PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, K9 Justice. Berzevaco has chosen Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shephard
vs
Berzevaco

180 cm
29
182 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

178 cm
39
180 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco throws a push kick but Shephard slaps the foot to one side.
Shephard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shephard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzevaco.
Shephard misses with the body kick
and Berzevaco counters with a solid body kick.
German Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Shephard throws a leg kick which misses Berzevaco's front leg but catches the back leg as Berzevaco tries to avoid it.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick but Shephard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
Berzevaco throws a push kick but Shephard slaps the foot to one side.
Berzevaco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shephard swings for the body but Berzevaco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzevaco blocks a leg kick.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Shephard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shephard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a fast counter high kick but Shephard manages to duck under it in time.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shephard moves away.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berzevaco's calf.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Shephard misses.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Shephard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Berzevaco moves away from the strike by Shephard.
Berzevaco raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Berzevaco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard misses with a low kick as Berzevaco jumps back.
Berzevaco throws a push kick but Shephard slaps the foot to one side.
Shephard misses with a body kick.
Berzevaco steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shephard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Berzevaco back to the cage. Shephard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick by Berzevaco misses
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shephard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shephard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shephard.
Shephard scoring well with a low kick there.
Shephard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzevaco misses with an uppercut.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Shephard is looking to wear down Berzevaco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shephard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shephard scores with a shot to the body.
Berzevaco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berzevaco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzevaco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shephard finds it's way round the side to connect with Berzevaco's head.
Berzevaco looks to throw a body kick
and Shephard counters with a leg kick.
Shephard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shephard throws a shot from downtown. Berzevaco moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
Berzevaco misses with a wild body shot.
Berzevaco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shephard throws a front kick that sends Berzevaco stumbling back into the cage.
Shephard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shephard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Berzevaco avoids it.
Shephard connects with a right hand. Berzevaco shakes it off.
Berzevaco looks to land a right hand but Shephard moved out of range.
Shephard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berzevaco scores with a push kick.
Shephard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shephard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berzevaco sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco tries to bum rush Shephard with a series of wild strikes but Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berzevaco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shephards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzevaco with a jab.
Berzevaco throws a looping overhand right but Shephard ducks down to avoid it.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shephard misses with a body kick.
Shephard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a hook to the side of Shephard's head but Shephard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shephard scoring well with a low kick there.
Shephard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shephard throws a big shot that misses.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berzevaco misses with a lunging right hand
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that German Shephard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Berzevaco moves out of range easily.
Shephard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBerzevaco.
German Shephard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shephard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzevaco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Berzevaco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shephard can pounce on him.
Shephard moves out of range of the strikes.
Shephard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shephard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco swings for the body but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Berzevaco just manages to avoid it.
Shephard lands with a good body shot.
Berzevaco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzevaco staying out of range there.
Berzevaco throws a chopping leg kick but Shephard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Berzevaco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shephard has got the better of the exchanges.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzevaco is just out of range.
A nice side step and Berzevaco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shephard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Berzevaco misses
and Shephard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berzevaco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shephard.

It looks like German Shephard has been cut.
Shephard lands with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shephard - that will leave a mark!
Berzevaco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shephard checks a leg kick.
Berzevaco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shephard moves forwards but Berzevaco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shephard scores with a nice right hand.
Berzevaco checks a leg kick.
Berzevaco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Berzevaco lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco throws a leg kick but Shephard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
Berzevaco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard misses with a body kick.
Shephard motions for Berzevaco to come forward. Shephard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shephard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Berzevaco misses
and Shephard counters with an outside leg kick.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
A slow jab from Berzevaco misses its intended target.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
Shephard thumps Berzevaco with a low kick.
Shephard jabs Berzevaco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shephard scores with a push kick.
Berzevaco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shephard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berzevaco scrambles back to his feet.
Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Berzevaco moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands with a good body shot.
Berzevaco misses with a looping right.
As Berzevaco backs away, Shephard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shephard moves out of range of the body kick.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shephard.
Berzevaco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shephard quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shephard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berzevaco.
Shephard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berzevaco can do to turn this around?
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Berzevaco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shephard if he has to take too many more of those.
Shephard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shephard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Berzevaco.
Shephard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shephard throws out a loose jab but Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzevaco replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shephard blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Berzevaco misses the jab.
Shephard throws a low kick, looking for Berzevaco's leg but Berzevaco calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzevaco.
A leg kick checked by Berzevaco.
Shephard lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shephard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Shephard's ribcage but misses.
Shephard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berzevaco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Berzevaco misses with a hook
and Shephard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shephard connects with a single shot there.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Shephard misses.
Shephard throws a hook but Berzevaco avoids it easily.
Shephard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berzevaco will feel that in the morning.
Berzevaco defending well as Shephard loads up on a big left hand.
Shephard backing away here, and Berzevaco unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shephard scoring well with a low kick there.
Berzevaco lands with a straight right. Shephard didn't see that one coming.
Berzevaco throws a body shot but no joy.
Shephard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berzevaco throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzevaco misses with a body kick.
Berzevaco lands a head shot.
Shephard takes a swing at Berzevaco's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Berzevaco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shephard cracks the inside of Berzevaco's front leg.
Berzevaco misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berzevaco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shephard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berzevaco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shephard misses with a low kick.
Berzevaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shephard punishes Berzevaco's body with a nice straight punch.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Shephard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Berzevaco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shephard - the referee stops the clock and Berzevaco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shephard. Berzevaco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Berzevaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that half lands.
Shephard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berzevaco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shephard.
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!
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berzevaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Berzevaco digs a good body shot into Shephard's ribs.
Shephard throws a lazy body kick
and Berzevaco counters with a good, hard body kick but Shephard shrugs it off.
Shephard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Shephard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Berzevaco.
Shephard tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Shephard lands a nice looking body kick.
Berzevaco lands with a nice combination. Shephard backs away looking to recover.
Shephard lands with a hook. Berzevaco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Shephard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws a lazy head kick
and Shephard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Berzevaco scores with a punch to the head.
Shephard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shephard connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Berzevaco blocks the low kick.
Shephard scores with a shot to the body.
Berzevaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard throws a lazy body kick
and Berzevaco counters with a three punch combo that has Shephard backing up. Shephard nods at Berzevaco to acknowledge the strikes.
Berzevaco misses with an uppercut. Shephard saw that one coming.
Shephard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berzevaco throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a leg kick
and Berzevaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Shephard blocks the leg kick.
Shephard lands with a slapping head kick.
Berzevaco misses with a combination
and Shephard counters with a right hand to the body.
Berzevaco dips to his left and cracks Shephard with an uppercut!
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shephard just misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard sizes up Berzevaco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berzevaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzevaco tries to bum rush Shephard with a series of wild strikes but Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hakeem Berzevaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shephard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to German Shephard.
Well Shephard 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... German Shephard!
Our winner, German Shephard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.