PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Bandito (ranked 5217 p4p, 6566 weight class) and Kris Shumway (ranked 417 p4p, 456 weight class). Kris Shumway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bandito
vs
Shumway

172 cm
18
147
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
151
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juanito Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Shumway!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shumway scores with a hook to the body. Bandito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bandito has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WILLY WONKA'S CANDY FACTORY in the buildup to the fight.
Bandito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shumway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shumway lands a jab to the head.
Shumway lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Shumway blocks the leg kick.
Shumway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shumway slips a straight right by Bandito.
Shumway slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Shumway.
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!
Shumway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bandito is rocked!
Shumway throws a hook to the side of Bandito's head but Bandito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shumway lands a glancing blow to the side of Bandito's head.
Oh Bandito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shumway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bandito counters with an outside leg kick.
Shumway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandito seems to have got his legs back now.
Shumway lands with a nice body punch.
Bandito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shumway is out of range and Bandito settles back down.
Shumway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shumway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shumway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandito.
Shumway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandito throws a head kick but Shumway moves out of range.
Shumway lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shumway throws a big shot that misses.
Bandito tries to land a front kick but Shumway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Shumway misses.
Shumway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shumway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shumway moves away from the strike by Bandito.
Shumway with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Bandito.
A jab from Shumway finds it's way through Bandito's defenses.
Bandito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shumway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bandito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bandito throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shumway misses with a straight right.
Bandito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shumway.
Shumway lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Shumway.
Shumway moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been informed that Shumway has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bandito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandito tries to land a leg kick but Shumway saw it coming and moves away.
Bandito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shumway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shumway thuds a left hand into Bandito's body.
Bandito loads up on a big right hand but Shumway slips the punch.
Shumway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandito was well out of range. Poor timing from Shumway.
Bandito takes one to the chin there.
Shumway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shumway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shumway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shumway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shumway thuds a left hand into Bandito's body.
Bandito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shumway scores with a body shot.
Shumway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shumway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shumway scores with a hook to the body. Bandito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shumway lands a body shot.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
Bandito throws a lazy right hand but Shumway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kris Shumway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shumway feints a jab promting Bandito to slip. Shumway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bandito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shumway is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bandito rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes one to the side of the head.
Bandito tries to move into range but Shumway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bandito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandito throws a hook but Shumway blocks it.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandito throws the kick towards the body but Shumway avoids it.
Shumway digs a good hook to Bandito's body.
Shumway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandito manages to avoid it.
Shumway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandito misses the target.
Shumway cracks Bandito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bandito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shumway drops Bandito with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bandito! Shumway dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Shumway!