PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaniqua Gorbdinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gorbdinkle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Way I Feel. Lehnsherr has chosen Faint as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gorbdinkle
vs
Lehnsherr

170 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Biobonds Supplements
Marvel Combat

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gorbdinkle has managed to clinch.
Gorbdinkle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehnsherr is defending well for now.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gorbdinkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehnsherr can't break the clinch.
Lehnsherr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gorbdinkle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorbdinkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gorbdinkle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gorbdinkle showed some decent athleticism there.
Gorbdinkle trying to control from Lehnsherr's half guard. Lehnsherr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lehnsherr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gorbdinkle controls the pace.
Lehnsherr pulls Gorbdinkle in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle throws and elbow that misses. Lehnsherr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gorbdinkle's guard. Nice move by Lehnsherr!
Gorbdinkle being controlled here, momentarily.
Gorbdinkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gorbdinkle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lehnsherr dives into side control.

Lehnsherr decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook. Gorbdinkle ducked under it nicely.
Lehnsherr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorbdinkle.

Gorbdinkle drives through and clinches with Lehnsherr against the cage.
Gorbdinkle lands with a right to the head.
Gorbdinkle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehnsherr can't break the clinch.
Gorbdinkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gorbdinkle lands a knee to the head.
Gorbdinkle lands an elbow inside.
Gorbdinkle lands a knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehnsherr is defending well for now.

Gorbdinkle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehnsherr throws a shot from downtown. Gorbdinkle moves away and avoids it.

Gorbdinkle has Lehnsherr up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbdinkle working Lehnsherr over with knees to the body.
Lehnsherr looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch.

Gorbdinkle drives through and clinches with Lehnsherr against the cage.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice elbow.

Gorbdinkle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gorbdinkle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Gorbdinkle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lehnsherr, who protects the arm well.
Lehnsherr is not content to let Gorbdinkle control the position.
Gorbdinkle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorbdinkle decides to stand back up.
Gorbdinkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehnsherr.
Erik Lehnsherr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorbdinkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Gorbdinkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lehnsherr throws a hook but Gorbdinkle blocks it.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook. Gorbdinkle ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehnsherr misses the target.
Nice body punch from Gorbdinkle.

Gorbdinkle takes the fight into the clinch.
Gorbdinkle stalling.
Lehnsherr blocks an elbow strike.
Lehnsherr working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehnsherr managing to block the knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehnsherr is defending well for now.
Gorbdinkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Lehnsherr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gorbdinkle closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaniqua Gorbdinkle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gorbdinkle is looking to clinch but Lehnsherr is avoiding it.
Gorbdinkle fails to land the takedown.
Gorbdinkle misses with a takedown attempt - Lehnsherr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gorbdinkle stuns Lehnsherr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gorbdinkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehnsherr.

Gorbdinkle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gorbdinkle wants to stand up but Lehnsherr manages to regain full guard.
Gorbdinkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gorbdinkle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lehnsherr's guard.
Gorbdinkle with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle wants to stand and escape but instead Lehnsherr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gorbdinkle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gorbdinkle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lehnsherr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lehnsherr prevents Gorbdinkle from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lehnsherr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorbdinkle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorbdinkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehnsherr.
A swing and a miss from Lehnsherr.
Gorbdinkle slips under a jab.
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch but Lehnsherr is having none of it.
Lehnsherr throws a hook to the side of Gorbdinkle's head but Gorbdinkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehnsherr throws out a loose jab but Gorbdinkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbdinkle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lehnsherr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gorbdinkle somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehnsherr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehnsherr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehnsherr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbdinkle blocks a jab.

Gorbdinkle drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gorbdinkle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lehnsherr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Gorbdinkle pushes Lehnsherr up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Gorbdinkle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gorbdinkle obliges.
Lehnsherr is breathing heavily.
Gorbdinkle is pushing Lehnsherr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lehnsherr avoids it.

Gorbdinkle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gorbdinkle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gorbdinkle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gorbdinkle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lehnsherr manages to pass to side control.
Gorbdinkle is trying to stand up here but Lehnsherr is controlling him well.
Gorbdinkle tries to get to full guard but Lehnsherr has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gorbdinkle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gorbdinkle moves into full guard.
Lehnsherr won't allow Gorbdinkle to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaniqua Gorbdinkle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Lehnsherr misses the target.

Gorbdinkle clinches with his opponent.
Gorbdinkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lehnsherr or not.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Gorbdinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lehnsherr.
Gorbdinkle taking a breather.
Gorbdinkle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehnsherr being controlled against the cage.

Gorbdinkle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lehnsherr uses from the top position.
Gorbdinkle wants to get back to his feet but Lehnsherr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lehnsherr postures up.
Lehnsherr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle wants to stand and escape but Lehnsherr is having none of it.
Lehnsherr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorbdinkle wants to stand but Lehnsherr is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorbdinkle is trying to keep Lehnsherr in close.

Lehnsherr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorbdinkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehnsherr.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook. Gorbdinkle ducked under it nicely.
Gorbdinkle lands with a kick to the temple. Lehnsherr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Gorbdinkle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lehnsherr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorbdinkle wants to get up but he can't break Lehnsherr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gorbdinkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gorbdinkle throws a strike but Lehnsherr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lehnsherr wants to control from the top but Gorbdinkle keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr prevents Gorbdinkle from getting back to his feet.
Lehnsherr is fighting to break Gorbdinkle's control of his arms but Gorbdinkle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gorbdinkle looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gorbdinkle forces Lehnsherr back against the cage and clinches.
Gorbdinkle prevents Lehnsherr from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lehnsherr being controlled against the cage.
Gorbdinkle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gorbdinkle trying to land knees to the body.

Gorbdinkle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erik Lehnsherr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorbdinkle tries to clinch there but Lehnsherr circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gorbdinkle 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!