PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Chretien (ranked 2166 p4p, 5670 weight class) and Columbcille Shanahan (ranked 280 p4p, 568 weight class). Jean Chretien has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chretien
vs
Shanahan

163 cm
26
184
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
182
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Chretien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Columbcille Shanahan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Chretien tries to keep at a distance but Shanahan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chretien lands a body punch.
Shanahan looks winded!
Chretien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shanahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chretien has him pressed against the cage.
Chretien lands with a light punch inside.
Shanahan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chretien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chretien stops a takedown attempt from Shanahan.
Chretien lands with a left to the head.
Chretien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shanahan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Chretien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Chretien.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chretien.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chretien.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chretien lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chretien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chretien lands with a short shot to the head.
Chretien lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Shanahan is rocked!

It looks like Columbcille Shanahan has been cut.
Chretien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chretien lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shanahan to his knees! Chretien keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Chretien!
Jean Chretien decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.