PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gordon
vs
Shelton

190 cm
25
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Island's Forbidden Fruits

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.

Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelton's defenses.

It looks like Marc Shelton has been cut.
Shelton swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelton struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Shelton.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Shelton scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shelton's brow.

Shelton breaks the clinch.
Shelton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Shelton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shelton, pushing him back against the cage.
Shelton misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Shelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Shelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gordon forces Shelton back against the cage and clinches.
Shelton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Shelton scores with a nice hook to the head.

Shelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves away
and Shelton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shelton with a jab.
Shelton misses with an uppercut. Gordon saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Shelton pushes him off.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shelton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelton jabs at Gordon's body.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Brennan Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Shelton keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon wants to clinch but Shelton slips to the side
and Shelton counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Brennan Gordon has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Shelton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Shelton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Shelton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Shelton circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Shelton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Shelton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Shelton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Shelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelton lands with a shot to the body.
Shelton lands with a straight right. Gordon didn't see that one coming.

Gordon rushes Shelton and presses him up against the cage.

Shelton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Shelton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Shelton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Shelton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves out of range.
Shelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Shelton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Shelton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Shelton misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves out of range.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.

Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Shelton.
Shelton is working Gordon over against the cage.
Shelton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shelton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelton presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Shelton lands a left hand.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.

Shelton manages to break the clinch.
Shelton throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shelton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
A little jabbing left from Shelton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Shelton sends Gordon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shelton is motioning to the referee to let Gordon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Gordon is rocked!
Gordon is looking to clinch but Shelton is avoiding it.
Shelton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelton drops Gordon with a huge uppercut! Gordon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shelton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Shelton!
Marc Shelton is the new super heavyweight champion!