PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draffli Teutegros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shutter
vs
Teutegros

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

195 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Warrior Suplements
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Shutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draffli Teutegros!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutter misses with a left hand

and Teutegros counters by moving into the clinch.

Shutter breaks the clinch.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter lands a jab to the head.
Shutter misses with a hook
and Teutegros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shutter lands with a straight right. Teutegros didn't see that one coming.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Teutegros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shutter stalks Teutegros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teutegros's face. Teutegros staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shutter keeps the fight on the outside.
Teutegros is looking to clinch but Shutter is avoiding it.
Shutter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teutegros misses with a two punch combination.
Shutter scores with a jab to the body.
Shutter throws a hook but Teutegros blocks it.
Shutter throws a combination that misses

and Teutegros counters by clinching up.
Teutegros misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teutegros has Shutter pressed against the cage, preventing Shutter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teutegros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teutegros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shutter tries to circle away but Teutegros has him pinned against the cage.
Shutter is trying to push Teutegros away but Teutegros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shutter is trying to break the clinch but Teutegros is controlling him.
Teutegros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teutegros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shutter backwards.
Shutter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teutegros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shutter can't break the clinch.
Shutter is trying to break the clinch but Teutegros is controlling him.
Shutter blocks a body shot from Teutegros.
Teutegros lands a body punch.
Shutter working hard to break the clinch.
Shutter is trying to force a seperation but Teutegros has the dominant position.

Teutegros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teutegros is looking to clinch but Shutter is avoiding it.
Teutegros wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Teutegros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teutegros is looking to clinch but Shutter is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Teutegros scores with a nice head shot.
Shutter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teutegros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teutegros avoids the body shot from Shutter.
Teutegros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teutegros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teutegros throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter swings for the body but Teutegros moves out of range.
Teutegros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Teutegros avoids them all with ease.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Teutegros avoids it well.
Shutter misses with a hook
and Teutegros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shutter looks to land a right hand but Teutegros moved out of range.
Teutegros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Billy Shutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Shutter.
Shutter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shutter throws a lazy uppercut
and Shutter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shutter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Teutegros counter with a right hand.
Shutter is breathing heavily.
Shutter misses with a lunging right hand
and Teutegros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter misses with a double jab
and Teutegros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutter takes a swing at Teutegros's ribcage but misses.
Shutter misses with a combination
and Teutegros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Teutegros has closed the distance and engaged Shutter in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teutegros has Shutter pressed against the cage, preventing Shutter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teutegros can't find room to land a body shot as Shutter controls the action.

Teutegros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shutter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shutter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Teutegros counters with a nice uppercut.
Shutter keeps the fight on the outside.
Teutegros is looking to clinch.
Shutter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shutter throws a right hand that misses

and Teutegros moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shutter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teutegros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shutters head.
Shutter working hard to break the clinch.
Shutter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Shutter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Teutegros slips under a jab from Shutter.
Shutter misses with a double jab.
Teutegros wants to clinch.
Shutter misses with a lunging right hand
and Teutegros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teutegros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teutegros lands a jab-cross combination.
Teutegros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Teutegros dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Shutter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teutegros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teutegros 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.
Teutegros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teutegros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teutegros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shutter throws out the jab.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teutegros circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teutegros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teutegros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shutter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Billy Shutter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter walks into a jab.
Billy Shutter is winning the standup battle so far.
Shutter needs to keep his hands up - Teutegros had a free shot at his head there.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Teutegros avoids it well.
Shutter throws a nice looking combination but Teutegros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teutegros avoids the body shot from Shutter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teutegros moves out of range as Shutter strikes.
Shutter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teutegros counters with a straight right hand.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teutegros connects with a right hand. Shutter shakes it off.
Teutegros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Teutegros scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Teutegros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teutegros. Shutter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Teutegros scores with a three punch combo!
Teutegros wants to clinch.
Shutter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Teutegros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teutegros tries to clinch up.
Teutegros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Teutegros moves out of range.
A combination from Teutegros does no damage.
Shutter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shutter swings widly with a right hand
and Teutegros counters with a three punch combo that has Shutter backing up. Shutter nods at Teutegros to acknowledge the strikes.
Teutegros is looking to clinch.
Shutter misses with an uppercut. Teutegros saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Teutegros.
Shutter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shutter misses with a body shot
and Teutegros counters with a one-two to the body.
Teutegros tries to clinch up.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Teutegros avoids them all with ease.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teutegros lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teutegros throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Teutegros misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Teutegros.
Shutter missing with a left hand there. Teutegros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shutter misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teutegros counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teutegros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shutter.
Shutter misses with a hook.
Shutter throws a right hand that misses
and Teutegros counters with a nice uppercut.
Teutegros is looking to clinch but Shutter is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Draffli Teutegros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Teutegros tries to clinch up.
Shutter ducks under a wild hook from Teutegros.
Shutter stalks Teutegros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teutegros's face. Teutegros staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Teutegros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutter takes a swing at Teutegros's ribcage but misses.
Teutegros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teutegros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teutegros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shutter misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shutter looks to land a left hand but Teutegros moved out of range nicely.
Teutegros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutter throws a right hand that Teutegros ducks under and follows up with a left that Teutegros also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter throws out a loose jab but Teutegros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teutegros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teutegros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Teutegros looks to land a combination. Shutter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shutter lands with a good body shot.
Teutegros slips a jab from Shutter.
Teutegros lands with a nice body punch.
Teutegros connects with a nice looking jab.
Shutter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shutter misses with a double jab
and Teutegros counters with a nice uppercut.
Teutegros feints a jab promting Shutter to slip. Teutegros then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shutter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Teutegros avoids them all with ease.
Teutegros moves in looking to clinch but Shutter pushes him off.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Teutegros - just one landing.
Teutegros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutter throws a poor cross that misses
and Teutegros counters with a left to the body.
Shutter tries to bum rush Teutegros with a series of wild strikes but Teutegros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teutegros slips under a jab from Shutter.
Teutegros pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shutter back to the cage. Teutegros follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shutter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teutegros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch but Shutter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teutegros wants to clinch.

Teutegros closes the distance and pushes Shutter back into the cage.
Shutter is trying to break the clinch but Teutegros is controlling him.
Teutegros misses with a punch to the body.
Teutegros lands a shoulder strike.
Teutegros misses with a punch to the body.
Teutegros lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Teutegros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter drops his hands momentarily and Teutegros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teutegros tries to clinch there but Shutter circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teutegros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutter keeps the fight on the outside.
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Shutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Shutter lands an overhand right.
Shutter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shutter throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Teutegros to counter with a crisp jab.
Teutegros lands a jab to Shutter's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Shutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Teutegros.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch but Shutter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teutegros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shutter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Draffli Teutegros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teutegros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draffli Teutegros!