PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! He Me is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shine
vs
Me

190 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucius Shine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Me!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shine looks for a takedown but Me sprawls well.
Shine misses with a takedown attempt - Me sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Me dodges the punch combination from Shine.
Me displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucius Shine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine tries for a takedown but Me sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Me throws a leg kick which misses Shine's front leg but catches the back leg as Shine tries to avoid it.

Me gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Me.
Shine takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Lucius Shine has been cut.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Shine's ribcage.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shine is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me landing knees to the head.
Me working Shine over with knees to the body.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Shine's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Me.
Shine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Me.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Me.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Me obliges.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me lands a knee to the head.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me tries to land a knee to the head but Shine blocks with his arms.
Shine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Me avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me is pressed up against the cage. Shine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Me down to the mat. Me avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Me.
Shine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Me.
Me lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shine will feel that in the morning.
Me connects with a solid leg kick.
Shine shoots in for a double leg but Me sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Me.
Me with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shine.
Me slaps away a takedown attempt from Shine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shine takes a kick to the side of the head.

Shine tries to keep at a distance but Me has taken the fight into the clinch.
Me working Shine over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shine looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me lands an elbow just above Shine 's eye.
Shine can't get the takedown.
Me using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me lands a damaging elbow.
Shine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shine goes for a takedown attempt but Me pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me throws a leg kick which misses Shine's front leg but catches the back leg as Shine tries to avoid it.
Me keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Me lands but Shine takes it in his stride.
He Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Me feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shine's calf.
Shine 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.
Me throws a head kick that misses.
Shine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Me.
Me thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shine if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Me, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Me - that will leave a mark!
Me connects with a high kick.
Me tries to clinch there but Shine circles away.
Me throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine misses with a hook.
Me lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shine.
Shine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shine 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Me moves into the clinch.
Shine tries for a takedown but Me manages to get underhooks.
Me landing knees to the head.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Shine won't want to take too many of those.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me scores a nice knee to the body.
Shine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Me gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shine can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Me dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucius Shine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Me fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Me connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Me throws a leg kick but Shine checks it.
Me wants to clinch up but Shine keeps it at a distance.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me scores with a head kick.
Me dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shine. That did some damage!
Shine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Me tries to avoid it but Shine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Me to the ground. Me escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shine shoots in looking for a takedown. Me tries to sprawl out of it but Shine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Me manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Me lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shine tries for a takedown but Me sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucius Shine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Me clinches up with Shine and pushes him back against the cage.
Me landing knees to the body.
Me lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Me is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A knee to the head by Me.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shine. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shine tries to score a body lock takedown but Me shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Me creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shine's defenses.
Shine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Me is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Me with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me is pressed up against the cage. Shine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Me down to the mat. Me avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Me!
A punch combination from Shine misses.

Me has taken the fight to the clinch.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Me prevents it.
Shine being controlled against the cage.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
He Me seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me prevents a takedown attempt there.
Me connects with a knee to the head.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shine's face.
Shine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Me pulls his leg out and moves away.
Me is looking to slow Shine down with leg kicks.
Shine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shine shoots in looking for a takedown. Me tries to sprawl out of it but Shine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Me manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Me circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Me. That's going to slow Shine down.
Shine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Me sprawls well. Me wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shine gets slowly back to his feet.

Me clinches up with Shine and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Me.
Me using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Me stops a takedown attempt from Shine.
Shine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shine goes for a takedown attempt but Me pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Me lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shine misses with a body shot.
Shine just misses with a punch to the body.
Shine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Me turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Me throws a nice outside leg kick.
He Me seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Me lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Me scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine fails with a takedown attempt.
Me dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shine. That did some damage!
Me fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shine.
Shine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Me looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shine shoots in but no luck this time.
Me lands a front kick.
Shine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Me lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shine takes a step back to recover.

Me has Shine up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Me lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me lands a good knee to the midsection. Shine won't want to take too many of those.
Me's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Me landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Me showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucius Shine's cut.
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.

Me lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck for Shine with that takedown attempt.
Me fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by Me misses

and Shine counters with a shoot takedown. Me fights it but they end up in guard.
Shine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shine throwing strikes from guard but Me blocks nicely.
Shine tries to free his leg and advance position but Me is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Me working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shine.
Shine throws and elbow that misses. Me uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shine's guard. Nice move by Me!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Me is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Me wants to control from the top but Shine keeps moving.
He Me is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shine uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lucius Shine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shine looks to score with a jab to the body but Me is just out of range.
A left lands for Shine.
Horrible takedown by Shine or perhaps it was just good defense by Me which made him look bad.
Shine has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucius Shine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me throws a nice outside leg kick.
Me scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Me thumps Shine with a low kick.
Me throws a quick inside leg kick.
Me connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Me feints and then cracks Shine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shine down.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Shine pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shine is defended easily by Me.

Shine gets tackled into the cage by Me. Me maintains the clinch.
Lucius Shine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Me.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to He Me.
I've got Me winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Me!