PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cold
vs
Shepard

185 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

GREEN!

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cold thows a leg kick but Shepard checks it
and Shepard counters with a leg kick.
Cold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shepard loads up on a big right hand but Cold slips the punch.
Cold scores with a jab to the body.
Cold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shepard counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Cold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shepard with a hook.
Cold lands with a nice combination. Shepard backs away looking to recover.
Cold lands a nice hook to Shepard's body. Shepard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cold swinging wildly here.
Shepard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cold.
Cold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cold lands with a cross.

Shepard is rocked!
Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cold finish him?
Cold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shepard looks winded!
A punch combination from Cold misses.
Shepard seems to have recovered his senses.
Shepard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard blocks a low kick nicely.
Cold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shepard throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
Cold lands with a good body shot.
Blake Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shepard motions for Cold to come forward. Shepard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cold plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Shepard swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Shepard face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Noah Cold!
During a confident post fight interview, Noah Cold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.