PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladen Shockner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Echberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shockner comes to the cage accompanied by This is the new shit. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Shockner
vs
Echberg

205 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sladen Shockner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Echberg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shockner shoots for a takedown but Echberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shockner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shockner shoots in looking for a takedown. Echberg tries to sprawl out of it but Shockner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Echberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shockner shoots in and drives through. Echberg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sladen Shockner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shockner is looking to clinch but Echberg is avoiding it.
Shockner fails with the takedown.

Shockner clinches.

Echberg decides to pull guard.
Shockner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Echberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Echberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Echberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shockner won't allow Echberg to sweep him here.
Shockner passes into half guard.
Echberg trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echberg tries to get to full guard but Shockner has control of the leg.
Shockner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shockner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shockner wants to take a breather but Echberg is having none of it.
Echberg is looking for a sweep. Shockner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Echberg is doing well to control the position and prevent Shockner from advancing to side control.
Shockner misses with a head shot. Echberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Echberg is on top in guard.
Echberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Echberg wants to control from the top but Shockner keeps moving.
Echberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Echberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shockner wants to hit a switch here but Echberg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shockner there!
Echberg avoids the attempt from Shockner to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echberg with a couple of short strikes.
Shockner can't escape the position.
Shockner is breathing heavily.
Echberg controlling from the full mount.
Echberg avoids the attempt from Shockner to control.
Shockner working to try and regain half guard.
Echberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shockner hang on?
Echberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Echberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Echberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Echberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shockner looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echberg working Shockner over with strikes here.
Echberg raining down shots from the mount!

Echberg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Echberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Echberg wants to control the pace but Shockner is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Echberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Echberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shockner.
Shockner shoots in and drives through. Echberg sprawls well.
Shockner lands a two punch combo.
Shockner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sladen Shockner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Echberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Echberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Shockner tries to sprawl out of it but Echberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shockner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Echberg misses with a hook. Shockner ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shockner moves into range and clinches up with Echberg.
Shockner with a knee to the head.
Echberg tries to break the clinch but Shockner is controlling the position.
Echberg fails to pull guard.
Sladen Shockner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Echberg.
Shockner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Echberg is pressed up against the cage. Shockner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Echberg down to the mat. Echberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echberg shoots in for a takedown but Shockner shows good takedown defense.
Echberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Shockner lands a head kick!
Shockner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shockner lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ronnie Echberg has been cut.
Shockner tries to clinch

and Echberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shockner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shockner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Echberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Shockner wants to pass the guard but Echberg is keeping the position.
Shockner preventing the sweep.
Shockner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Echberg lands an upkick as Shockner stands over him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Echberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shockner is one step ahead there.
Shockner trying to move into half guard but instead Echberg has managed to sweep!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Echberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Shockner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Echberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shockner has his takedown stuffed

and Echberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Echberg.
Echberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ronnie Echberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shockner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Echberg is one step ahead there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Echberg. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Echberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Shockner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shockner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Echberg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shockner is proving hard to escape from.
Echberg wants to control from the top but Shockner keeps moving.
Echberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Echberg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Echberg counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shockner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shockner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Echberg lands a few punches from side control.

Echberg has an Americana. Shockner didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Echberg is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Echberg hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ronnie Echberg!