PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Shot
vs
Guy

162 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
32
115 lbs
16 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Guy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Shot avoids the head kick by Guy.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Guy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guy connects with a solid leg kick.

Shot has managed to clinch.

Shot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shot is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Shot blocks a head kick by Guy.
Shot is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Shot sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Shot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy lands with a slapping head kick.
Shot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shot lands a two punch combo.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Shot pushes him off.
Shot is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Guy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shot swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
An attempted straight right counter from Shot misses the target.
Shot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Shot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy throws a head kick that half lands.

Guy instigates a clinch.

Shot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shot misses with a straight left.
Shot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shot misses.
Shot scores with a jab to the body.
Shot misses with a looping right.
As Shot backs off Guy throws a huge counter combo but Shot manages to avoid it all.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Guy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shot loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Shot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shot throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.

Shot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guy up against the cage.
Shot scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shot tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.

Guy moves into the clinch successfully.

Shot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Shot.
Guy wants to clinch up but Shot keeps it at a distance.
Sebastian Shot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shot scores with a punch to the head.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shot.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a double jab
and Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shot is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Shot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice cross by Shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Shot throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.

Shot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Shot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shot throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Shot tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy thumps Shot with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guy.
Shot cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shot 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shot has Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Shot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guy misses the jab.
Shot tries to clinch up.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Guy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shot with a body shot.
Shot throws a front kick that sends Guy stumbling back into the cage.
Guy thumps Shot with a low kick.
Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Shot misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Shot misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guy! But no joy.
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sebastian Shot is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Shot lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
Shot throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot blocks a head kick by Guy.
Shot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shot misses with a body kick.
A big right from Shot misses.
As Shot backs off Guy throws a huge counter combo but Shot manages to avoid it all.
Shot tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Guy blocks the leg kick.
Shot throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Shot throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Shot lands with an overhand left.
Shot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shot tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Shot saw that one coming.
Guy fakes the leg kick and cracks Shot in the body.
Shot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guy can do to turn this around?
Shot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shot dodges the punch combination from Guy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shot jabs Guy to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Shot gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.

Shot breaks the clinch.
Shot avoids the head kick by Guy.
It looked like Shot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice jab there from Shot.
Shot shoots and misses
and Guy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a front kick.
Shot loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Shot moves out of range easily.
Shot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shot. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Shot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
A nice side step and Guy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guy. Shot shrugs it off though.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shot. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy avoids the body shot from Shot.
Shot throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.
Shot scores with a hook.
Guy misses with a double jab.
It looked like Shot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shot dips to his left and cracks Guy with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Guy as he checks the leg kick.

Guy gets caught flat footed, as Shot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Guy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Guy - that will leave a mark!

Shot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shot trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
Shot trying to mount his opponent but Guy defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Shot should have avoided that one.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shot scores with a one two! Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy looks to clinch
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Shot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shot.

Guy tries to keep at a distance but Shot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shot looking to slow down the pace here.

Shot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shot.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot connects with a body shot.
Shot thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shot misses with a hook to the body
and Guy counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy looks for the body kick but Shot saw that one coming.
Shot shoots in for a double leg but Guy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sly Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shot throws a body shot but no joy.
Shot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a left and a right that stings Shot.
Guy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Shot is rocked!
Shot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Shot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy throws a front kick aimed at Shot's knee but Shot avoids it well.
Sly Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guy is trying to defend but Shot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shot seems to have got his legs back now.
Shot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shot is trying to control the action in half guard but Guy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shot passes to full mount!
Guy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guy's face.
Shot controlling the pace for now.
Shot tries to control but Guy wriggling away.
Shot punching from mount but Guy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shot tries to control but Guy wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Shot jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Guy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Guy and Shot has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The referee asks Shot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shot prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shot wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Shot content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shot 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
Sebastian Shot took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.