PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes to the cage accompanied by Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Shephard has chosen You All Everybody as his entrance music. Hunter Gatherer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gatherer
vs
Shephard

195 cm
33
267 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

188 cm
33
245 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Shephard.
Gatherer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gatherer, as that shot connected.

It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Gatherer throws a sloppy head kick
and Shephard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shephard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shephard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gatherer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shephard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Shephard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatherer looks to land a body kick but Shephard moved away.
Shephard swings widly with a right hand
and Gatherer counters with a body kick.
Hunter Gatherer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephard checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gatherer.
Shephard tries to bum rush Gatherer with a series of wild strikes but Gatherer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shephard misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Shephard.
Gatherer thuds a left hand into Shephard's body.
Gatherer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shephard moves out of range as Gatherer throws a body kick.
Gatherer misses with a body shot.
Gatherer lands a head shot.
Gatherer misses with a body shot.
Shephard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatherer missing with a left hand there. Shephard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Shephard as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Shephard swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Shephard lands a head shot.
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!
Gatherer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shephard misses the jab.
Gatherer throws a body punch but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gatherer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shephard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shephard throws a good cross that connects.
Gatherer connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Gatherer.
Gatherer scores with a hook.
Gatherer looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
Shephard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatherer. Gatherer obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Gatherer saw that one coming.
Gatherer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shephard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gatherer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Gatherer.
Shephard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Shephard finds it's way through Gatherer's defenses.
Gatherer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatherer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shephard.
A big right from Shephard misses.
Gatherer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gatherer is looking to slow Shephard down with leg kicks.
Shephard misses the jab.
Shephard checks a low kick from Gatherer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a nice head kick!

That has opened up Jack Shephard's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatherer. That snapped Shephard's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer throws a leg kick but Shephard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shephard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gatherer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gatherer lands a nice shot that snaps Shephard's head back.
Shephard feints a jab promting Gatherer to slip. Shephard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gatherer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Gatherer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shephard throws a combination that misses
and Gatherer counters with a nice body shot.
Gatherer takes a swing at Shephard's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Shephard blocks the low kick.
Shephard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Shephard.
Gatherer misses with a right hand
and Shephard counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatherer throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatherer defending well as Shephard loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Gatherer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Gatherer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crunch! Gatherer slams his shin into Shephard's torso.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shephard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gatherer has got the better of the exchanges.
Gatherer thumps Shephard with a low kick.
Gatherer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatherer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gatherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shephard.
Gatherer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gatherer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shephard thuds a left hand into Gatherer's body.
Gatherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shephard can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatherer. Gatherer obviously looking to wear him down.
Gatherer misses with a leg kick
and Shephard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gatherer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shephard back to the cage. Gatherer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatherer lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer misses with a head kick.
Gatherer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shephard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gatherer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shephard lands a jab to the nose.
Shephard throws a series of punches but Gatherer moves out of range.
Shephard slips under a jab from Gatherer.
Despite the aggression on Shephard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shephard looks to land a right hand but Gatherer moved out of range.
Gatherer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shephard just manages to avoid it.
Shephard throws a looping overhand right but Gatherer ducks down to avoid it.
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer lands a right hook to the body.
Gatherer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Gatherer saw that one coming.
Gatherer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shephard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gatherer.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shephard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gatherer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shephard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shephard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatherer to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatherer.
Gatherer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
Shephard throws a hook but Gatherer avoids it easily.
Gatherer misses the shot to the body.
Hunter Gatherer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shephard. Gatherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatherer lands a front kick.
Shephard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shephard is breathing heavily.
Gatherer lands a really nice looking cross but Shephard seems unphased.

The cut above Jack Shephard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shephard misses with a double jab
and Gatherer counters with an inside leg kick.
Shephard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shephard's head.
Shephard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jack Shephard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shephard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatherer. That one must have hurt.
Gatherer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shephard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatherer lands a leg kick that knocks Shephard off balance momentarily.
Shephard moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatherer.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Gatherer avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatherer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shephard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shephard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gatherer avoids the body shot from Shephard.
Gatherer connects with a nice looking jab.
Shephard misses with a double jab
and Gatherer counters with an inside leg kick.
Shephard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatherer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gatherer.
Gatherer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatherer lands with a shot to the body.
Gatherer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Gatherer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gatherer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shephard back to the cage. Gatherer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gatherer lands with a cross.
Gatherer with a hook.
Gatherer avoids the body shot from Shephard.
Shephard scores with a one two! Gatherer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gatherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shephard's sensitive parts.
You can see that Shephard has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gatherer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shephard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Gatherer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Gatherer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Shephard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatherer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatherer.
Shephard blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Shephard misses.
Gatherer misses with a body shot.
Shephard swings widly with a right hand
and Gatherer counters with a right hand to the body.
Gatherer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Gatherer catches Shephard right on the button with a cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hunter Gatherer!
Our winner, Hunter Gatherer, 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.