PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Shipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probong comes to the cage accompanied by Bodhi Mandala. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Probong
vs
Shipman

177 cm
24
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probong throws a head kick but Shipman moves out of range.
Shipman feints the counter takedown.
Probong ducks under a wild hook from Shipman.
Probong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probong feints and then cracks Shipman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shipman down.
Shipman throws the left hand but Probong avoids the punch easily.
Shipman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probong.
Shipman fails with a takedown attempt.
Probong throws a big counter combination but Shipman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman blocks a low kick nicely.
Shipman throws out a counter right but Probong avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Shipman does it's job there.

It looks like Sni Probong has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Probong but Probong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Probong is looking to chop away at Shipman's legs.
Shipman swings widly with a right hand
and Probong counters with a stiff right hand.
Probong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Shipman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shipman.
Shipman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shipman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probong staying out of range there.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipman moves away.
Shipman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong moves away from the strike by Shipman.
Probong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shipman if he has to take too many more of those.
Shipman shoots for a takedown but Probong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sni Probong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Shipman.
Shipman lands with a straight right. Probong didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipman. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Shipman misses.
And Probong counters with a quick kick to the body but Shipman blocks it.
Shipman misses with a straight right.
Probong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shipman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Probong finds it's way round the side to connect with Shipman's head.
Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Shipman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Probong's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Probong throws a sloppy body shot
and Shipman counters with a straight right hand.
Shipman shoots and misses
and Probong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Shipman with the counter takedown but Probong avoids it easily.
Probong throws a jab when Shipman was well out of range.
Shipman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Probong with a body shot.
Shipman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shipman staying out of range there.
Shipman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Probong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Shipman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Probong doesn't seem phased though.
Shipman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Probong as he jumps to the side.
Probong sizes up Shipman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Probong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shipman doesn't seem phased though.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shipman.
Shipman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Probong defends it well.

Shipman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Probong was covering up waiting for the punch and Shipman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Probong holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shipman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shipman wants to control from the top but Probong keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sni Probong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Probong misses with an uppercut. Shipman saw that one coming.
Probong lands a nice hook to Shipman's body. Shipman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Shipman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Probong sprawls well initially but Shipman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shipman prevents Probong from improving his position.
Shipman is looking to advance position but Probong won't allow it.
Shipman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shipman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shipman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong wants to get back to full guard.
Shipman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zero Tolerance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Shipman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Probong sees it coming and defends easily.
Shipman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shipman drops an elbow to the side of Probong's head.
Probong tries to roll over but Shipman keeps him under control.
Shipman passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Probong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shipman is looking to take a break and control but Probong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Shipman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shipman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman in side control, throwing shots but Probong defends.
Shipman working the strikes but Probong uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shipman lands a nice short elbow.
Shipman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shipman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shipman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shipman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Probong's head.
Probong is staying active underneath Shipman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong is trying to control but can't.
Probong is controlling Shipman's trapped leg to prevent Shipman from advancing to side control.
Probong is pressing down on Shipman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Probong is adopting a defensive guard.
Shipman postures up in Probong's guard and throws a big left but Probong blocks it.
Shipman works over Probong with some ground and pound from guard.
Probong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Probong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shipman is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shipman throws a big right hand that misses.
Shipman trying to control but Probong is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Probong, right into the meat.
Probong misses with a straight left.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipman was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Shipman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Probong throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shipman misses.
Shipman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Probong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Shipman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sni Probong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Probong lands with a straight right. Shipman didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Probong.
Shipman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Probong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shipman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shipman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Probong.
Shipman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Probong moves forwards but Shipman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman connects with a jab.
Probong takes a swing at Shipman's ribcage but misses.
And Shipman tries to counter it with a takedown but Probong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shipman avoids the body shot from Probong.
Probong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shipman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman throws a sloppy body shot
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Shipman avoids the head kick by Probong.

Shipman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shipman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shipman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shipman wants to take a breather but Probong is having none of it.
Shipman working the head and body with strikes.

Shipman seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shipman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shipman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Probong trying to control here.
Probong is looking for a sweep. Shipman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harold Shipman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shipman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Probong keeping hold of Shipman's head, controlling as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shipman thows a huge punch but Probong dodges it nicely.
Probong trying to control but Shipman postures up.
Shipman throwing shots but Probong is blocking nicely.
Probong wants to get back to full guard but Shipman has mounted him!
Probong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Shipman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Probong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Probong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shipman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Probong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shipman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Probong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shipman working the body and head with strikes.
Shipman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shipman misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shipman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Probong!
Shipman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Probong because Shipman loaded up on that one.
Probong is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Shipman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shipman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Shipman!
Harold Shipman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.