PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fergal O Shaunnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zat Sebastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

O Shaunnessy
vs
Sebastos

187 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Venom Combat Sports

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fergal O Shaunnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zat Sebastos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastos misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by O Shaunnessy's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sebastos ducks right into an uppercut from O Shaunnessy.
O Shaunnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Sebastos is looking for the big counter here.
O Shaunnessy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sebastos throws out a loose jab but O Shaunnessy uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Shaunnessy stuns Sebastos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sebastos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

O Shaunnessy closes the distance and clinches.
O Shaunnessy is trying to break the clinch but Sebastos has him pressed against the ropes.
O Shaunnessy tries to break the clinch but Sebastos is controlling the position.

Sebastos manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shaunnessy misses with a few strikes there.
O Shaunnessy defending well as Sebastos loads up on a big left hand.

O Shaunnessy staggers Sebastos with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sebastos looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Shaunnessy punishes Sebastos's body with a nice straight punch.
Sebastos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Shaunnessy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sebastos.
O Shaunnessy misses with a head kick.

O Shaunnessy takes the fight into the clinch.

Sebastos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Shaunnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Sebastos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O Shaunnessy lands a body shot.
O Shaunnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sebastos.
O Shaunnessy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sebastos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sebastos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Shaunnessy.
O Shaunnessy looks for the body kick but Sebastos saw that one coming.
Donk. O Shaunnessy catches Sebastos right on the button with a cross.
O Shaunnessy lands a nice hook to Sebastos's body. Sebastos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Shaunnessy connects with a body shot.
Sebastos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Sebastos is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. O Shaunnessy engages and cracks Sebastos with a massive lead left hook - Sebastos tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! O Shaunnessy is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fergal O Shaunnessy!
In defeat, Zat Sebastos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well not much ya can do bout dat'.