PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needadis Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Caldas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shepard
vs
Caldas

186 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
206 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Needadis Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Caldas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard tries to clinch up.
Shepard is looking to clinch.

Caldas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Caldas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shepard is looking to clinch.

Shepard has closed the distance and engaged Caldas in a clinch.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Shepard.
Shepard effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Shepard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldas up against the cage.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldas managing to block the knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas looks gassed!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas letting Shepard take a breather here.
Shepard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands an elbow that stopped Caldas in his tracks for a moment.
Shepard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shepard lands a nice elbow.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Caldas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shepard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shepard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Shepard taking a breather.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stalls.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Come on Shepard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caldas takes an elbow to the temple.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Caldas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Needadis Shepard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shepard clinches up with Caldas and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Nice elbow from Shepard.
Shepard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard stalling against the cage.
Shepard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caldas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Needadis Shepard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Shepard.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard won't allow it.
Caldas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard avoiding damage.
Shepard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldas can do to turn this around?
Caldas managing to block the knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard wants to stall.
Shepard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caldas jumps guard but Shepard stands there with Caldas around his waist. Caldas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Shepard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shepard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Shepard.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Shepard lands a nice elbow.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard has Caldas pressed against the cage.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldas avoiding damage as Shepard throws knees to the body.
Shepard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldas's defenses.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Shepard tries to land knees in the clinch but Caldas avoids the damage to the body.
Caldas is trying to drag Shepard to the mat but Shepard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shepard stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard is pushing Caldas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shepard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caldas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Needadis Shepard 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!

Shepard doesn't manage to clinch there - Caldas circles away.
Caldas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shepard pinned against the cage. Shepard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shepard tries to clinch but Caldas moves out of range.
Caldas shoots in but Shepard avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Shepard has closed the distance and engaged Caldas in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caldas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Caldas takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Caldas being controlled against the cage.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Shepard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a damaging elbow.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shepard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caldas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shepard smiles and moves away.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.

Shepard forces Caldas back against the cage and clinches.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Come on Shepard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shepard for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shepard lands a damaging elbow.
Needadis Shepard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Shepard.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caldas fails to pull guard.
Shepard is struggling to control the position.
Shepard scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Shepard is stalling here.
Luis Caldas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caldas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepard lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Needadis Shepard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shepard, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needadis Shepard!