PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saxon Byrd (ranked 3221 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Ciaran Sheahan (ranked 395 p4p, 454 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?

Byrd
vs
Sheahan

179 cm
21
173
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saxon Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciaran Sheahan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd lands a head kick. Sheahan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sheahan works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Sheahan misses its intended target.
Byrd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheahan to score with a decent uppercut.
Byrd misses with an uppercut. Sheahan saw that one coming.
Sheahan throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Sheahan misses with a hook.
Sheahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Byrd connects with a leg kick.
Sheahan scores with a leg kick.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sheahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Byrd.
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!
Byrd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byrd throws a jab when Sheahan was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Sheahan.
Sheahan throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheahan is looking to clinch but Byrd is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Byrd.
Sheahan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byrd to score with a decent uppercut.
Byrd connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheahan.
Byrd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheahan slips under a jab from Byrd.
Sheahan scores with a hook.
Byrd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Byrd clinches up with Sheahan and pushes him back against the cage.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Byrd.
Sheahan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sheahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd wants to get back to striking at distance but Sheahan won't allow it.
Byrd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sheahan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byrd as Sheahan tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheahan.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Byrd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheahan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrds head.
A short left from Byrd.
Sheahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Byrd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheahan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
Sheahan misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Byrd.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheahan takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sheahan.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd lands a body shot.
Sheahan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Byrd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sheahan can turn it around.
Byrd blocks a body shot from Sheahan.
Sheahan misses with the head strike.
Sheahan throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byrd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Byrd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheahan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheahan's elbow.
Sheahan has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd works on Sheahan's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheahan.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheahan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheahan has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byrd.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheahans head.
Sheahan tries to stall but Byrd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byrd lands a body punch.
Byrd blocking some punches.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Sheahan misses with a body punch.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike.
Sheahan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Byrd lands a nice uppercut.
Sheahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Sheahan.
A shot in the inside from Sheahan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Byrd.
Sheahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd lands a body punch.
Sheahan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheahan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saxon Byrd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sheahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sheahan misses with a body shot.
Byrd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Sheahan misses.
Sheahan tries to score with a low kick but Byrd moves his leg out of the way.
Sheahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Byrd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheahan slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Sheahan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd walks into a jab.
Sheahan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sheahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
Sheahan defending well as Byrd loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheahan misses with a hook to the body
and Byrd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheahan looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Sheahan loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Sheahan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheahan under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheahan moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sheahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheahan.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheahan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheahan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Sheahan darts in and clinches Byrd up against the cage.
Byrd presses Sheahan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Byrd breaks from the clinch.
Sheahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sheahan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheahan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheahan looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheahan misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Byrd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sheahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ciaran Sheahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheahan missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Byrd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sheahan moves away from the strike by Byrd.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheahan.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Sheahan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sheahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheahan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheahan swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Sheahan moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Sheahan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sheahan looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Sheahan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheahan misses with a right hand
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheahan.
Sheahan looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Byrd drops his hands momentarily and Sheahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Byrd is looking to chop away at Sheahan's legs.
A jab from Byrd misses.
Sheahan throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Sheahan moved away.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Sheahan moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Byrd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheahan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheahan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ciaran Sheahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheahan's head.
Sheahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd tries a head kick but it misses.
Byrd throws a one two combo.
Sheahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd throws a hook to the side of Sheahan's head but Sheahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byrd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheahan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheahan throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Byrd misses with a left hand
and Sheahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheahan moves away.
Sheahan misses with a hook to the body
and Byrd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheahan's knee momentarily.
Byrd throws a lazy right hand but Sheahan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheahan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Saxon Byrd will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sheahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrd at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheahan misses the target.

Byrd closes the distance and pushes Sheahan back into the cage.
Sheahan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sheahan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sheahan on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrd.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheahan struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Sheahan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Sheahan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheahan misses with some punches.
A short left from Sheahan.
Byrd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrd.
Byrd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheahan controls his hands.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheahan.
Sheahan tries to stall but Byrd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheahan.
Sheahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheahan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrd trying to land knees to the body.
Byrd scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheahan.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheahan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd stalling against the cage.
Ciaran Sheahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd digs a right hand into Sheahan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sheahan's gas tank.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheahan.
Sheahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byrd obliges.
Byrd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheahan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Byrd blocks a body shot from Sheahan.
Byrd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Sheahan avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Sheahan.
Sheahan tries a body shot but Byrd blocks it.
Saxon Byrd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sheahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheahan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sheahan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrd lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Byrd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheahans head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Sheahan pushes Byrd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sheahan fails to land.
Byrd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheahan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrd.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd tries a body shot but Sheahan blocks it.
Sheahan misses with some punches.
Sheahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Byrd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Saxon Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheahan has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrd.
Byrd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheahan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Byrd up against the cage.
Sheahan looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheahan.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheahan takes a shot to the head.
Sheahan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saxon Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saxon Byrd!