PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shadow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny B. Goode. Ben Hur will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Shadow
vs
Hur

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Fast

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hur thumps Shadow with a low kick.

Shadow closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Shadow fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shadow dodges an elbow strike from Hur.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Johny Shadow has been cut.
Shadow tries to break the clinch but Hur is controlling the position.
Shadow stalls.
Hur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shadow working aggressively here.
Hur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
Hur pushes Shadow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow lands a body punch.
We've been hearing reports that Shadow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shadow content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hur backwards.
Hur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shadow lands an uppercut.
Shadow stalling in the clinch but Hur improves position.
Hur blocks an uppercut.
Shadow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hur stalling against the cage.
Shadow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hur's elbow.
Shadow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hur.
The referee calls for Hur to work.
Shadow blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hur.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shadow's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tries a body shot but Hur blocks it.
Shadow misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow is looking for a takedown.
Shadow avoids a wild elbow strike from Hur.
Hur throws an elbow that misses.
Hur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hur displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shadow up against the cage.
Shadow takes an elbow to the temple.

Johny Shadow's cut is getting worse.
Shadow avoids the elbow strike from Hur, against the cage.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow is looking to control Hur's arms but Hur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shadow has his back to the cage.
Hur misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shadow.
Hur is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hur controls his hands.
Hur lands a damaging elbow.

Johny Shadow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Shadow has hold of one of Hur's legs. Hur is fighting the takedown attempt but Shadow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shadow is looking to work some ground and pound but Hur has wrist control.
Shadow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hur's head.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Hur keeps moving.
Hur keeping full guard, as Shadow tries to pass.
Hur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shadow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hur is adopting a defensive guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shadow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shadow somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shadow drives through and clinches with Hur against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hur lands an elbow inside.
Shadow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hur backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johny Shadow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johny Shadow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shadow closes the distance and pushes Hur back into the cage.
Hur looking to stall.
Hur lands an elbow inside that Shadow shrugs off.
A short right from Hur on the inside.

Jeez, Johny Shadow's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hur looking to slow down the pace here.
Shadow lands a body shot.
Shadow is trying to maintain a safe position but Hur gets an underhook and turns Shadow into the cage.
Shadow tries to throw a body punch but Hur avoids it by throwing Shadow back against the cage.
Hur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
Hur throws an elbow but it misses.
Hur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shadow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hur backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hur blocks a body shot from Shadow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shadow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hur's elbow.
Shadow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Hur!