PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combat Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shipman comes to the cage accompanied by The man that you FEAR . Jack comes into a darkened arena with his song building. l kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shipman
vs
Jack

190 cm
32
211 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

186 cm
32
215 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Conviction

Spartan Nutrition

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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harold Shipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Combat Jack!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipman throws a body kick that misses.
Jack throws out a counter right but Shipman avoids it with no problem.
Jack avoids the head kick by Shipman.
Shipman works Jack's body with a nice hook.
Shipman scores with a leg kick.
Jack connects with the punch.

It looks like Harold Shipman has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jack has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jack throws a hook but Shipman avoids it easily.
Shipman thuds his right hand into Jack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Combat Jack has been cut.
Shipman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Shipman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jack wants to clinch.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Shipman.
Shipman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harold Shipman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
A little feinted left hand from Shipman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shipman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shipman ducks under a wild hook from Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shipman with a body shot.

Shipman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jack bucks up and tries to throw Shipman off but instead Shipman has got his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Jack as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Shipman!

Jack showing good submission defense here.
Shipman lands a shot to the head.
Jack is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shipman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Shipman not allowing Jack to control his hands.
Shipman misses with punches from the back.
Shipman has good solid back control here.
Jack is trying to remain composed but Shipman is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That has opened up Combat Jack's cut even more.
Jack is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Shipman.

Shipman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jack's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Shipman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jack tries to escape but Shipman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shipman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jack's head.
Jack tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shipman with the ground and pound from mount.
Shipman wants to control the pace but Jack is squirming around nicely.
Shipman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shipman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

The cut above Combat Jack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to hold on but Shipman postures up.
Jack sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shipman trying to control from Jack's half guard. Jack has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shipman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shipman passes Jack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shipman trying to control the action but Jack is working from the bottom.
Shipman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Shipman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jack scores with a head kick.
Jack throws a right and a left that Shipman avoids nicely.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
Jack is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Shipman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harold Shipman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Shipman.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shipman is looking to land body kicks.
Shipman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Combat Jack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head kick misses from Shipman.
Shipman misses with a straight left.
Shipman blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with a two punch combination.
Jack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shipman blocks the leg kick.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Jack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shipman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harold Shipman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Shipman from controlling successfully.
Shipman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shipman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman passes into half guard.
Shipman is keen to just control but Jack is a slippery customer.
Shipman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shipman is nestled in close to Jack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shipman throwing shots but Jack is blocking nicely.
Shipman stalling away here and it's allowed Jack to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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!
Shipman postures up and lands a big shot to Jack's brow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Combat Jack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harold Shipman!
A relieved looking Harold Shipman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.