PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean The Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Sheik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Strangler
vs
Sheik

170 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Machine

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean The Strangler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Sheik!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheik wants it to stay on the feet.
Sheik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sheik duly obliges.

It looks like Sean The Strangler has been cut.
Sheik throws a right and a left that The Strangler avoids nicely.
The Strangler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sheik scores with a one two! The Strangler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Strangler moves out of range as Sheik throws a body kick.
The Strangler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sheik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Strangler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheik tries to avoid it but The Strangler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheik to the ground. Sheik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sheik misses with a hook to the body

and The Strangler counters with a shoot takedown. Sheik fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheik wants to stand up but The Strangler is controlling him.
Sheik looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheik, not yet.
Sheik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Strangler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The Strangler drops back looking for a leg! Sheik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sheik manages to kick The Strangler off! The Strangler jumps back into Sheik's guard.
The Strangler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik has control of The Strangler's left arm, preventing The Strangler from doing any damage.
The Strangler wants to control from the top but Sheik keeps moving.
The Strangler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The Strangler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Strangler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Strangler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheik is keeping the position for now.

Sheik scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The Strangler defending well as Sheik loads up on a big left hand.
The Strangler avoids the head kick by Sheik.
Sheik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheik throws a push kick but The Strangler slaps the foot to one side.
The Strangler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean The Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik gets off balance looking for a body kick

and The Strangler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

The Strangler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sheik is looking for a sweep. The Strangler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The Strangler is working for a submission of some sort.

The Strangler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Strangler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sheik is trying is best to control the position here.
The Strangler wants to pass to mount but Sheik is defending the position.
Sheik wants to get back to his feet.
The Strangler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The Strangler is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Sheik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean The Strangler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Strangler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheik.
Sheik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Strangler blocks a head kick by Sheik.
The Strangler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Strangler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sheik.
Emerson Sheik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheik works over The Strangler's head and body with a nice combination.
Sheik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sheik connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Strangler. The Strangler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sheik misses with a body shot

and The Strangler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sheik's guard.
Sheik is looking to stand back up but The Strangler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sheik.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Strangler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The Strangler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sheik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Strangler.

Sheik kicks The Strangler off and gets back to his feet.
Sheik throws an overhand right that lands on The Strangler's shoulder, as The Strangler tries to avoid the shot.
Sheik throws a head kick that misses.
Sheik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Strangler manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Sheik - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Strangler staying out of range there.
Sheik throws a nice looking combination but The Strangler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Strangler fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheik fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Strangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheik.
Sheik tries to land a front kick but The Strangler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sheik scores with a three punch combo!
Sheik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Strangler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Strangler fails with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Sheik misses.
Sheik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik cracks The Strangler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheik looks to land a combination but The Strangler avoids it well.
Sheik stuns The Strangler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Sheik misses.

The Strangler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sheik sprawls well initially but The Strangler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sheik kicks The Strangler off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emerson Sheik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Sheik.
The Strangler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Sheik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean The Strangler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sheik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Strangler on the side of the head.

Sheik gets caught napping as The Strangler dives in and scores a takedown. Sheik manages to retain guard.

Sheik pushes The Strangler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sheik lands a jab-cross combination.
The Strangler avoids the head kick by Sheik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Strangler back to the cage. Sheik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sheik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheik throws a combination that misses
and The Strangler counters with a nice body shot.
Sheik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Strangler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sheik sprawls well. Sheik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Strangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheik throws a counter combo.
The Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheik tries to sprawl out of it but The Strangler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheik throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Strangler counters with a shoot takedown. Sheik fights it but they end up in guard.

Sheik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Strangler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sheik.
The Strangler defending well as Sheik loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Strangler dodges the punch combination from Sheik.

Sheik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sheik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Strangler advances position into side control!

The Strangler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Strangler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sheik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sheik is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Sheik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sheik pushes The Strangler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Strangler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The Strangler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sheik, who protects the arm well.

That's four 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.

The Strangler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

The Strangler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sheik has escaped the position, nice work there.

The Strangler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sheik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sheik can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Strangler trying to control the action but Sheik is working from the bottom.
Sheik is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Sheik really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean The Strangler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sheik fakes the leg kick and cracks The Strangler in the body.
Sheik throws a shot from downtown. The Strangler moves away and avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Sheik
enabling The Strangler to counter with a crisp jab.
The Strangler has a takedown stuffed.
The Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheik.
The Strangler dodges the punch combination from Sheik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Strangler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheik defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Strangler ducks under a wild hook from Sheik.
The Strangler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean The Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Strangler shoots for a double leg takedown but Sheik sprawls well. He's pushed The Strangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Strangler shoots in but no luck this time.
The Strangler drops his hands momentarily and Sheik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sheik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emerson Sheik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Sheik. Those never looked like landing.
Sheik throws a head kick that misses.
The Strangler tries to counter with a takedown but Sheik is quick to defend against it.
Sheik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Strangler feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sheik.
A head kick by Sheik misses

so The Strangler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sheik looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheik, not yet.

The Strangler stands up and waves to Sheik to follow him.
The Strangler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheik tries to avoid it but The Strangler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheik to the ground. Sheik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Strangler shoots in but Sheik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Strangler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sheik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Strangler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sheik manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sheik lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Strangler doesn't seem phased though.
Sheik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Strangler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sheik lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sheik as The Strangler shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Strangler's hands.
Sheik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

Sheik pushes The Strangler off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Sheik.
Sheik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sheik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Sheik dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sean The Strangler's cut.
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!

Sheik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Strangler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Strangler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sheik. Those never looked like landing.
The Strangler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Strangler dives in and grabs Sheik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sheik pushes down on The Strangler's head and hops out.
Sheik unleashes a big counter combination but The Strangler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sheik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Strangler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Strangler shoots in but Sheik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheik throws a right hand that The Strangler ducks under and follows up with a left that The Strangler also avoids with ease.
The Strangler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sheik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheik throws a series of punches but The Strangler moves out of range.
The Strangler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sheik sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Strangler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheik misses with a double jab
and The Strangler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Strangler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean The Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheik throws a lazy head kick

and The Strangler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sheik kicks off The Strangler and gets to his feet.
Sheik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheik is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sheik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Strangler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheik throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Strangler slips a jab and a cross from Sheik.
The Strangler dodges the punch combination from Sheik.
Sheik tries to bum rush The Strangler with a series of wild strikes but The Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheik scores with a head kick. The Strangler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sheik throws a shot from downtown. The Strangler moves away and avoids it.
The Strangler darts in looking for a takedown but Sheik gets double underhooks and turns The Strangler into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik throws a right and a left that The Strangler avoids nicely.
Sheik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Sheik tries to get set, The Strangler tries to push him back and clinch up but Sheik manages to avoid the attempt.
Sean The Strangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Strangler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheik.
The Strangler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sheik misses with the combination.
No luck for The Strangler with that takedown attempt.
Sheik throws a series of punches but The Strangler avoids them all with ease.
The Strangler slips a jab and a cross from Sheik.
Sheik misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Strangler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheik unleashes a big counter combination but The Strangler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sheik scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Strangler in his tracks.
Emerson Sheik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Strangler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheik lands with a kick to the temple. The Strangler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Strangler drops his hands momentarily and Sheik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sheik throws a lazy head kick

and The Strangler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Strangler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Sheik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sheik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Sheik!
Emerson Sheik is the new lightweight champion!