PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Sheehy (ranked 7044 p4p, 503 weight class) and Nick Lassiter (ranked 5978 p4p, 474 weight class). Lassiter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You'll Never Walk Alone. On his way into the cage it seems that Ethan Sheehy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ethan Sheehy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sheehy
vs
Lassiter

168 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Lassiter!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lassiter.
Sheehy connects with a right hand. Lassiter shakes it off.
Sheehy throws a body punch but Lassiter moves out of range.
Sheehy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lassiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehy.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Lassiter with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Sheehy both land. Nice combination.
Sheehy lands with a shot to the body.
Sheehy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lassiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lassiter counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Lassiter misses.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lassiter avoids the body shot from Sheehy.
Lassiter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheehy is looking to wear down Lassiter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheehy lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheehy digs a good body shot into Lassiter's ribs.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Lassiter dodges the punch combination from Sheehy.
Lassiter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sheehy looks to land a left hand but Lassiter moved out of range nicely.
As Sheehy backs off Lassiter throws a huge counter combo but Sheehy manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy loads up on a big right hand but Lassiter slips the punch.
Sheehy scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Sheehy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lassiter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sheehy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sheehy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lassiter moves away.
Lassiter throws an off balance right hand
and Sheehy counters with an inside leg kick.
Lassiter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheehy.
Sheehy lunges at Lassiter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lassiter's hand.
Lassiter throws a right hand that Sheehy ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehy also avoids with ease.
Lassiter misses with a two punch combination.
Ethan Sheehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehy shoots in and drives through. Lassiter sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Lassiter. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy lands a head kick. Lassiter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sheehy connects with a high kick.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lassiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Lassiter does no damage.
Sheehy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lassiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lassiter slips under a jab from Sheehy.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheehy lands an overhand right.
Sheehy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lassiter momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lassiter.
Sheehy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lassiter slips a straight right by Sheehy.
Lassiter avoids the head kick by Sheehy.
Sheehy jabs at Lassiter's body.
Lassiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lassiter throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
Sheehy slips a jab and a cross from Lassiter.
Sheehy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lassiter avoids it.
Lassiter throws a right hand that Sheehy ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehy also avoids with ease.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Lassiter misses.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Sheehy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lassiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lassiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Sheehy avoids them all with ease.
Sheehy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Lassiter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Sheehy avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheehy misses the target.
Lassiter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lassiter misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lassiter.
Sheehy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sheehy slips a jab and a cross from Lassiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sheehy slips a jab and a cross from Lassiter.
Sheehy feints and then cracks Lassiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lassiter down.
Sheehy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lassiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehy.
Nick Lassiter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sheehy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lassiter's calf.
We've been informed that Lassiter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sheehy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lassiter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ethan Sheehy is winning the standup battle so far.
Lassiter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sheehy backs up against the cage.
Lassiter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sheehy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lassiter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lassiter momentarily.
Lassiter tries to move into range but Sheehy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sheehy eats them both and turns towards Lassiter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lassiter tries to bum rush Sheehy with a series of wild strikes but Sheehy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lassiter throws a combination that misses
and Sheehy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lassiter avoids the head kick by Sheehy.
Good leg kick by Sheehy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheehy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheehy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheehy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sheehy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lassiter counters with a one-two to the body.
Sheehy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sheehy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Sheehy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lassiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Lassiter. Those never looked like landing.
Sheehy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lassiter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheehy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sheehy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lassiter can do to turn this around?
Sheehy takes a swing at Lassiter's ribcage but misses.
Lassiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lassiter!
Sheehy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lassiter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lassiter.
Sheehy throws a body punch but Lassiter moves out of range.
Lassiter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sheehy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lassiter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sheehy cracks the inside of Lassiter's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sheehy.
Sheehy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lassiter slips under a jab.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Lassiter misses.
Sheehy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sheehy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Sheehy will probably get the nod.
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!

An inside leg kick lands from Sheehy.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lassiter is just out of range.
Lassiter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lassiter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheehy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lassiter scrambles back to his feet.
Sheehy slips a straight right by Lassiter.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Lassiter.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
Lassiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Sheehy.
Lassiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy misses with a body punch
and Lassiter counters with a left and a right that stings Sheehy.
Sheehy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lassiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehy scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lassiter.
Lassiter tries to bum rush Sheehy with a series of wild strikes but Sheehy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
A good leg kick by Sheehy.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Sheehy avoids them all with ease.
Sheehy misses with an uppercut.
Sheehy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sheehy cracks Lassiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheehy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sheehy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lassiter moves away.
Lassiter blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy throws a leg kick which misses Lassiter's front leg but catches the back leg as Lassiter tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lassiter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheehy.
Sheehy connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lassiter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lassiter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sheehy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lassiter unleashes a big counter combination but Sheehy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter throws a nice looking combination but Sheehy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lassiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lassiter doesn't seem bothered though.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Sheehy.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Sheehy moves out of range.
Nick Lassiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lassiter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheehy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sheehy scoring well with a low kick there.
Lassiter 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.
Sheehy misses the shot to the body.
Sheehy throws a head kick that Lassiter semi-blocks.
Sheehy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lassiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lassiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lassiter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheehy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lassiter moves away.
Sheehy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lassiters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lassiter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Lassiter is rocked!
Lassiter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehy cracks the inside of Lassiter's front leg.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheehy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Lassiter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sheehy works Lassiter's body with a nice hook.
Lassiter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ethan Sheehy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sheehy moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Sheehy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sheehy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Sheehy!