PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 25 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 4 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Atunes
vs
Shipilov

185 cm
28
190
23 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
195
13 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Conviction

Core Combat
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipilov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Shipilov there.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shipilov.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shipilov connects with a crisp jab.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shipilov manages to avoid it.
Shipilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shipilov throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Shipilov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Shipilov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shipilov.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipilov.
Shipilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shipilov scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shipilov to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Shipilov misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shipilov throws a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Shipilov misses with a body shot
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes sizes up Shipilov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Shipilov misses.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Shipilov manages to avoid it.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shipilov with a hook.

It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Shipilov lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Shipilov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes tries to bum rush Shipilov with a series of wild strikes but Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipilov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Shipilov throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes staying out of range there.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Shipilov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
Shipilov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shipilov with a jab.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Shipilov.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Shipilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipilov. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Shipilov backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shipilov misses the target.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Shipilov punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipilov cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Shipilov sees coming a mile off.
Shipilov throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shipilov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shipilov throws a front kick that sends Atunes stumbling back into the cage.
Shipilov digs a good hook to Atunes's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Shipilov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipilov is just out of range.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shipilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shipilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Shipilov misses with a shot to the body
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shipilov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shipilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes tries to counter by clinching up but Shipilov breaks away and moves out of range.
Shipilov lands with a cross.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shipilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipilov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipilov connects with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shipilov.

Atunes is rocked!
Shipilov is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Shipilov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edison Atunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Shipilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shipilov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Shipilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shipilov looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Shipilov backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Atunes's temple! It sends Atunes violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Shipilov celebrates and the doctors try to help Atunes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov is the new middleweight champion!
Sergey Shipilov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.