PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Jagoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shepard
vs
Jagoda

182 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathaniel Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Jagoda!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Nathaniel Shepard has been cut.
Jagoda swinging wildly here.
Jagoda is looking to slow Shepard down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jagoda.
Tomasz Jagoda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Shepard as he checks the leg kick.
Jagoda connects with a looping right hand.

Jagoda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jagoda lands a shoulder strike.
Jagoda just leaning against Shepard, taking a breather.
Shepard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jagoda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Jagoda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jagoda.
Jagoda lands with a right to the head.

Shepard is rocked!
Jagoda misses with a punch on the inside.
Shepard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jagoda to keep the fight standing.
Shepard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shepard fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jagoda stalling the fight.
Jagoda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Shepard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shepard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jagoda misses with a punch on the inside.
Jagoda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jagoda fails to land.
Shepard seems to have got his legs back now.
Jagoda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jagoda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shepard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jagoda to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shepard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jagoda dips a shoulder and cracks Shepard with a mighty uppercut! Shepard falls back against the cage and Jagoda unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shepard is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jagoda screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Jagoda!