PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hellbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shields
vs
Hellbent

185 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Hellbent!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields avoids the body shot from Hellbent.
Hellbent digs a good hook to Shields's body.
Shields ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Shields takes the fight into the clinch.
Shields has had enough of the clinch but Hellbent keeps him there for the moment.
Hellbent scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hellbent lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Shields's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellbent.
Hellbent unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Hellbent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shields shoots in for a double leg but Hellbent sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hellbent. Hellbent obviously looking to wear him down.

Shields clinches.
Hellbent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shields tries to circle away but Hellbent has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellbent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent lands with a left to the head.
Hellbent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shields lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Hellbent.
Hellbent lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.

It looks like Eric Shields has been cut.
Hellbent lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hellbent on the inside.
Hellbent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shields is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hellbent is keeping busy.
Hellbent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Hellbent gets through Shields's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hellbent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellbent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hellbent lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Hellbent.
Shields has had enough of the clinch but Hellbent keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent lands an elbow just above Shields 's eye.
Hellbent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellbent lands a damaging elbow.
Hellbent digs a right hand underneath Shields's ribcage. Shields let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellbent lands a body shot.
Hellbent gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellbent lands a knee to the head.
Hellbent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellbent lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellbent lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellbent scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellbent lands with a right to the head.
Shields can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hellbent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellbent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hellbent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shields tries to move into range but Hellbent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hellbent jabs Shields to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Hellbent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hellbent lands with a right to the head.
Hellbent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellbent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hellbent lands a shoulder strike.
Shields looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hellbent lands a damaging elbow.
Hellbent lands an elbow just above Shields 's eye.

Eric Shields's cut is getting worse.
A nice left hand lands by Hellbent.
Shields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellbent lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hellbent manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Hellbent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hellbent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hellbent.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hellbent sprawls well. Hellbent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellbent connects with a high kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellbent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellbent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellbent lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shields wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Hellbent as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellbent lands an elbow inside.
Hellbent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellbent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hellbent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Shields's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hellbent cracks Shields with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shields is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hellbent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Hellbent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hellbent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellbent.

Eric Shields's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hellbent scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellbent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hellbent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shields stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hellbent lands with a short shot to the head.

Jeez, Eric Shields's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hellbent lands a knee to the head.
Hank Hellbent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellbent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hellbent cracks Shields with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hellbent.
Hellbent lands with a left to the head.
Shields can't break the clinch.
Hellbent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shields drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hellbent pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hellbent lands a nice shot that snaps Shields's head back.
Hellbent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shields. That did some damage!
Hellbent throws a head kick but Shields moves out of range.
Shields looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Hellbent!
Hank Hellbent really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.