PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ata comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable . This should be a great matchup!

Ata
vs
Sheehan

195 cm
27
290 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

198 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zeki Ata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan stalks Ata and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ata's face. Ata staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Zeki Ata has been cut.
Ata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ata leaves Sheehan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ata thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Sheehan shoots in and drives through. Ata sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Ata.

It looks like Teddy Sheehan has been cut.
Ata lands with a straight right. Sheehan didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ata moves out of range of the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ata.
Sheehan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ata counters with an outside leg kick.
Sheehan looks gassed!
Ata lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ata - just one landing.
Ata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheehan's calf.
Ata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sheehan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ata.
Ata lands with a nice body kick.
Ata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ata scores with a leg kick.
Sheehan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Ata.
Sheehan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ata connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ata scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ata feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
Crunch! Ata slams his shin into Sheehan's torso.
Ata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheehan tries for a takedown but Ata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zeki Ata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ata.
Ata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheehan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ata.
Ata thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Ata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheehan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Ata moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ata pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ata scores with a shot to the side of Sheehan's head.

That has opened up Teddy Sheehan's cut even more.
Ata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ata tries to work over Sheehan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata misses with a body punch.
Ata lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheehan backwards.
Ata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Ata.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ata presses Sheehan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ata.
Ata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ata tries a body shot but Sheehan blocks it.
Sheehan prevents a body shot from Ata.
A right hand to the body from Ata.
Ata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheehan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ata is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sheehan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ata prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ata - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ata struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheehan controls his hands.
Sheehan blocks a body shot from Ata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeki Ata dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheehan.
Teddy Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan tries to bum rush Ata with a series of wild strikes but Ata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ata scores with a spinning back kick!
Sheehan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Ata lands a big head kick that sends Sheehan tumbling to the mat! Ata takes a step backwards and waves Sheehan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ata feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
Ata keeps Sheehan at a distance using the push kick.
Sheehan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ata lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Sheehan goes down and covers up as Ata starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeki Ata!
Zeki Ata was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.