PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannigan comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. Umberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Perry Como - Magic Moments kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shannigan
vs
Umberto

187 cm
25
213 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umberto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Shannigan counter with a right hand.
Shannigan throws a shot from downtown. Umberto moves away and avoids it.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shannigan counters with a left to the body.
Umberto looks to clinch
and Shannigan counters with a two punch combo.
Umberto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Umberto misses with a takedown
and Shannigan counters with a two punch combo.
Tommy Shannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Umberto.
Umberto shoots and misses
and Shannigan counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
and Shannigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Umberto looks gassed!
Umberto misses with a takedown
and Shannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
and Shannigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Shannigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Umberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Umberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tommy Shannigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Shannigan counter with a right hand.
Roberto Umberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shannigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Umberto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Umberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umberto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shannigan to score with a decent uppercut.
Umberto tries to clinch but Shannigan moves away
and Shannigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umberto fails with the takedown
and Shannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umberto tries for a takedown but Shannigan circles away easily
and Shannigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shannigan catches Umberto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umberto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shannigan connects with the punch.
Shannigan lands a nice hook to Umberto's body. Umberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umberto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shannigan.
A right-left combo lands from Shannigan.
Umberto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umberto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Umberto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shannigan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Umberto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umberto tries to move into range but Shannigan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shannigan scores with a three punch combo!
Shannigan scores with a sloppy right hand. Umberto should have avoided that one.
Shannigan scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot by Shannigan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shannigan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umberto on the side of the head.
Umberto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shannigan counters with a nice body shot.
Shannigan scores with a nice head shot.
Umberto ducks right into an uppercut from Shannigan.
Shannigan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Umbertos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Umberto walks into a stiff left hand from Shannigan.
Shannigan lands with a nice body punch.
Umberto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Shannigan.
Shannigan scores with a sloppy right hand. Umberto should have avoided that one.
Umberto with a poor takedown
and Shannigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shannigan's corner calls for a 1-2. Shannigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shannigan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shannigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shannigan.
Umberto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Umberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umberto thinking.
Umberto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Umberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Shannigan counter with a right hand.
Jab by Shannigan.
A jab from Shannigan does it's job there.
Shannigan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umberto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umberto shoots and misses
and Shannigan counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Shannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Umberto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umberto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shannigan.
Shannigan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Umberto is breathing heavily.
Shannigan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tommy Shannigan is winning the standup battle so far.
Umberto misses with a takedown attempt
and Umberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Shannigan there.
Umberto misses with a takedown attempt
and Shannigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Shannigan lands.
Shannigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umberto can do to turn this around?
Shannigan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. Shannigan catches Umberto right on the button with a cross.
Umberto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a left and a right that stings Umberto.
Umberto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shannigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umberto tries for a takedown but Shannigan circles away easily
and Shannigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umberto misses with a takedown attempt
letting Shannigan counter with a right hand.
Shannigan works over Umberto's head and body with a nice combination.
Shannigan lands with a hook. Umberto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shannigan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shannigan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Umberto shoots and misses
and Shannigan counters with a three punch combo that has Umberto backing up. Umberto nods at Shannigan to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Shannigan there.
Umberto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shannigan connects with a nice looking jab.
Shannigan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shannigan jabs Umberto right on the nose. Umberto blinks but takes it well.
Shannigan with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto tries for a takedown but Shannigan circles away easily
and Shannigan counters with a one-two to the body.
Umberto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
and Shannigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Umberto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Umberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shannigan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shannigan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Umberto.
Shannigan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Umberto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shannigan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shannigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Umberto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shannigan has got the better of the exchanges.
Shannigan cracks the inside of Umberto's front leg.
Umberto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Shannigan counter with a right hand.
Shannigan connects with a leg kick. Umberto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shannigan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umberto backs up against the cage.
Shannigan throws a one two combo.
Shannigan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Shannigan catches Umberto right on the button with a cross.
Shannigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shannigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shannigan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shannigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umberto fails with the takedown
and Umberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
and Shannigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Umberto with a poor takedown
and Shannigan counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Shannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Umberto.
Shannigan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shannigan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Umberto's head backwards.
Umberto misses with a takedown attempt
and Umberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shannigan sizes up Umberto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shannigan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shannigan lands a right hook to the body.
Shannigan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Umberto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Umberto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shannigan - the referee stops the clock and Umberto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shannigan. Umberto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shannigan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
and Shannigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umberto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Umberto fails with the takedown
and Shannigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Umberto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shannigan tests Umberto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shannigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shannigan throws a combination. Umberto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shannigan lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Umberto walks into a left hand.
Shannigan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shannigan throws a right and a left that Umberto avoids nicely.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Shannigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Shannigan scores with a decent looking hook.
Umberto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shannigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Shannigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umberto shoots and misses
and Shannigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Shannigan finds it's way through Umberto's defenses.
Shannigan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Umberto fails with the takedown
and Shannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tommy Shannigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umberto misses with a takedown attempt
and Shannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shannigan scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Shannigan.
Shannigan cracks Umberto with a good jab.
Umberto closes the distance but Shannigan moves to the side
and Shannigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Umberto throws an off balance right hand
and Shannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umberto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shannigan lands a two punch combo.
Umberto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan lands with a straight right. Umberto didn't see that one coming.
Umberto tries to clinch
and Shannigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Umberto misses with a takedown
and Shannigan counters with a nice body shot.
Shannigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Umberto shoots and misses
and Shannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Umberto tries for a takedown but Shannigan circles away easily
and Shannigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shannigan lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Umberto takes one to the chin there.
Umberto has his takedown stuffed
enabling Shannigan to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shannigan 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shannigan!