PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shaman's Dream. Cider has chosen The Winner as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shaman
vs
Cider

182 cm
24
168 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

172 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman throws a poor cross that misses
and Cider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaman throws a leg kick that misses.
Shaman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaman.
Shaman throws the left hand but Cider avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cider .
Shaman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaman.
Shaman tests Cider 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shaman tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Cider misses.
Cider throws a head kick but Shaman moves out of range.
Cider throws a solid leg kick but Shaman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cider .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaman on the side of the head.
Cider attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Shaman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Shaman finds it's target.
Cider throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Cider avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
Cider blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaman backing away here, and Cider unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cider counters with a straight right hand.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cider lands a nice looking body shot.
Cider takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaman blocks a jab.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good work by Shaman as he checks the leg kick.
Shaman half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cider 's calf.
Shaman scores with a shot to the body.
Shaman thows a body kick. Cider tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cider attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaman misses with a kick to the body.
Cider takes one to the chin there.
Shaman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cider .
Cider checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman misses with the body kick
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cider .
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Cider jabs at Shaman's body.
Cider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaman.
Shaman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cider .
Cider flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaman steps away.
A swing and a miss from Cider .
Cider moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Shaman.

Shaman gets a clinch.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaman.
Shaman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cider working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaman.
Shaman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaman missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shaman.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaman's elbow.
Cider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider tries to stall but Shaman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cider is defending well for now.
Shaman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Cider back against the cage.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaman.
Cider misses with a knee to the head.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Shaman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider 's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blind Shaman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cider works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaman lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Shaman - just one landing.
Shaman wants to land a leg kick but Cider is out of range.
Blind Shaman is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Shaman backing away here, and Cider unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cider can do to turn this around?
Cider avoids the head kick by Shaman.
Cider is looking to chop away at Shaman's legs.
Good leg kick by Shaman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman misses with a hook
and Cider counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
Shaman lands a leg kick that knocks Cider off balance momentarily.
Cider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaman throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman tries to counter with a takedown but Cider is quick to defend against it.
Cider works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaman jabs Cider to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cider blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shaman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaman feints and then cracks Cider 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cider down.
Shaman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cider .
A good leg kick by Shaman.
Nice jab there from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a few strikes there.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Cider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cider takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaman looks to throw a body kick
and Cider counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cider has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cider and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cider under the eye.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Cider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slow jab from Cider misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Cider takes one to the chin there.

Shaman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cider is looking for a sweep.
Shaman trying to control the position but Cider is working away.
Cider tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shaman.

Shaman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cider , who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shaman swings around for an armbar but Cider sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shaman's guard.
Shaman is trying to control the position but Cider postures up.
Cider wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.

Shaman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shaman looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider wants to pass the guard but Shaman is keeping the position.

Shaman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cider can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Shaman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cider gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cider is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blind Shaman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shaman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cider is able to avoid easily.
Shaman takes one to the chin there.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Blind Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman lands a jab to the head.
Cider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cider scores with a hook.
Cider jabs at Shaman's body.
Cider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaman. That did some damage!
Cider tries to clinch but Shaman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman is looking to land body kicks.
Cider throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Cider misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman clobbers Cider with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Cider lands.
Cider takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaman throws a shot to the body.
Cider has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cider misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Shaman.
Shaman throws a series of punches but Cider avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Cider misses.
Cider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cider throws a sloppy body shot
and Shaman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cider slips a straight right by Shaman.
Justin Cider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cider .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaman scores with a three punch combo!
Cider throws a leg kick but Shaman moved away.
Shaman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaman throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Cider misses the target.
Shaman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaman lands with a hook. Cider tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Shaman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cider flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaman steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Cider misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaman scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaman.

Cider closes the distance and clinches.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaman.

Shaman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cider has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cider connects with a nice short shot to Shaman's temple.
Shaman wants to control but Cider is keeping busy.
Cider wants to control but Shaman is keeping him busy.
Justin Cider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cider prevents Shaman from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blind Shaman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blind Shaman!
Post fight, Blind Shaman stared into the camera and said 'When my mother gave birth to me in the forests I was struggling so much that I wrapped my own mothers neck tightly with my embilical chord. End in end, I had to bust my embilical chord by tightening heavily....I earnt my freedom and it cost me my own mother. Matador mightt have felt like this.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

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