PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khosrow Shimardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell comes to the ring accompanied by White Dude. Shimardi has chosen Masters of Persian Music - Saz va Avaz as his entrance music. 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.

Ewell
vs
Shimardi

187 cm
24
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
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, Khosrow Shimardi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimardi just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimardi looks to land a left hand but Ewell moved out of range nicely.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shimardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewell tries to clinch but Shimardi is having none of it.
Ewell tries to clinch up but Shimardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ewell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ewell wants to clinch
and Shimardi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ewell tries to clinch there but Shimardi circles away.
Ewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimardi.
Shimardi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ewell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimardi throws an overhand right that lands on Ewell's shoulder, as Ewell tries to avoid the shot.
Shimardi throws an overhand right that lands on Ewell's shoulder, as Ewell tries to avoid the shot.

Shimardi tries to keep at a distance but Ewell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Khosrow Shimardi has been cut.
Shimardi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shimardi's brow.
Shimardi misses with a punch to the body.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewell.
Shimardi trying to stall but Ewell improves his position.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shimardi's defenses.
Shimardi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Khosrow Shimardi's cut even more.
Shimardi tries to work over Ewell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ewell controls his hands.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shimardi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Shimardi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shimardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Khosrow Shimardi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shimardi has a couple of punches blocked by Ewell.
Ewell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shimardi blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shimardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.

Khosrow Shimardi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ewell is keeping busy.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.

Shimardi is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khosrow Shimardi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Ewell!
After winning the bout, Steve Ewell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.