PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko's entrance music is 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . A fine choice. Feodor Shemelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shemelianenko
vs
Chick

184 cm
34
214 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

190 cm
34
220 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chick takes a swing at Shemelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Chick throws a leg kick
and Shemelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Chick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shemelianenko.
Chick throws a low kick but Shemelianenko avoids it.
Chick scores with a nice right hand.
Chick scores with a nice head shot.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick but Chick moves out of range.
Shemelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chick.
Shemelianenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shemelianenko looks to throw the jab but Chick is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chick. That's going to slow Shemelianenko down.
Chick throws a leg kick which misses Shemelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Shemelianenko tries to avoid it.
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chick throws an off balance right hand
and Shemelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko throws a lazy head kick
and Chick counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Chick connects with a high kick.
Chick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shemelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chick blocks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Chick misses.
Chick throws a leg kick
and Shemelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chick scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Chick. Those never looked like landing.
Chick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shemelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Shemelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shemelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shemelianenko feints and then cracks Chick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chick down.
Chick connects with the punch.
Chick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shemelianenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chick is able to avoid easily.
Shemelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shemelianenko checks a leg kick.
Chick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Chick as he connects with a hook.
Shemelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Chick moves out of range.
Chick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shemelianenko.
Chick connects with a solid leg kick.
Shemelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chick misses with an uppercut.
Chick lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Chick.
Chick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chick lands a jab to the nose.
Chick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Chick misses.
Shemelianenko missing with a left hand there. Chick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko missing with a left hand there. Chick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shemelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Chick is just out of range.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chick throws a leg kick but Shemelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Shemelianenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chick misses with a hook
and Shemelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shemelianenko looks to land a right hand but Chick moved out of range.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shemelianenko throws out a loose jab but Chick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Chick counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chick.
Shemelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chick tests Shemelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Chick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shemelianenko.
Chick throws a lazy uppercut
and Shemelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chick scores with a nice strike.
Shemelianenko misses with a leg kick.
Chick throws a jab when Shemelianenko was well out of range.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shemelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chick scores with a jab.
Shemelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Chick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chick just misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a chopping leg kick but Chick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shemelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Chick throws a hook but Shemelianenko blocks it.
Shemelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chick manages to avoid it.
Chick throws out a counter right but Shemelianenko avoids it with no problem.
Chick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Chick there.
Andy Chick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chick thows a leg kick but Shemelianenko checks it
and Shemelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Chick is rocked!

That has opened up Andy Chick's cut even more.
Chick tries to get into range but Shemelianenko steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Chick! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Shemelianenko scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Feodor Shemelianenko!
An out of breath Feodor Shemelianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.