PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquardt Shelmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquardt Shelmenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Justice
vs
Shelmenko

177 cm
20
147 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marquardt Shelmenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shelmenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justice taking some punishment here, with Shelmenko in his half guard.
Justice regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shelmenko.
Justice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelmenko.
Shelmenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelmenko lands a couple of digs.
Shelmenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelmenko scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelmenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shelmenko distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shelmenko lands a couple of elbows.
Shelmenko with a nice head shot there.
Shelmenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Justice is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelmenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelmenko lands a couple of digs.
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shelmenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shelmenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shelmenko is in close to Justice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shelmenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.

Justice is rocked!
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Justice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelmenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Shelmenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justice's head.
Shelmenko postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Justice covers up, he's hurt! Shelmenko keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Shelmenko and the ref steps in to end the fight! Shelmenko can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquardt Shelmenko!