PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neck has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Sheilds
vs
Neck

180 cm
30
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

182 cm
44
178 lbs
27 - 39 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheilds misses with a low kick.
Neck misses with a head kick.
Sheilds takes a swing at Neck's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheilds. That snapped Neck's head back.
Nice shot lands for Sheilds.
Neck shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheilds tries to sprawl out of it but Neck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheilds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Neck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheilds's guard.
Neck trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
Sheilds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sheilds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sheilds keeping moving, preventing Neck from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neck is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheilds has wrist control.
Sheilds wants to sweep here but Neck controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheilds has control of Neck's left arm, preventing Neck from doing any damage.
Neck throws an elbow that misses. Sheilds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neck's guard. Nice move by Sheilds!

Neck is trying to keep Sheilds in close.
Sheilds working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neck has momentary wrist control but Sheilds slips an elbow through the middle.
Neck pulls Sheilds in close to prevent any damage.
Neck controls Sheilds momentarily but Sheilds frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds wants to pass the guard but Neck is keeping the position.
Sheilds lands a couple of elbows.
Sheilds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neck working a defensive guard here.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Neck keeps moving.
Sheilds landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheilds stopping the sweep attempt from Neck.
Neck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheilds throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Neck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neck has his foot on Sheilds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheilds works his way back into a safe position though.
Sheilds landing with the ground and pound.
Sheilds 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.
Neck pulls Sheilds in close to his closed guard and prevents Sheilds from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sheilds scoring with some ground and pound.
Sheilds postures up and lands a big shot to Neck's brow.
Neck is trying to keep Sheilds in close.
Sheilds looking to pass the guard.
Neck is trying to control the position but Sheilds postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sheilds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sheilds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neck has his hands on Sheilds's head, controlling the position.
Neck wants to sweep here but Sheilds controlling him for the moment.
Sheilds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sheilds landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheilds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sheilds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neck wants to sweep here but Sheilds controlling him for the moment.
Sheilds scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Sheilds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Neck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheilds scores with a nice head shot.
Neck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sheilds sprawls well. Sheilds wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neck gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheilds attempts a counter takedown but Neck avoids it well and moves away.
Neck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheilds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Sheilds misses.

Neck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neck showed some decent athleticism there.
Neck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sheilds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheilds has control of Neck's left arm, preventing Neck from doing any damage.
Neck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neck won't allow Sheilds to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sheilds controlling Neck's posture.

Neck drops back looking for a leg! Sheilds is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sheilds manages to kick Neck off! Neck jumps back into Sheilds's guard.
Neck throws a big elbow that misses.
Neck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sheilds is on top in guard.

Sheilds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheilds stands up over Neck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sheilds throwing strikes from guard but Neck blocks nicely.
Sheilds controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck is trying to keep Sheilds in close.
Neck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheilds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sheilds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neck's head.
Sheilds postures up.
Sheilds distracts Neck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sheilds is in close to Neck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sheilds is fighting to break Neck's control of his arms but Neck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sheilds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds scoring with some ground and pound.
Ashley Sheilds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neck keeping full guard, as Sheilds tries to pass.
Neck has momentary wrist control but Sheilds slips an elbow through the middle.
Neck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sheilds is controlling him.
Neck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheilds's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sheilds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sheilds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neck is looking to stand up but Sheilds isn't so interested in that idea.
Sheilds is in close to Neck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neck tries to strike from the bottom.
Neck keeping moving, preventing Sheilds from controlling successfully.
Neck looking for a sweep. Not yet Neck, not yet.
Sheilds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sheilds postures up.
Sheilds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neck wants to stand up but Sheilds is controlling him.
Neck trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Sheilds dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Neck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sheilds is out of range.
Sheilds is looking to counter punch.

Sheilds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Neck on his heels. He'll look to pass Neck's guard now, I'm sure.
Neck is adopting a defensive guard.
Neck working a defensive guard here.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Neck keeps moving.
Sheilds wants to pass the guard but Neck is keeping the position.
Neck trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheilds won't allow Neck to sweep him here.
Sheilds trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Neck shoots for a double leg takedown but Sheilds sprawls well. He's pushed Neck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neck lands a jab-cross combination.
Neck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sheilds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neck is trying to escape back to his feet but Sheilds uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Neck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheilds in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sheilds scores with punches from side control.
Sheilds cracks Neck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neck is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sheilds asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sheilds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sheilds landing a few strikes.

Neck is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sheilds working the head with strikes.
Neck is still in real trouble! Can Sheilds finish him?
Sheilds works to advance to full mount. Neck defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Neck is in a horrible position here. Sheilds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sheilds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neck can do to turn this around?
Sheilds connects with a bit shot that sees Neck covering up! More strikes from Sheilds and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sheilds is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Sheilds!
Our winner, Ashley Sheilds, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Pencil Neck spoke after the fight, saying 'Dang, I think I broke my hip.'.