PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 2532 p4p, 2568 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 307 p4p, 311 weight class). Teddy Bear had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bear
vs
Shinnie

175 cm
38
270
26 - 17 - 0

190 cm
40
275
31 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinnie is just out of range.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinnie.
Shinnie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shinnie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bear lands a body shot.
Shinnie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Nice body punch from Shinnie.
Shinnie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bear in his tracks.
Jab by Shinnie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
and Bear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shinnie scores with a body shot.
Shinnie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear slips a straight right by Shinnie.
Kevin Shinnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinnie scores with a nice strike.
Shinnie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Shinnie avoids the body shot from Bear.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinnie.
Shinnie ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
Shinnie connects with a jab.
Bear is looking to wear down Shinnie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shinnie lands with an overhand left.
Shinnie's corner calls for a 1-2. Shinnie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Shinnie. Those never looked like landing.
Shinnie misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with a low kick as Bear jumps back.
Bear doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinnie is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
Shinnie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinnie moves away.
Bear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinnie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinnie lands with a nice body kick.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinnie.
Shinnie stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shinnie to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear looks to land a combination. Shinnie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bear throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinnie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinnie lands with a cross.
Shinnie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Shinnie.
Bear throws a sloppy body shot
and Shinnie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bear is rocked!
Shinnie fakes the leg kick and cracks Bear in the body.
Shinnie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear scores with a one two! Shinnie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shinnie connects with a leg kick.
Shinnie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinnie lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinnie throws a lazy uppercut
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinnie connects with the punch.
Shinnie takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Shinnie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
Shinnie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bear had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shinnie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shinnie throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Shinnie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Shinnie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shinnie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinnie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
A little jabbing left from Shinnie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinnie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Shinnie throws a big shot that misses.
Shinnie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinnie takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Shinnie connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
A cross from Shinnie lands.
Shinnie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
Teddy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinnie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie slips a straight right by Bear.
Shinnie scores with a nice right hand.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bear avoids a kick to the body.
Bear throwing a counter right hand but Shinnie manages to avoid it.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Shinnie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinnie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shinnie.
Shinnie scores with a punch to the head.
Shinnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shinnie to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinnie.
Nice shot lands for Shinnie.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinnie misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Shinnie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bear moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
Bear takes a swing at Shinnie's ribcage but misses.
Shinnie throws out a counter right but Bear avoids it with no problem.
Shinnie takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Shinnie throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Shinnie lands a really nice looking cross but Bear seems unphased.
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Shinnie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Kevin Shinnie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinnie takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Shinnie misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shinnie. Those never looked like landing.
Shinnie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bear misses with an uppercut. Shinnie saw that one coming.
Shinnie unleashes a big counter combination but Bear bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kevin Shinnie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shinnie.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Shinnie.
Shinnie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bear lands a right hook to the body.
Shinnie is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Shinnie counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shinnie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinnie is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinnie misses with a hook
and Shinnie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shinnie avoids the body shot from Bear.

Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shinnie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shinnie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Shinnie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Shinnie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shinnie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bear doesn't seem bothered though.
Bear walks into a left hand.
Shinnie scores with a hook to the body. Bear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinnie throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Shinnie.
Shinnie lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinnie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a front kick that sends Bear stumbling back into the cage.
Shinnie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shinnie blocks a jab.
Bear on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinnie looks to land a body kick but Bear moved away.
A left lands for Shinnie.
Shinnie cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinnie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shinnie circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bear to the canvas! Bear doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shinnie keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shinnie!
The defeated Teddy Bear had this to say: 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.