PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Marry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sheppard
vs
Marry

156 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Marry!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marry misses with a wild combination.

Sheppard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sheppard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sheppard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sheppard controlling the pace for now.
Marry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard lands a big elbow.
Sheppard controlling from mount.
Sheppard 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard dominating with strikes here.
Sheppard lands with some strikes.
Sheppard avoids the attempt from Marry to control.

Sheppard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard content just to control the position here.
Marry blocking the ground and pound.

Sheppard wants to finish this one by submission but Marry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sheppard.
A nice elbow there by Sheppard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marry tries to hold on but Sheppard pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sheppard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheppard wants to stand but Marry is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sheppard stuffs the takedown.
Marry slips under a jab.
Marry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheppard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harry Marry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marry moves to clinch but Sheppard breaks away

and Sheppard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marry!
Sheppard tries to stand but Marry controls the position and pulls Sheppard into his guard.
Sheppard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheppard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheppard lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sheppard is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to move to mount but Marry blocks the move with his legs.
Sheppard slows the pace down.
Sheppard tries to stand but Marry is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marry is being controlled here.
Tom Sheppard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sheppard decides to stand back up.
Sheppard blocks a low kick nicely.
Marry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marry wants to clinch.
Marry scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheppard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marry lands with a hook. Sheppard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch but Marry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Marry.
Marry misses with the combination.
Marry feints a jab promting Sheppard to slip. Marry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sheppard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marry is breathing heavily.
Sheppard fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marry gets caught flat footed, as Sheppard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marry can't keep his opponent in guard - Sheppard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sheppard is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Sheppard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marry throws a right and a left that Sheppard avoids nicely.
Marry misses with a wild combination.

Sheppard rushes Marry and presses him up against the cage.
Sheppard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sheppard has Marry pushed against the cage.

Sheppard jumps guard and drags Marry to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sheppard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheppard tries to get out of the position.
Marry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard pulls Marry in to control the position.
Marry throws a big elbow that misses.
Marry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sheppard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sheppard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marry manages to get himself to full guard.
Sheppard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tom Sheppard just wasn't active enough.
Marry jabs Sheppard right on the nose. Sheppard blinks but takes it well.
Marry fails to land with a series of punches.

Sheppard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheppard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard works his way into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sheppard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sheppard taking a breather here.
Marry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheppard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard lands some shots froms side control.
Sheppard tries to stand but Marry is controlling his head.
Sheppard controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marry is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Sheppard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sheppard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Sheppard!