PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sherman
vs
Low

180 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 St Petersburg, Ben Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ching Low!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Low looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Low displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Low misses with a head kick.
Sherman ducks right into an uppercut from Low.
Ching Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Low takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Low.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Low lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sherman throws a wild body kick that Low sees coming a mile off.
Low bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sherman's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Low darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Low lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Low.
Low blocks the body kick.
Low tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Low does no damage.
Low plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low misses with the combination.
Sherman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Low tries a head kick but it misses.
Low scores with a jab to the head.
Low avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Low moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
Low throws a head kick that misses.
Low dips to his left and cracks Sherman with an uppercut!
A jab from Low misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Low dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Low works the jab nicely.
Low pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Low misses with the combination.
Sherman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low scores with a jab. Sherman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low with a nice cross.
Low lands a lovely overhand right.
Low throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Low throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Low's corner calls for a 1-2. Low obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Low.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Sherman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Low 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.
Sherman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Low scores with a sloppy right hand. Sherman should have avoided that one.
Sherman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sherman ducks right into an uppercut from Low.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low throws a nice head kick!
Low lands a head kick. Sherman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Low lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sherman circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Low.
Low connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sherman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low lands a really nice looking cross but Sherman seems unphased.
A left lands for Low.
Low tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Low there.
Sherman walks into a stiff left hand from Low.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Low showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Sherman slips a jab and a cross from Low.
Low takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Low in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Low lands a lovely overhand right.
Low pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ching Low seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low lands with a kick to the temple. Sherman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Low throws a head kick that misses.
Low misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Low lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Low darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sherman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sherman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Low's corner calls for a 1-2. Low obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
Low jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Low throws a head kick that misses.
Low tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sherman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Low lands the left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sherman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Low tests Sherman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Low throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Low throws a head kick that Sherman semi-blocks.
Low goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sherman blocks a head kick by Low.
Sherman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ben Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Low displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Low comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Low 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ching Low!