PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan comes into the arena with Under the Dome blaring out of the sound system. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman - Metallica. 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.

Sheehan
vs
Jones

187 cm
33
198 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

182 cm
35
195 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Sheehan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Sheehan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheehan avoids the body shot from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehan.
Jones throws the left hand but Sheehan avoids the punch easily.
Lazarus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Sheehan's leg but Sheehan calmly moves out of range.
Sheehan connects with the punch.
Sheehan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sheehan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sheehan if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by Sheehan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sheehan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sheehan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.

Sheehan lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Sheehan stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheehan finish him?
Sheehan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheehan.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Sheehan on that attempt.
Sheehan scores with a hook.
Sheehan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sheehan throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehan checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones works over Sheehan's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Sheehan.
Jones misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sheehan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sheehan on the side of the head.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheehan defends it nicely.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheehan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones is looking to chop away at Sheehan's legs.
Sheehan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheehan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Sheehan's head back.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheehan doesn't seem phased though.
Sheehan loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Sheehan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sheehan scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheehan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks for the body kick but Sheehan saw that one coming.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Sheehan moved away.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Sheehan ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheehan.
Sheehan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sheehan somewhat.
A left and a right from Sheehan both land. Nice combination.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Sheehan moves his leg out of the way.
Jones tests Sheehan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sheehan. Sheehan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sheehan avoids the body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justus Sheehan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones dodges the punch combination from Sheehan.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones is looking to slow Sheehan down with leg kicks.
Sheehan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Sheehan scores with a body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan.
Sheehan feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Sheehan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sheehan gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Jones looking for subs off his back but Sheehan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jones is not content to let Sheehan control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheehan passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is looking to escape.

Sheehan seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Sheehan wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones tries to roll over but Sheehan keeps him under control.
Sheehan trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Sheehan is controlling him well.
Sheehan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Sheehan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Sheehan sits in half guard.
Sheehan is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.

Sheehan is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sheehan to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones won't allow Sheehan to pass to mount.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheehan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheehan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Sheehan drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Sheehan off! Sheehan jumps back into Jones's guard.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sheehan is controlling him.
Sheehan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Sheehan sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Justus Sheehan just wasn't active enough.
Sheehan throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids the head kick by Sheehan.
Nice defenses there by Sheehan.
A swing and a miss from Sheehan.
Sheehan throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Sheehan throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheehan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheehan takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Sheehan into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sheehan jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justus Sheehan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones cracks Sheehan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sheehan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Sheehan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Sheehan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Sheehan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Justus Sheehan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jones throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A head kick by Jones misses
and Sheehan counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheehan throws a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheehan blocks the body kick.
A big right from Sheehan misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Sheehan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Sheehan moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sheehan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sheehan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheehan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sheehan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Sheehan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Sheehan.
Sheehan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheehan darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Sheehan into the cage.
Lazarus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I was talking to Sheehan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands an uppercut.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones lands a jab.
Sheehan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sheehan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Jones tenderised Sheehan's leg. Sheehan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Sheehan moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Sheehan saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Sheehan, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Sheehan against the cage but Sheehan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sheehan scores with a jab to the body.

Sheehan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheehan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sheehan won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sheehan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones wants to stand up but Sheehan is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sheehan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sheehan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sheehan content to stall in guard here.
Sheehan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheehan pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justus Sheehan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sheehan, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justus Sheehan!
Justus Sheehan made sure to mention his sponsor, Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview.