PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heizel comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Doctor. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heizel
vs
J Shain

184 cm
26
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Heizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shain throws a lazy uppercut
and Heizel counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Heizel takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Shain moves out of range as Heizel strikes.
Heizel throws a right and a left that Shain avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Shain scores with a four punch combination!
Shain swats away the attempt to clinch by Heizel.
A lazy left from Heizel finds it's target.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Heizel saw that one coming.
Shain lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Heizel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Shain throws a jab but it's blocked by Heizel.
Shain avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Heizel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heizel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heizel ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain misses with the combination.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Heizel is just out of range.
Heizel throws a big shot that misses.
Shain connects with a body shot.
Shain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heizel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Heizel takes the fight into the clinch.
Heizel lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain blocks a body shot from Heizel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain blocks a body shot from Heizel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain working hard to break the clinch.
Shain lands a body shot.
Heizel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shain is keeping busy.
Heizel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heizel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shain prevents a body shot from Heizel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heizel.
Heizel blocking some punches.
Shain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Shain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heizel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shain. Shain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands the left hand.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Shain does no damage.
Heizel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Heizel misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Heizel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Heizel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain checks a low kick from Heizel.
Heizel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heizel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shain misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heizel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Shain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heizel moves out of range as Shain strikes.
Heizel avoids the head kick by Shain.
A swing and a miss from Shain.
Shain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heizel.
Heizel misses with a body shot.
Shain scores with a hook to the body. Heizel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain slips a jab from Heizel.
Heizel slips under a jab.
Shain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heizel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M J Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain'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.

Shain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain jabs Heizel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heizel drops his hands momentarily and Shain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shain throws a jab but it's blocked by Heizel.
Shain lunges at Heizel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heizel's hand.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heizel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shain misses with an uppercut.
Heizel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heizel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Shain does it's job there.
Shain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heizel throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain punishes Heizel's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Shain.
Heizel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heizel.
Shain misses with a two punch combination.
Heizel tries to clinch up.
Shain lands with a straight right. Heizel didn't see that one coming.
Heizel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heizel throws a lazy head kick
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Shain throws a jab when Heizel was well out of range.
Heizel with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heizel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Shain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shain with a jab.
Shain misses with a double jab.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heizel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Shain connects with a jab.
Shain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heizel throws a one two combo.
Heizel misses with an uppercut.
Shain misses with a jab, cross combination.

Heizel closes the distance and pushes Shain back into the cage.
Heizel tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heizel tries to throw a body punch but Shain avoids it by throwing Heizel back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Heizel.
Heizel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Heizel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heizel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heizel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Heizel is leaning against Shain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heizel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heizel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heizel tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.
Heizel struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
M J Shain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shain lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain working aggressively here.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Heizel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heizel blocks an uppercut.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Heizel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Heizel can't find room to land a body shot as Shain controls the action.
Heizel tries to throw a body punch but Shain avoids it by throwing Heizel back against the cage.
Shain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Heizel to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heizel.
Heizel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but M J Shain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shain misses the shot to the body.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Shain lands a right hook to the body.
Shain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Heizel slips the punch.
Shain swings widly with a right hand
enabling Heizel to counter with a crisp jab.
Shain avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Heizel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heizel slips a straight right by Shain.
Shain misses the jab.
Heizel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Heizel just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Shain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heizel doesn't seem phased though.
Heizel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Heizel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heizel throws out the jab.
Shain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heizel.
Heizel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain.
Heizel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shain lands a body shot.
Heizel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heizel avoids the body shot from Shain.
Shain swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain stuns Heizel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Shain does no damage.
Heizel cracks Shain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Heizel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heizel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shain misses with a looping left.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Heizel is just out of range.
Shain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shain missing with a left hand there. Heizel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matt Heizel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heizel.
Shain misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a hook but Heizel avoids it easily.
Heizel misses with a wild body shot.
Shain needs to keep his hands up - Heizel had a free shot at his head there.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Heizel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain.
Shain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heizel doesn't seem bothered though.
Heizel is looking to slow Shain down with leg kicks.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heizel tries to clinch up.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Shain connects with a body shot.
Heizel jabs at Shain's body.
Shain throws a right and a left that Heizel avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel misses with a low kick.
Heizel avoids the body shot from Shain.
Heizel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heizel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up M J Shain's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heizel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shain sizes up Heizel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shain throws a lazy right hand but Heizel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heizel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heizel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shain duly obliges.
Shain lands a nice hook to Heizel's body. Heizel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to M J Shain.
Well Shain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M J Shain!
M J Shain took some time post fight to say the following; 'Good fight Good fight, Like to thank 5th round clothing! The Sweat lodge and Mello MMA,Best training in the world. Love u guys!'.