PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Chantry
vs
Shemelianenko

188 cm
33
212 lbs
24 - 13 - 3

184 cm
34
214 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chantry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shemelianenko slips under a jab.
Shemelianenko's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shemelianenko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chantry with a hook.
Borden Chantry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shemelianenko scores with a body shot.
Shemelianenko tries to score with a low kick but Chantry moves his leg out of the way.
Chantry tries to bum rush Shemelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Shemelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chantry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shemelianenko slips under a jab.
Chantry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shemelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chantry's head.
Shemelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Shemelianenko clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko with a knee to the head.

It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shemelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Chantry is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry blocks an elbow strike.
Oh Chantry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chantry takes a shot to the head.
Chantry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantry seems to have got his legs back now.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shemelianenko tries to work over Chantry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantry tries to throw a body punch but Shemelianenko avoids it by throwing Chantry back against the cage.
Shemelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chantry fails to land.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Chantry tries a body shot but Shemelianenko blocks it.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Shemelianenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shemelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chantry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shemelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shemelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantry.
I was talking to Chantry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Chantry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Chantry.
A hook to the body from Chantry.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shemelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chantry pushes Shemelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chantry lands with a left to the head.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Chantry.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shemelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Chantry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Shemelianenko.
Chantry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shemelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Chantry is breathing heavily.
Chantry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shemelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chantry working aggressively here.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
Shemelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chantry lands a shoulder strike.
Chantry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantry.
A shot in the inside from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shemelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chantry scores with a shoulder strike.
Chantry lands with a left to the head.
Shemelianenko blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chantry fails to land.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chantry as the two fighters clinch.
Shemelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Chantry avoids it by throwing Shemelianenko back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shemelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Chantry gets through Shemelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chantry misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shemelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chantry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chantry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shemelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Shemelianenko blocks a body shot from Chantry.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chantry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Chantry.

It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.

Shemelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Chantry tumbling to the mat! Shemelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Chantry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shemelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chantry.
Chantry throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chantry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shemelianenko checks it well.
Chantry looks to land a combination but Shemelianenko avoids it well.
Chantry misses with a body shot.
Shemelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chantry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shemelianenko dodges the punch combination from Chantry.
A countering left hand to the body from Shemelianenko misses.
Chantry misses with a combination
and Shemelianenko counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Chantry badly! Shemelianenko follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Chantry out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Shemelianenko finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feodor Shemelianenko!
A relieved looking Feodor Shemelianenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.