PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunt Andreas (ranked 4877 p4p, 5791 weight class) and Curtis Sheppard (ranked 562 p4p, 606 weight class). Andreas's entrance music is Gikk i Bakken. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Andreas
vs
Sheppard

190 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunt Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppard lands a body shot.
A combination from Andreas does no damage.
Sheppard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sheppard cracks Andreas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sheppard swings for the body but Andreas moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Andreas misses its target.
Sheppard lands a jab to Andreas's midsection.
Andreas misses the shot to the body.
Sheppard connects with a right hand. Andreas shakes it off.
Andreas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andreas connects with a looping right hand.
Sheppard swings for the body but Andreas moves out of range.
Sheppard misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheppard misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sheppard blocks the leg kick.
Andreas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Andreas
and Sheppard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard misses with a straight left.
Sheppard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheppard throws out a loose jab but Andreas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheppard scores with a jab. Andreas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sheppard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sheppard lands a glancing blow to the side of Andreas's head.
Decent striking displayed by Sheppard there.
That kick from Andreas tenderised Sheppard's leg. Sheppard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sheppard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andreas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andreas cracks Sheppard with a good jab.

It looks like Curtis Sheppard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreas misses with a hook.
Andreas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sheppard to counter with a crisp jab.
Andreas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreas throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheppard misses the target.
Sheppard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andreas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheppard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Andreas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Andreas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheppard throws out the jab.
Andreas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andreas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheppard throws out the jab.
Sheppard misses with a body shot.
Sheppard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andreas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andreas misses with a looping right.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
Andreas slips a jab from Sheppard.
Sheppard misses with a straight right.
Andreas misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheppard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheppard throws a lazy right hand but Andreas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andreas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sheppard looks to throw the jab but Andreas is out of range.
Andreas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sheppard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Sheppard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Sheppard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Andreas walks into a jab.
Sheppard lands with a good body shot.
Curtis Sheppard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheppard throws a hook to the side of Andreas's head but Andreas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andreas throws the kick towards the body but Sheppard avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sheppard misses.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut. Andreas saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Andreas misses the target.
Sheppard cracks a nice hook into Andreas's ribs.
Andreas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sheppard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andreas looks to throw the jab but Sheppard is out of range.
Sheppard misses with a straight left.
Andreas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard misses with a straight left.
Sheppard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheppard scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreas tried to score with a low kick but Sheppard checks it.
Andreas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheppard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andreas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreas.
Nice shot by Sheppard.
Sheppard moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andreas.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
Sheppard cracks Andreas with a good jab.
A jab from Andreas misses.
Andreas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheppard moves away.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut
and Andreas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheppard lands a body shot.
Andreas misses the shot to the body.
Andreas misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheppard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andreas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sheppard in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheppard scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Andreas catches Sheppard right on the button with a cross.

Sheppard is rocked!
Sheppard throws a shot from downtown. Andreas moves away and avoids it.
Sheppard is still on wobbly legs! Can Andreas finish him?
Sheppard looks to land a right hand but Andreas moved out of range.
Sheppard seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard looks to throw the jab but Andreas is out of range.
Sheppard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andreas's hands.
Sheppard throws out a powerful jab.
Andreas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andreas blocks a jab.
Sheppard scores with a nice right hand.
Andreas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppard.
Andreas tried to score with a low kick but Sheppard checks it.
Sheppard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andreas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andreas blocks a jab.
Sheppard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andreas.
That kick from Andreas tenderised Sheppard's leg. Sheppard is trying to keep his angry face on.

Andreas lands a big right hand that sends Sheppard crashing to the mat! Andreas stays standing though and waves Sheppard back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheppard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andreas doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andreas.
Andreas throws a nice looking combination but Sheppard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheppard misses with a hook
and Andreas counters with a big right hand! Oh Sheppard is in trouble here! Andreas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunt Andreas!
A very excited looking Kunt Andreas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.