PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimachaerus Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gannicus
vs
Shine

178 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimachaerus Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Shine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gannicus.
Dimachaerus Gannicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gannicus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Dimachaerus Gannicus has been cut.
Shine shoots in for a takedown but Gannicus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Shine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gannicus, pushing him back against the cage.

Shine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gannicus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shine dives in and grabs Gannicus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gannicus pushes down on Shine's head and hops out.
Gannicus misses the shot to the body.
As Gannicus backs off Shine throws a huge counter combo but Gannicus manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Shine.

Shine darts in and clinches Gannicus up against the cage.
Shine has Gannicus pressed against the cage, preventing Gannicus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gannicus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gannicus can't break the clinch.
Shine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gannicus wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Shine lands a knee to the body.
Shine lands a left hand.

Gannicus is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oh Gannicus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gannicus 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.
Shine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Shine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shine misses with a two punch combination.
Gannicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shine moves away.
Shine fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gannicus out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ivan Shine!
Our winner, Ivan Shine, 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.