PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seemah Feet (ranked 426 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 65 p4p, 249 weight class). Feet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Footsteps (Go Higher). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Feet
vs
Shutes

178 cm
27
178
11 - 5 - 0

182 cm
30
177
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seemah Feet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feet misses with a looping left.
Feet has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shutes scores with a hook to the body. Feet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shutes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Feet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Feet counters with an inside leg kick.
Feet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shutes throws a leg kick
and Feet counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shutes, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shutes checks a leg kick.
Shutes just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes thuds his right hand into Feet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shutes motions for Feet to come forward. Shutes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Feet misses its intended target.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shutes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Feet. That did some damage!
Shutes scores with a jab.
Feet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Feet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shutes moves away from the strike by Feet.
Shutes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Feet misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes looks to throw the jab but Feet is out of range.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feet was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Shutes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Feet's hands.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Feet.
Feet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Feet - just one landing.
Feet walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feet swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good exchange - Feet coming out on top.
Shutes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Feets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shutes throws a body shot but no joy.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Feet misses with a straight left.
Feet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily.
Feet tries to counter by clinching up but Shutes breaks away and moves out of range.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Shutes scoring well with a low kick there.
Feet throws a low kick but Shutes moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a kick to the body.
Shutes scores with a three punch combo!
Feet scores with a hook.
Shutes scores with a one two! Feet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shutes misses with a leg kick.
Shutes thuds his shin into the meat of Feet's side.
Shutes misses the shot to the body.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feet was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Shutes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Feet avoids the head kick by Shutes.
Feet half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Feet.
Shutes wants to slow Feet down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Feet misses its target.
Feet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Shutes.
Feet moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Feet.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shutes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet with a nice cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Feet might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shutes scores with a spinning back kick!
Wesley Shutes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutes with a hook.
Shutes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shutes punishes Feet's body with a nice straight punch.
Shutes throws a leg kick that misses.
Shutes scores with a decent looking hook.
Shutes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Feet.
We've been informed that Shutes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Feet scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet takes one to the side of the head.
Feet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes scores with a sloppy right hand. Feet should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick from Feet.
Shutes scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutes. Feet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feet scoring well with a low kick there.
Shutes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes misses with a leg kick
and Feet counters with a straight right hand.
Feet moves out of range of the leg kick from Shutes.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily.
Shutes defending well as Feet loads up on a big left hand.
Feet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feet throws a body shot but no joy.
Shutes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab from Shutes.
Danga de danga de dang - Shutes scores with a four punch combination!
Feet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet misses with a straight left.
Shutes cracks Feet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shutes throws a head kick that Feet semi-blocks.
Shutes tries to land a leg kick but Feet saw it coming and moves away.
Feet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutes throws a leg kick which misses Feet's front leg but catches the back leg as Feet tries to avoid it.
Feet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shutes lands a body shot.
A low kick from Shutes is predictable there
and Feet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Shutes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shutes misses with a straight right.
Feet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shutes manages to circle out of the way.
Feet misses with a shot to the body
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Feet.
Feet just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes misses with an uppercut
letting Feet counter with a right hand.
Feet misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes misses with a low kick as Feet jumps back.
Shutes staying out of range there.
Shutes is looking for the big counter here.
Feet looks to throw the jab but Shutes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Feet checks a leg kick nicely.
Feet needs to keep his hands up - Shutes had a free shot at his head there.
Feet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shutes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shutes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Feet misses its intended target.
Shutes throws a looping overhand right but Feet ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Feet as he checks the leg kick.
Feet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shutes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seemah Feet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet throws a head kick that misses
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shutes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shutes throws a low kick but Feet moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Shutes misses.
Feet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feet.
Feet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Shutes finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily.
It looked like Feet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shutes.
Shutes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Feet doesn't seem bothered though.
Shutes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Feet doesn't seem bothered though.
Feet throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Feet blocks the leg kick.
Feet avoids the body shot from Shutes.
Feet checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Shutes misses the body punch
and Feet counters with a stiff right hand.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Feet misses with a leg kick
and Shutes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shutes lands with a slapping head kick.
Feet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Feet takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Feet backing away here, and Shutes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Feet thows a leg kick but Shutes checks it
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Feet takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shutes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
Wesley Shutes thanked the fans post fight for their support.