PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr has chosen Neon Skies as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Anthriel
vs
Sheehan Jr

175 cm
37
141 lbs
32 - 11 - 1

168 cm
33
145 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheehan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anthriel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthriel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy body kick
enabling Anthriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Sheehan Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthriel scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthriel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel misses with a jab to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Sheehan Jr scores with a body shot.
Justus Sheehan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick
and Anthriel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sheehan Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheehan Jr lands a high kick!
Anthriel scores with a punch to the head.
Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight left.
Anthriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthriel circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthriel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination that misses
and Anthriel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheehan Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut
and Anthriel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anthriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sheehan Jr scores with a head kick. Anthriel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sheehan Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Anthriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel lands a body shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Anthriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anthriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Anthriel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheehan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthriel is looking to wear down Sheehan Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anthriel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sheehan Jr has time to react.
Sheehan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Anthriel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheehan Jr throws a push kick but Anthriel slaps the foot to one side.
Anthriel avoids the head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Anthriel is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Anthriel throws a good cross that connects.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that Anthriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthriel also avoids with ease.
Anthriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anthriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr misses with a combination
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anthriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Anthriel misses its target.
Sheehan Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorn Anthriel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anthriel slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Anthriel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head kick by Sheehan Jr misses
and Anthriel counters with a straight right hand.
Anthriel avoids the head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Anthriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.
Sheehan Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthriel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthriel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthriel punishes Sheehan Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehan Jr can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
A shot to the body from Anthriel misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Anthriel works over Sheehan Jr's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Anthriel avoids them all with ease.
Anthriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthriel throws a body shot but no joy.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anthriel moves out of range as Sheehan Jr strikes.
Anthriel is looking for a counter combo.
Sheehan Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Anthriel should have avoided that one.
Anthriel blocks a head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Anthriel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Sheehan Jr misses with a right hand
and Anthriel counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr thuds a left hand into Anthriel's body.
Anthriel connects with a crisp jab.
Anthriel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sheehan Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sheehan Jr scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Anthriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sheehan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthriel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sheehan Jr feints and then cracks Anthriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anthriel down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination that misses
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anthriel checks a leg kick.
Anthriel blocks a head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a right hand
and Anthriel counters with a right hand to the body.
Anthriel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anthriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheehan Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheehan Jr throws a counter combo.
Sheehan Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anthriel in his tracks.
Anthriel misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
and Anthriel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sheehan Jr thinking.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Anthriel misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook. Anthriel ducked under it nicely.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook
and Anthriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sheehan Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anthriel has got the better of the exchanges.
Sheehan Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jorn Anthriel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anthriel digs a good body shot into Sheehan Jr's ribs.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Anthriel.
Sheehan Jr misses with a right hand
and Anthriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anthriel counters with a right hand to the body.
Sheehan Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body. Sheehan Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheehan Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Anthriel counters with a series of strikes. Sheehan Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sheehan Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sheehan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sheehan Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheehan Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the body from Anthriel misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthriel works Sheehan Jr's body with a nice hook.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Anthriel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook
and Anthriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehan Jr throws a combination. Anthriel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anthriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that Anthriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthriel also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Anthriel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthriel avoids the body shot from Sheehan Jr.
Anthriel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick but Anthriel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sheehan Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Anthriel takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Anthriel takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sheehan Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jorn Anthriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheehan Jr misses with a left hand
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Anthriel.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick but Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Anthriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Anthriel moved away.
Anthriel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sheehan Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but Anthriel moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Anthriel misses the target.
Anthriel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Sheehan Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anthriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Anthriel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justus Sheehan Jr.
Well Anthriel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.