PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Giovanni
vs
Shardlow

186 cm
28
199 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
199 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Giovanni as he checks the leg kick.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shardlow slips under a jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Shardlow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shardlow thumps Giovanni with a low kick.
Shardlow lands with a nice body punch.
Giovanni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shardlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shardlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shardlow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giovanni is able to avoid easily.
Shardlow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giovanni is able to avoid easily.
Shardlow staying out of range there.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut
and Shardlow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Shardlow.
Giovanni checks a low kick from Shardlow.
Giovanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shardlow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giovanni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shardlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giovanni checks a leg kick.
Shardlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shardlow lands a front kick.
Giovanni moves out of range as Shardlow throws a body kick.
Shardlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giovanni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giovanni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shardlow checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow lands with an uppercut that bounces Giovanni off the cage and back into range.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Giovanni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Shardlow.
Shardlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovanni is just out of range.
Giovanni lands with a hook. Shardlow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shardlow lands a jab to Giovanni's midsection.
Giovanni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shardlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giovanni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giovanni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giovanni swings widly with a right hand
and Shardlow counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shardlow, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a front kick that sends Giovanni stumbling back into the cage.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shardlow.
Sloppy strikes from Shardlow. Those never looked like landing.
Giovanni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shardlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giovanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giovanni throws a body kick the misses
and Shardlow counters with an outside leg kick.
Giovanni throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Shardlow to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Shardlow. Beautiful body shot.
Shardlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
A leg kick checked by Shardlow.
Shardlow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shardlow lands with a hook. Giovanni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shardlow. Shardlow obviously looking to wear him down.
Shardlow's corner calls for a 1-2. Shardlow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shardlow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giovanni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shardlow.
Giovanni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shardlow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giovanni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shardlow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shardlow scores with a kick to the body.
Shardlow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giovanni. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giovanni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shardlow can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Shardlow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shardlow scores with a jab.
Giovanni avoids the body shot from Shardlow.
Shardlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giovanni. Giovanni obviously looking to wear him down.
Giovanni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Giovanni moves out of range as Shardlow throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shardlow.
Shardlow digs a good body shot into Giovanni's ribs.
Giovanni throws a hook to the side of Shardlow's head but Shardlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giovanni tries to score with a low kick but Shardlow moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Giovanni.
A telegraphed right hand from Giovanni misses the target.
Shardlow avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Shardlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shardlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Giovanni wants to slow Shardlow down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Shardlow.
Shardlow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giovanni's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shardlow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Giovanni.
Giovanni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shardlow. Shardlow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shardlow throws a low kick, looking for Giovanni's leg but Giovanni calmly moves out of range.
Giovanni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shardlow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shardlow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Giovanni will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Shardlow lands a nice looking body shot.
Shardlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shardlow blocks a leg kick.
Shardlow connects with a solid leg kick.
Shardlow keeps Giovanni at a distance using the push kick.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shardlow.
Shardlow cracks Giovanni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shardlow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shardlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shardlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shardlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Shardlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giovanni's sensitive parts.
Shardlow thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Giovanni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Giovanni moves out of range as Shardlow throws a body kick.
Shardlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shardlow.
Shardlow looks to land a body kick but Giovanni moved away.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Shardlow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shardlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni moves out of range of the body kick from Shardlow.
Shardlow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shardlow works over Giovanni's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shardlow scores with a shot to the body.
Shardlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giovanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Shardlow.
Giovanni throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shardlow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shardlow is looking to score with low kicks.
Giovanni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Giovanni is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Shardlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Giovanni throws a leg kick
and Shardlow counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shardlow.
A good leg kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giovanni rather than just go for the knockout.
Shardlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giovanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shardlow moves away.
Giovanni 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.
Shardlow's corner calls for a 1-2. Shardlow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shardlow scores with a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a wild body kick that Giovanni sees coming a mile off.
Shardlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Giovanni might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shardlow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shardlow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Shardlow.
Shardlow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giovanni doesn't seem bothered though.
Shardlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Shardlow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shardlow!
Giovanni 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giovanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shardlow lands with a good body shot.
Shardlow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giovanni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shardlow defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shardlow - that will leave a mark!
Shardlow scores with a push kick.
Giovanni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shardlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shardlow scores with a jab to the body.
Shardlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shardlow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shardlow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giovanni is able to avoid easily.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shardlow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Shardlow.
Giovanni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giovanni throws a jab but it's blocked by Shardlow.
Giovanni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shardlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giovanni.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Shardlow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giovanni misses with a straight right.
Giovanni throws a low kick but Shardlow avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Giovanni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve Shardlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giovanni lands a glancing blow to the side of Shardlow's head.
Sonny Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shardlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Giovanni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shardlow avoids the head kick by Giovanni.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shardlow.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Giovanni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shardlow. Shardlow obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shardlow checks it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Giovanni. Shardlow shrugs it off though.
Giovanni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Shardlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shardlow 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Shardlow!