PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 4391 p4p, 478 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 4015 p4p, 447 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Patrick Cleary has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patrick Cleary seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cleary
vs
Sheven

172 cm
36
183 lbs
17 - 16 - 2

187 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Sheven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sheven ducks right into an uppercut from Cleary.
Cleary throws an off balance right hand
and Sheven counters with a one-two to the body.
Cleary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleary thinking.
Sheven avoids the body shot from Cleary.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary throws a jab when Sheven was well out of range.
Sheven is looking for the big counter here.
Sheven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cleary.
Cleary misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cleary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patrick Cleary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleary misses with a looping left.
Cleary lands a front kick.
Cleary fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleary misses with a combination

so Sheven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sheven trying to move into half guard but instead Cleary has managed to sweep!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheven is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to control from the top but Sheven keeps moving.
Sheven is controlling Cleary's posture.
Sheven wants to improve his position but instead Cleary has moved into half guard.
Sheven regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cleary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cleary postures up in Sheven's guard and throws a big left but Sheven blocks it.
Cleary wants to control from the top but Sheven keeps moving.
Cleary stopping the sweep attempt from Sheven.
Sheven keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Cleary postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sheven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cleary throwing strikes from guard but Sheven blocks nicely.
Cleary throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary preventing the sweep.
Sheven pulls Cleary in close to his closed guard and prevents Cleary from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cleary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sheven checks a leg kick.
And Sheven tries to counter it with a takedown but Cleary pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sheven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleary.
Sheven avoids the body shot from Cleary.
Sheven unleashes a big counter combination but Cleary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cleary throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Cleary dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cleary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheven counters with a nice body shot.
Cleary pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sheven back to the cage. Cleary follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sheven takes one to the side of the head.
Cleary looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cleary misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleary swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sheven to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Patrick Cleary has been cut.
Cleary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cleary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cleary tries a low kick but Sheven avoids it.
Sheven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sheven blocks the low kick.
Sheven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cleary misses with a hook
and Sheven counters with a nice body shot.
Patrick Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cleary throws a right and a left that Sheven avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Cleary.
Cleary comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patrick Cleary is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Patrick Cleary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Sheven moved out of range nicely.
Cleary tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheven is able to avoid easily.
Cleary is looking to land body kicks.
Cleary throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Sheven decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cleary's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cleary trying to control the position.
Sheven wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheven's guard.

Sheven keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Cleary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sheven is on top in guard.

Cleary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheven's guard.

Sheven has Cleary pulled in close to control his posture.
Cleary has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cleary's guard.

Cleary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheven can do to turn this around?
Cleary is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Cleary is looking for a triangle but Sheven pushes his legs off easily.
Sheven passes Cleary's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cleary tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sheven has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cleary manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Cleary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Cleary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cleary wants to clinch

and Sheven counters with a left and a right that hurts Cleary! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Sheven jumps into full mount!

Cleary is rocked!
Sheven postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cleary bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sheven and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sharven Sheven!
A very excited looking Sharven Sheven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.