PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Shelby (ranked 2406 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 2151 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes to the cage accompanied by Peeky Blinder Anthem. Wieneke has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G as his entrance music. Marius Wieneke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shelby
vs
Wieneke

184 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

186 cm
34
195 lbs
12 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shelby throws a jab when Wieneke was well out of range.
Wieneke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Wieneke.
Wieneke throws a series of punches but Shelby avoids them all with ease.
As Wieneke looks to move away, Shelby throws a big counter combo but Wieneke just gets out of the way.
Wieneke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wieneke drops his hands momentarily and Shelby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Wieneke is out of range.
Wieneke looks to land a combination but Shelby avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wieneke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Shelby breaks from the clinch.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wieneke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.

Wieneke drives through and clinches with Shelby against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wieneke lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
Wieneke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shelby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby tried to counter with a leg kick but Wieneke avoided it.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Wieneke throws a combination. Shelby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Wieneke pushes Shelby up against the cage in a clinch.
Shelby tries to pull guard but Wieneke won't allow it.
Wieneke lands a left hand.
Wieneke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wieneke has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
Wieneke landing knees to the body.
Wieneke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wieneke lands a body punch.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
A short left from Wieneke.
Wieneke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wieneke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wieneke lands a nice uppercut.

Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wieneke takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wieneke lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Shelby goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Wieneke in side control.

Shelby is rocked!

It looks like Arthur Shelby has been cut.
Wieneke crunches a massive hammerfist down on Shelby - he's out! Wieneke Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marius Wieneke!
During a confident post fight interview, Marius Wieneke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.