PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Shaman's Dream as his entrance music. 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.

Churchill
vs
Shaman

170 cm
30
165 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

182 cm
29
168 lbs
19 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Churchill clinches with his opponent.
Shaman blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Churchill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill lands a right hand.
Churchill tries to work over Shaman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill tries a body shot but Shaman blocks it.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaman.
Shaman prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Churchill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Churchill.
Churchill is working Shaman over against the cage.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Shaman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Shaman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Shaman fails to land.
Shaman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Churchill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaman's elbow.
Churchill blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shaman fails to land.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shaman fails to land.
Churchill blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaman.
Shaman throws a head punch that misses.
Shaman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Churchill tries to work over Shaman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaman.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Shaman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shaman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman prevents a body shot from Churchill.

Shaman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaman throws a front kick that sends Churchill stumbling back into the cage.
Shaman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaman throws a low kick but Churchill avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a straight right.

Churchill darts in and clinches Shaman up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaman taking a breather.
Shaman jumps guard but Churchill stands there with Shaman around his waist. Shaman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Shaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman scores with a nice hook to the head.

Shaman manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Churchill. That snapped Shaman's head back.
Shaman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaman swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill misses with a leg kick
and Shaman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Winston Churchill will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shaman slips a straight right by Churchill.

Churchill clinches.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill tries a body shot but Shaman blocks it.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but Churchill has him pressed against the cage.
Shaman lands a left hand.
Churchill is leaning against Shaman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman missing with knees to the body.
Shaman misses with a body punch.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
Churchill lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Shaman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Churchill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shaman misses with the head strike.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shaman is breathing heavily.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Shaman's head.
Churchill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Churchill.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaman.
Shaman blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Shaman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Churchill - that landed with a thud.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
Churchill tries to work over Shaman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill digs a right hand underneath Shaman's ribcage. Shaman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill blocks a body shot from Shaman.
Churchill has Shaman pressed against the cage, preventing Shaman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Shaman's head.
Shaman lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaman.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill pushes Shaman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churchill lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman presses Churchill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Churchill.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Churchill.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaman.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaman trying to land knees to the body.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Shaman blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaman's elbow.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Winston Churchill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
Shaman has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaman can do to turn this around?
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.

Shaman breaks from the clinch.
Churchill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Churchill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaman counters with an inside leg kick.

Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Churchill smiles and moves away.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Churchill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shaman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaman misses with a hook.
Churchill lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Churchill lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Churchill.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Churchill with a body shot.
Churchill misses with a looping right.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Churchill.
Churchill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Churchill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaman.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaman misses.
Shaman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Shaman is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Blind Shaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Churchill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Churchill blocks a body shot from Shaman.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Shaman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Churchill walks away with a smile on his face. Shaman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Churchill scores with a shot to the body.
Churchill with a nice cross.
Shaman is still on wobbly legs! Can Churchill finish him?
Churchill cracks Shaman with a hook to the temple - Shaman is on wobbly legs here! Churchill swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shaman falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Churchill wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.