PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Neon Skies. Schilling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sheehan Jr
vs
Schilling

168 cm
33
145 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

165 cm
31
148 lbs
12 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Schilling.
Schilling shoots for a takedown but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schilling misses with an uppercut
and Sheehan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schilling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schilling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.

Schilling gets a double leg takedown into Sheehan Jr's guard.
Schilling won't allow Sheehan Jr to get back to his feet.
Schilling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Schilling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling looking to pass the guard.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Schilling not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schilling fails with the takedown
and Sheehan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schilling checks a low kick from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Schilling slips the punch.
Schilling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut there from Sheehan Jr.
Some wild striking there from Schilling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheehan Jr. That snapped Schilling's head back.
Sheehan Jr misses with the body kick

and Schilling counters with a takedown into side control.
Schilling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling is looking to take a break and control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Schilling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sheehan Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Schilling has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is not content to let Schilling control the position.
The ground and pound from Schilling seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schilling wants to control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him busy.

Schilling tries for a kimura but Sheehan Jr is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schilling working the ground and pound but Sheehan Jr is defending the strikes.
Schilling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheehan Jr keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Sheehan Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schilling wants to control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schilling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schilling scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Schilling counters with a body kick.
Schilling connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back.
Schilling throws a chopping leg kick but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling misses with a hook to the body

and Sheehan Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Schilling! Sheehan Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Schilling to his feet! Schilling is in big trouble!

Schilling is rocked!
Schilling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheehan Jr finish him?
Sheehan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schilling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheehan Jr counters with a good low kick that Schilling was not able to check.
Schilling gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sheehan Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Schilling is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Sheehan Jr!
After the fight, Justus Sheehan Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.