PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheilds might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scars - Papa Roach. Steroidi has chosen Michael Jackson - Billie Jean as his entrance music. Anabolinen Steroidi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sheilds
vs
Steroidi

179 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
166 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds wants to slow Steroidi down by chopping away at his legs.

Sheilds gets caught flat footed, as Steroidi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Steroidi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sheilds manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steroidi has Sheilds in his guard.
Sheilds throwing strikes from guard but Steroidi blocks nicely.
Steroidi has his hands on Sheilds's head, controlling the position.

Sheilds stands and steps away. Steroidi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sheilds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheilds misses with a looping right.
Steroidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheilds.
Sheilds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steroidi.
Sheilds tries to work over Steroidi's front leg with a kick but Steroidi checks it.
Sheilds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheilds throws a hook but Steroidi blocks it.
Steroidi throws a nice looking combination but Sheilds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steroidi throws a hook but Sheilds blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds throws a hook but Steroidi blocks it.
A big right from Sheilds misses.
Steroidi lands a jab.
Steroidi slips under a jab.
Sheilds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi has been cut.
Steroidi throws a right and a left that Sheilds avoids nicely.
Sheilds misses with a straight left.
Sheilds throws a lazy right hand but Steroidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheilds misses with a low kick.
Sheilds throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sheilds.
Sheilds looks to land a left hand but Steroidi moved out of range nicely.
Steroidi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mike Sheilds has been cut.
A big left from Sheilds misses.
Sheilds sizes up Steroidi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sheilds scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Steroidi avoids the head kick by Sheilds.
The fighters circling - Sheilds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steroidi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Steroidi as he checks the leg kick.
Steroidi walks into a stiff left hand from Sheilds.
Sheilds tries to clinch but Steroidi is having none of it.
Sheilds loads up on a big right hand but Steroidi slips the punch.
Sheilds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steroidi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheilds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steroidi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steroidi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mike Sheilds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheilds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steroidi ducks under a wild hook from Sheilds.
Steroidi walks into a jab.
Sheilds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Steroidi counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Sheilds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheilds throws a shot from downtown. Steroidi moves away and avoids it.
Sheilds looks to land a left hand but Steroidi moved out of range nicely.
Sheilds tries to clinch up.
Steroidi checks a leg kick.
Sheilds tries a low kick but Steroidi avoids it.
Steroidi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheilds.
Steroidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheilds.
Sheilds thows a leg kick but Steroidi checks it
and Steroidi counters with a left to the body.
Steroidi checks a low kick from Sheilds.
Steroidi lands the left hand.
Sheilds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheilds throws a hook but Steroidi blocks it.
Steroidi avoids the head kick by Sheilds.
Sheilds tries to clinch there but Steroidi circles away.
Sheilds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds darts in trying to clinch

and Steroidi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sheilds wants to get back to his feet.
Sheilds is not content to let Steroidi control the position.
Sheilds wants to get back to his feet.
Steroidi is keen to just control but Sheilds is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheilds is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steroidi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steroidi's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Sheilds will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steroidi looks to land a combination but Sheilds avoids it well.
Sheilds looks to land a left hand but Steroidi moved out of range nicely.
Sheilds misses the jab.

Sheilds tries to sprawl but Steroidi drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Steroidi wants to work for an arm triangle but Sheilds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sheilds is trying to stand up here but Steroidi is controlling him well.
Sheilds is trying to get back to full guard.
Steroidi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheilds is staying active underneath Steroidi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steroidi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steroidi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheilds keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheilds defending well though.
Sheilds trying to control but Steroidi postures up.

Steroidi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steroidi is keen to just control but Sheilds is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steroidi prevents Sheilds from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheilds manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheilds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sheilds is trying to control the position but Steroidi postures up.
Steroidi advances position into side control!

Steroidi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds tries to improve position but can't.

Steroidi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sheilds is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Steroidi yanks on the arm and Sheilds is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Steroidi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anabolinen Steroidi!