PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Punchy Palooka (ranked 4064 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tavon Shebu (ranked 4016 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palooka
vs
Shebu

177 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punchy Palooka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tavon Shebu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shebu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palooka thuds his right hand into Shebu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shebu moves in looking to clinch but Palooka pushes him off.
Palooka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shebu eats them both and turns towards Palooka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Palooka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palooka misses with a hook
and Shebu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shebu doesn't manage to clinch there - Palooka circles away.
Shebu tries to clinch up
and Palooka counters with a straight right hand.
Palooka swats away the attempt to clinch by Shebu.
Nice uppercut lands for Palooka. That snapped Shebu's head back.
Palooka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shebu.
Shebu is looking to clinch but Palooka is avoiding it.
Shebu tries to close the distance and clinch but Palooka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palooka misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shebu closes the distance but Palooka moves to the side
and Palooka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palooka. Shebu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palooka misses with a straight left.
Palooka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palooka looks to throw the jab but Shebu is out of range.
Shebu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shebu tries to clinch but Palooka moves out of range.
Shebu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palooka.
Shebu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Punchy Palooka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palooka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shebu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palooka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shebu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palooka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shebu tries to close the distance and clinch but Palooka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palooka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shebu blocks a jab.
Shebu is looking to clinch.
Palooka throws the left hand but Shebu avoids the punch easily.
Palooka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shebu tries to clinch but Palooka moves out of range.
Palooka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shebu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palooka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palooka scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebu tries to clinch up but Palooka circles away and keeps his distance.
Shebu slips a straight right by Palooka.
Shebu defending well as Palooka loads up on a big left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shebu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shebu rushes Palooka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shebu fails to land.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Palooka avoids the damage to the body.
Palooka blocks a body shot from Shebu.
Shebu has a couple of punches blocked by Palooka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shebu.

Palooka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shebu walks into a stiff left hand from Palooka.
Palooka misses with a wild body shot.
Palooka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palooka counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palooka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shebu.
Palooka looks to land a right hand but Shebu moved out of range.
Shebu tries to clinch but Palooka is having none of it.
Palooka is looking to counter punch.
Palooka scores with a nice right hand.
Palooka throws a series of punches but Shebu moves out of range.
Palooka moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromShebu.
Palooka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shebu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Shebu clinches up with Palooka and pushes him back against the cage.
Shebu missing with knees to the body.
Palooka working hard to break the clinch.
Palooka blocks an uppercut.
Palooka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Palooka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shebu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebu is stalling here.
Palooka avoiding damage as Shebu throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shebu.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Palooka avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Shebu.
Shebu swings wildly with an uppercut but Palooka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shebu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palooka slows down the pace here.
Palooka blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shebu stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy Palooka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palooka throws a nice looking combination but Shebu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shebu ducks under a wild hook from Palooka.
A big left from Palooka misses.
Shebu tries to clinch but Palooka is having none of it.
Palooka misses with a body shot.
Shebu slips a straight right by Palooka.

Shebu takes the fight into the clinch.
Shebu misses with a punch on the inside.
Shebu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palooka is defending well for now.
Palooka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shebu can do to turn this around?
Palooka managing to block the knees to the body from Shebu.

Palooka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punchy Palooka is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palooka tests Shebu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Palooka misses its intended target.
Palooka throws a looping overhand right but Shebu ducks down to avoid it.
Shebu throws a big counter head kick but Palooka avoids it with no problem.
Palooka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palooka connects with a jab.
Shebu doesn't manage to clinch there - Palooka circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palooka connects with a body shot that sends Shebu's belly button to the back.
Palooka catches Shebu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palooka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palooka misses with a looping right.
Palooka throws a lazy uppercut
and Shebu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palooka thinking.
Palooka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shebu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shebu tries to close the distance and clinch but Palooka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palooka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palooka stuns Shebu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palooka with a jab.
Shebu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shebu tries to clinch up but Palooka circles away and keeps his distance.
Palooka throws a hook but Shebu avoids it easily.
Shebu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palooka.
Palooka lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shebu defending well as Palooka loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shebu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shebu can't find room to land a body shot as Palooka controls the action.
Shebu looking to slow down the pace here.
Shebu trying to land knees to the body.
Shebu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Palooka avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shebu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shebu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palooka.
Palooka blocking some punches.
Palooka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palooka avoiding damage as Shebu throws knees to the body.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Palooka avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shebu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palooka is defending well for now.
Shebu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palooka effectively controlling the action here.
Shebu tries to work over Palooka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palooka blocks an uppercut.
Shebu tries to land knees in the clinch but Palooka avoids the damage to the body.
Palooka is pushing Shebu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shebu throws a head punch that misses.
Palooka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palooka managing to block the knees to the body from Shebu.
Shebu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shebu.
Shebu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shebu is trying to stall.
Shebu misses with a punch on the inside.
Palooka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shebu backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Palooka.
Shebu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shebu stalling.
Palooka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Palooka stalls.
Palooka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palooka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy Palooka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Palooka. Those never looked like landing.
Palooka throws out a loose jab but Shebu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shebu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shebu wants to clinch up but Palooka keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Palooka.
Shebu looks to clinch
and Palooka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shebu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palooka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shebu is looking to clinch but Palooka is avoiding it.
Palooka throws a jab but it's blocked by Shebu.

Shebu rushes Palooka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palooka looking to slow down the pace here.
Shebu tries to work over Palooka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shebu misses with the head strike.
Palooka is trying to force a seperation but Shebu has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebu tries to throw a body punch but Palooka avoids it by throwing Shebu back against the cage.
Shebu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palooka.
Palooka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shebu misses with the head strike.
Shebu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shebu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palooka or not.
Shebu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shebu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Palooka breaks the clinch.
Shebu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Palooka misses.
Shebu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shebu slips under a jab from Palooka.

Shebu moves into the clinch successfully.
Shebu misses with the head strike.
Palooka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tavon Shebu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebu misses with the head strike.
Shebu throws a punch but it's blocked by Palooka.
Palooka tries to circle away but Shebu has him pinned against the cage.
Shebu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shebu lands a right hand.
Tavon Shebu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shebu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palooka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palooka blocking some punches.
Shebu throws a punch but it's blocked by Palooka.
Shebu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palooka.
Palooka managing to block the knees to the body from Shebu.
Shebu is struggling to control the position.
Shebu tries to throw a body punch but Palooka avoids it by throwing Shebu back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palooka.
Nice body punch from Shebu.
Palooka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shebu up against the cage.
The referee calls for Palooka to work.

Palooka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palooka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shebu is looking to clinch.
Shebu tries to clinch but Palooka moves away
and Palooka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shebu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palooka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shebu. Shebu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Punchy Palooka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebu swings widly with a right hand
and Palooka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shebu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palooka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shebu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shebu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palooka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palooka throwing a counter right hand but Shebu manages to avoid it.
A cross from Palooka lands.
Shebu is looking to clinch.
Shebu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palooka misses with a double jab
and Shebu counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shebu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shebu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shebu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palooka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palooka throws a right hand that Shebu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shebu also avoids with ease.
Shebu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shebu tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Shebu misses.
A lazy left from Palooka finds it's target.

Shebu closes the distance and clinches.
Palooka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punchy Palooka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palooka, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Punchy Palooka!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Punchy Palooka!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Punchy Palooka!

Punchy Palooka wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Punchy Palooka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.