PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte has chosen La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market as his entrance music. 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.

Shot
vs
Del Norte

162 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

165 cm
41
141 lbs
28 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fantinaz Del Norte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Norte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Norte throws out the jab.
Del Norte moves out of range as Shot strikes.
Shot throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Norte throws a counter combo.
Shot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Norte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shot. Del Norte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Norte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Del Norte throws a hook but Shot blocks it.
Shot throws a head kick that misses.

Del Norte scores with a takedown into Shot's guard.
Del Norte won't allow Shot to sweep him here.
Shot pulls Del Norte in close to prevent any damage.
Del Norte trying to control but Shot is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shot is keeping the position for now.
Shot is pulling down on Del Norte's head to control his posture.
Shot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Norte is one step ahead there.
Del Norte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Norte.
Del Norte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Del Norte misses with a body shot.
Shot throws a shot to the body.
Shot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Norte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
Del Norte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Norte misses with a body kick.
Del Norte shoots in for a takedown but Shot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Norte throws the left hand but Shot avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Shot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Del Norte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shot.
Shot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Norte.
Shot thuds a left hand into Del Norte's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Del Norte dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Shot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Del Norte lands with a nice body punch.
Del Norte ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Del Norte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Norte.
Shot works Del Norte's body with a nice hook.
Shot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shot stuffs the takedown.
Sebastian Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fantinaz Del Norte.
Del Norte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Norte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a head kick but Del Norte moves out of range.
Del Norte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Norte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Del Norte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Norte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shot's head.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Del Norte moved out of range nicely.
Shot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Del Norte.
Shot throws a big shot that misses.
Shot throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Norte.
Del Norte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shot just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Norte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shot moves away.
Shot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shot ducks under a wild hook from Del Norte.
A little feinted left hand from Shot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Del Norte moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Norte misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Shot coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Del Norte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Shot misses.
Shot scores with a nice right hand.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Shot cracks Del Norte with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Norte. Shot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Norte scores with a nice head shot.
Del Norte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shot walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Shot coming out on top.
A punch combination from Shot misses.
Shot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Norte can do to turn this around?
Shot connects with a nice looking jab.
Shot cracks Del Norte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot throws a hook but Del Norte avoids it easily.
Del Norte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Del Norte defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Shot. No joy for Del Norte on that attempt.
Shot stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Norte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shot.
Shot feints a jab promting Del Norte to slip. Shot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Del Norte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sebastian Shot is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot misses with the combination.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Shot scores with a four punch combination!
Shot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sebastian Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fantinaz Del Norte.
Shot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shot misses with a looping right.
Del Norte throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Norte circles away quickly and effectively.
Sebastian Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Norte ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot throws the left hand but Del Norte avoids the punch easily.
Del Norte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Norte moves out of range of the strikes.
Shot scores with a hook.
Del Norte looks to land a combination. Shot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by Shot - just one landing.

Del Norte shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Norte thows a huge punch but Shot dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Del Norte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shot pulls Del Norte in close to his closed guard and prevents Del Norte from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Norte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shot is looking to stand up but Del Norte isn't so interested in that idea.
Shot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Norte is one step ahead there.
Shot lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Del Norte is trying to control the position but Shot postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Del Norte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Del Norte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shot wants to control from the top but Del Norte keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Shot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Del Norte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shot has managed to get both his arms back between Del Norte's legs - danger averted.

Del Norte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shot tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Norte is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Del Norte dodges the punch combination from Shot.
Shot misses with a double jab.
Del Norte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danga de danga de dang - Del Norte scores with a four punch combination!
Shot looks to throw the jab but Del Norte is out of range.
Del Norte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Norte manages to avoid it.
Del Norte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shot is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Del Norte.
Shot misses with a looping right.
Del Norte slips under a jab.
Del Norte tries a head kick but it misses.
Shot loads up on a big right hand but Del Norte slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Norte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Del Norte looks to move away, Shot throws a big counter combo but Del Norte just gets out of the way.
Del Norte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shot is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Norte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shot sprawls well. Shot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Del Norte gets slowly back to his feet.

Shot tries to sprawl but Del Norte drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shot wants to get back to full guard.
Del Norte prevents Shot from standing back up.
Del Norte trying to mount his opponent but Shot defends it.

Del Norte looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shot is controlling Del Norte's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is just content to waste time from the top position. Shot takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fantinaz Del Norte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Norte trying to control but Shot is working from the bottom.
Shot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Norte's guard.

Shot stopping the sweep attempt from Del Norte.
Shot trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Shot lands a couple of digs.
Fantinaz Del Norte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Shot landing with the ground and pound.
Shot won't allow Del Norte to sweep him here.

Del Norte is looking for a triangle here but Shot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shot landing strikes.
Del Norte manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shot's best efforts.
Shot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shot prevents Del Norte from improving his position.

Del Norte looking for submissions off his back.
Del Norte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot passes to side control.
Shot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Norte keeps working.

Shot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Shot has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A low kick from Del Norte is predictable there
and Shot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Del Norte's knee momentarily.
Shot delivers a nice body kick.
Del Norte jabs Shot right on the nose. Shot blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
A very excited looking Sebastian Shot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Fantinaz Del Norte was interviewed post fight and said 'Great job fucker, one hell of a fight :)'.