PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Krygos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon Sheppard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sheppard
vs
Krygos

191 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillon Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Krygos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krygos clinches up with Sheppard and pushes him back against the cage.

Krygos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sheppard regains guard.
Sheppard is trying to keep Krygos in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheppard holds on and takes a little breather.
Krygos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sheppard has control of Krygos's left arm, preventing Krygos from doing any damage.

Sheppard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard pulls Krygos in to control the position.
Sheppard looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krygos wants to get up but he can't break Sheppard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sheppard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krygos's guard.

Sheppard throws an elbow that misses. Krygos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sheppard's guard. Nice move by Krygos!

Sheppard looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheppard, not yet.
Sheppard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krygos postures up in Sheppard's guard and throws a big left but Sheppard blocks it.
Sheppard keeping moving, preventing Krygos from controlling successfully.
Sheppard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krygos is one step ahead there.
Sheppard is controlling Krygos's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krygos postures up.
Krygos wants to control from the top but Sheppard keeps moving.
Sheppard looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheppard, not yet.
Krygos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krygos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheppard looks to clinch
and Krygos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheppard's knee momentarily.

Krygos drives through with a takedown into guard.

Krygos stands and steps away. Sheppard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch but Krygos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Krygos takes the fight into the clinch.
Krygos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krygos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krygos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Krygos.
Krygos misses with a hook from the clinch.

Krygos gets control of Sheppard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krygos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheppard scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krygos wants to stand but Sheppard is controlling the position.
Krygos working a defensive guard here.
Sheppard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sheppard stands and steps away. Krygos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Krygos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sheppard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sheppard is trying to force a seperation but Krygos has the dominant position.

Krygos drags the fight down to the ground.
Krygos working a defensive guard but Sheppard passes into half guard.
Sheppard trying to control from half guard but Krygos is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krygos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sheppard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sheppard continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sheppard tries to keep at a distance but Krygos has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.

Krygos wants the takedown. Sheppard is fighting it off but Krygos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sheppard's guard against the cage.
Sheppard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krygos manages to get himself to full guard.

Sheppard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krygos is on top in guard.

Sheppard pulls Krygos in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheppard looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheppard, not yet.
Krygos is looking to stand up but Sheppard won't let him.

Krygos gets to his feet - Sheppard follows without any prompting.
Krygos looks for the body kick but Sheppard saw that one coming.
Sheppard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krygos sprawls and moves away.
Krygos tries to clinch there but Sheppard circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krygos jumps into guard, dragging Sheppard to the mat.
Sheppard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krygos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krygos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sheppard is controlling him.
Sheppard is stalling in the full guard.
Sheppard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Krygos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sheppard gets tackled into the cage by Krygos. Krygos maintains the clinch.
Sheppard is trying to force a seperation but Krygos has the dominant position.
Sheppard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krygos is defending well for now.
Sheppard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Krygos breaks from the clinch.

Sheppard has managed to clinch.

Krygos pulls guard.
Sheppard preventing the sweep.

Sheppard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krygos takes a swing at Sheppard's ribcage but misses.

Sheppard rushes Krygos and presses him up against the cage.
Sheppard is trying to force a seperation but Krygos has the dominant position.
Sheppard can't find room to land a body shot as Krygos controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krygos lands a nice uppercut.
Krygos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sheppard up against the cage.

Krygos manages to break the clinch.

Krygos closes the distance and clinches.
Sheppard wants to break free but Krygos has control.
Krygos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Krygos pulls guard successfully.
Sheppard's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard won't allow Krygos to sweep him here.
Sheppard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Krygos is working an open guard so Sheppard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sheppard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krygos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Krygos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krygos showed some decent athleticism there.
Krygos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheppard has his hands clasped together around Krygos's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krygos.
Sheppard is looking for a sweep. Krygos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krygos wants to take a breather but Sheppard is having none of it.
Sheppard is holding on to half guard well.
Sheppard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krygos is working away from the top position though.
Sheppard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krygos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Sheppard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sheppard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Krygos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sheppard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Krygos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krygos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Krygos!