PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sheznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ness
vs
Sheznik

177 cm
24
184 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sheznik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheznik thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Ness misses.

Ness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ness passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sheznik!
Ness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sheznik is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Sheznik really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sheznik is desperately trying to improve his position but Ness has a good base and remains in mount.
Ness is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ness raining down shots from the mount!
Sheznik is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sheznik gets back to full guard.

Sheznik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheznik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ness puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sheznik is pressing down on Ness's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ness trying to control but Sheznik is working from the bottom.
Ness keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheznik's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik wants to sweep here but Ness controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ness's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sheznik wants to sweep here but Ness controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ness is pushing down on Sheznik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sheznik is fighting to maintain full guard but Ness has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sheznik wants to get back to full guard.
Ness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sheznik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sheznik tries to kick Ness off in order to stand up. Ness Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sheznik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ness off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sheznik lands a shot to the body.
Sheznik avoiding Ness 's attempts to control his hands.
Ness avoids the strikes from Sheznik.
Sheznik is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ness up.
Sheznik misses with an elbow to the head.
Ness trying to control the hands but Sheznik won't let him.
Sheznik missing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sheznik punishes Ness with strikes from the back mount.
Ness turns into Sheznik and is now in his guard.
Sheznik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ness tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheznik is retaining full guard.
Ness pushing down on Sheznik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sheznik scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ness manages to mount him!
Ness landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ness lands a nice shot to the head.
Ness putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ness prevents Sheznik from getting the reversal.
Sheznik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ness dominated that round.
That's time! Ness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sheznik stuffs the takedown attempt from Ness. Ness gets slowly back to his feet.
Ness fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Sheznik's shoulder, as Sheznik tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness looks to land a right hand but Sheznik moved out of range.
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheznik.
Ness shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sheznik pinned against the cage. Sheznik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheznik gets caught flat footed, as Ness shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheznik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheznik working a defensive guard here.
Sheznik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sheznik punching from mount but Ness doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheznik working the ground and pound effectively.
Ness tries to hold on but Sheznik postures up.
Sheznik thowing shots but they're missing.
Sheznik landing punches.

It looks like Mike Ness has been cut.
Poor strikes thrown by Sheznik there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Ness somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ness fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Sheznik's shoulder, as Sheznik tries to avoid the shot.
Sheznik loads up on a big right hand but Ness slips the punch.
Ness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheznik is fending him off so far but Ness persists. Nope, Sheznik circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Sheznik misses.
Sheznik throws a jab but it's blocked by Ness.

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.
Ness staying out of range there.
Ness catches Sheznik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sheznik counters with a good low kick that Ness was not able to check.
Ness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheznik misses with a straight left.
Ness gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sheznik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheznik.
Ness is trying to control the position but Sheznik postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Sheznik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Ness's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big right from Ness misses.
Sheznik defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand.
Sheznik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sheznik misses with a hook to the body

and Ness counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sheznik's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheznik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheznik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ness!
Sheznik prevents Ness from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ness takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nick Sheznik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ness prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Ness really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sheznik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ness is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheznik with shots to the head and body - Ness looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sheznik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ness hang on?
Sheznik is landing with some decent strikes but Ness is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ness hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Sheznik there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sheznik lands with some strikes.

Mike Ness's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheznik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sheznik landing strikes from the mount and Ness is in trouble!
Sheznik landing strikes from the mount.

Sheznik with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ness is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sheznik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sheznik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sheznik cracks Ness with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sheznik unloads with some shots from mount but Ness bucks and avoids them well.
Sheznik sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sheznik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ness tries to lock up and control but Sheznik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ness is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ness tries to buck Sheznik off but he can't manage it.
Sheznik is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sheznik looking to ground and pound but Ness is blocking nicely.
Ness tries to hold on but Sheznik pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Mike Ness's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sheznik looking to finish Ness with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ness!
A nice elbow there by Sheznik.

Jeez, Mike Ness's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Ness's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Sheznik!