PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 713 p4p, 88 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 597 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bastard
vs
Shelby

190 cm
24
162 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

176 cm
27
155 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby slips a jab from Bastard.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
Bastard lands with a cross.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Shelby avoids them all with ease.
Bastard takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shelby doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastard takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby scores with a jab.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shelby slips a jab from Bastard.
A jab lands there for Bastard.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard throws a poor cross that misses
and Shelby counters with a right hand to the body.
Bastard takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shelby throws the left hand but Bastard avoids the punch easily.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bastard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Shelby slips under a jab from Bastard.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Shelby has closed the distance and engaged Bastard in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Shelby.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby tries a body shot but Bastard blocks it.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Bastard tries to circle away but Shelby has him pinned against the cage.
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Bastard's head.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shelby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bastard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shelby can turn it around.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shelby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby digs a right hand into Bastard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bastard's gas tank.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard misses with a hook
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelby scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastard should have avoided that one.
Shelby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shelby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelby connects with a body shot.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A decent looking cross lands there for Shelby.

Shelby rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
Shelby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shelby tries a body shot but Bastard blocks it.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling him.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shelby is working Bastard over against the cage.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Shelby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bastard tries to break free but Shelby pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Shelby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Shelby tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
A short left from Shelby.
Tommy Shelby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Shelby.

Bastard is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Shelby.
Bastard digs a right hand underneath Shelby's ribcage. Shelby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
Shelby pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Shelby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling the position.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bastard wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
Shelby tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Shelby.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bastard.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Shelby prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shelby tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Shelby.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bastard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Shelby.
A right hand to the body from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby lands a hook that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
A short uppercut from Shelby.
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!
Shelby lands a hook that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby lands a body punch.
Bastard misses with some punches.

Shelby drops Bastard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bastard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bastard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Shelby.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastard defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Shelby rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shelby lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bastard to his knees! Shelby keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shelby!