PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Gideon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Gideon looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gideon
vs
Shewmaker

201 cm
28
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
289 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Gideon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shewmaker has managed to clinch.
Gideon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shewmaker smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Shewmaker.

Shewmaker closes the distance and clinches.
Shewmaker misses with a punch to the body.
Gideon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Oliver Gideon has been cut.
Shewmaker keeps control of Gideon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Shewmaker.
Gideon is breathing heavily.
Shewmaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gideon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shewmaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gideons head.
Shewmaker pushes Gideon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Oliver Gideon's cut is getting worse.
Shewmaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gideon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shewmaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shewmaker landing knees to the body.
Shewmaker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shewmaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shewmaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shewmaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker crunches a lovely knee into Gideon's ribcage.
Shewmaker lands an elbow inside that Gideon shrugs off.
A short right from Shewmaker on the inside.
Shewmaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shewmaker.
A short body shot lands from Shewmaker as the two fighters clinch.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the body.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gideon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shewmaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Shewmaker lands an elbow just above Gideon 's eye.

Oliver Gideon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker lands a nice elbow.

Gideon is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shewmaker obliges.
Oh Gideon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shewmaker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Oliver Gideon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Shewmaker!
Our winner, Frank Shewmaker, 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.