Rivia.
Shepard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Rivia throws a push kick but Shepard slaps the foot to one side.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Of Rivia coming out on top.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches up with Of Rivia, looking for a takedown. Shepard pushes Of Rivia against the cage but Of Rivia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Of Rivia throws a jab but it's blocked by Shepard.
Shepard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shepard.
Shepard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Of Rivia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Rivia is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Commander Shepard'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.

Shepard checks a low kick from Of Rivia.
Shepard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Of Rivia misses with a body shot.
Shepard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Rivia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shepard can do to turn this around?
Of Rivia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shepard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Shepard connects with an inside leg kick.
Shepard thumps Of Rivia with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Shepard feints the counter takedown.
Shepard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shepard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Rivia rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Rivia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Rivia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shepard with the counter takedown but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
Shepard scores with a jab. Of Rivia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shepard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Of Rivia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shepard moves away from the strike by Of Rivia.
Shepard slips a jab from Of Rivia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shepard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Of Rivia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Rivia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Of Rivia scores with a hook.
Shepard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Of Rivia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Rivia.
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!
Of Rivia slips a straight right by Shepard.
Shepard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shepard.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Shepard avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Rivia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Of Rivia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Shepard tries to counter it with a takedown but Of Rivia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shepard.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Shepard throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Rivia connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia avoids a kick to the body.
Shepard tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
Of Rivia throws a jab but it's blocked by Shepard.

Of Rivia cracks Shepard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Of Rivia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shepard to stand back up!
Shepard takes a swing at Of Rivia's ribcage but misses.
Of Rivia misses with a straight left.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Of Rivia as he avoids it easily.
Of Rivia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shepard on the side of the head.
Of Rivia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Rivia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shepard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Rivia.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Rivia blocks the leg kick.
Shepard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Rivia was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Rivia.
Shepard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shepard wants to slow Of Rivia down by chopping away at his legs.
Shepard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shepard lands a front kick.
Jab by Of Rivia.

That has opened up Commander Shepard's cut even more.
Shepard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shepard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shepard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Shepard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Of Rivia throws out a loose jab but Shepard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shepard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Of Rivia defends it well.
Of Rivia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shepard lands with a kick to the temple. Of Rivia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Commander Shepard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shepard just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Rivia misses the target.
A big left from Of Rivia misses.
Shepard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Shepard throws a body kick.
Shepard throws a solid leg kick but Of Rivia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shepard.
Shepard scores with a jab.
Shepard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Rivia blocks a low kick nicely.
Of Rivia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Of Rivia lands a left and a right that send Shepard crashing to the mat, dazed. Of Rivia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shepard blocks a jab.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Shepard throws a body kick.
Geralt Of Rivia is winning the standup battle so far.
Shepard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shepard throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws out a loose jab but Shepard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Of Rivia.
Shepard throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shepard thows a leg kick but Of Rivia checks it
and Of Rivia counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Shepard off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Of Rivia follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Shepard was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Geralt Of Rivia!
After winning the bout, Geralt Of Rivia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.