PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legend Jr (ranked 4762 p4p, 4418 weight class) and Jimmy Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Legend Jr
vs
Shanks

225 cm
21
265
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigandi Legend Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend Jr misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Shanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legend Jr under the eye.
Legend Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shanks tries to sprawl out of it but Legend Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Shanks finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Legend Jr.
Shanks connects with a body shot that sends Legend Jr's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Legend Jr with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Shanks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sigandi Legend Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanks slaps away a takedown attempt from Legend Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Shanks misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigandi Legend Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shanks punishes Legend Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Legend Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Legend Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shanks is fending him off so far but Legend Jr persists. Nope, Shanks circles away and we're back to standing.
Legend Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shanks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Legend Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shanks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legend Jr is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shanks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legend Jr on the side of the head.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Shanks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Legend Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shanks throws a series of punches but Legend Jr avoids them all with ease.
Shanks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shanks cracks Legend Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks jabs at Legend Jr's body.
Shanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shanks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Legend Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shanks scores with a hook.
Shanks connects with a jab.
Legend Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jimmy Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks lands a nice hook to Legend Jr's body. Legend Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr closes the distance but Shanks moves to the side
and Shanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legend Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
Shanks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Legend Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Legend Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shanks with a nice cross.
Legend Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Legend Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legend Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Shanks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Legend Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Legend Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Shanks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Legend Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shanks lands a slapping body shot.
Shanks connects with a right hand. Legend Jr shakes it off.
Sigandi Legend Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legend Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legend Jr tries to move into range but Shanks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend Jr tries to land a front kick but Shanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shanks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shanks checks a leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Legend Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shanks scores with a body shot.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Legend Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legend Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Shanks.
Shanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legend Jr at a distance.
Shanks lands a glancing blow to the side of Legend Jr's head.
Shanks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Shanks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks clobbers Legend Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Legend Jr walks into a straight right hand from Shanks.
Shanks connects with a body shot that sends Legend Jr's belly button to the back.
Legend Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shanks lands with a straight right. Legend Jr didn't see that one coming.
Legend Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legend Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shanks lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shanks.
Shanks scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks scores with the left hand. Legend Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Shanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legend Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shanks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Legend Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legend Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Legend Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shanks connects with a looping right hand.
Shanks lands a nice shot that snaps Legend Jr's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr tries to clinch but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks cracks a nice hook into Legend Jr's ribs.
Legend Jr takes one on the button.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legend Jr under the eye.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shanks lands with a nice body punch.
Shanks throws out a powerful jab.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legend Jr under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shanks digs a good hook to Legend Jr's body.
Legend Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Shanks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shanks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shanks scores with a jab to the body.
Shanks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Legend Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shanks works over Legend Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab by Shanks.
Legend Jr moves to clinch but Shanks breaks away
and Shanks counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legend Jr misses with a combination
and Shanks counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shanks.
Shanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legend Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Legend Jr wants to clinch
and Shanks counters with a nice body shot.
Shanks jabs Legend Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Shanks finds it's way through Legend Jr's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shanks, as that shot connected.
Legend Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks connects with the punch.
Legend Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shanks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Shanks scores with a hook to the body. Legend Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Shanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shanks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks works Legend Jr's body with a nice hook.
Legend Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shanks lands a body shot.
Shanks should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Legend Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shanks connects with a crisp jab.
Legend Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanks scores with a body shot.
Legend Jr needs to keep his hands up - Shanks had a free shot at his head there.
Shanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legend Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jimmy Shanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shanks with a hook.
Shanks stuffs the takedown attempt from Legend Jr. Legend Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Shanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shanks throws a good cross that connects.
Sigandi Legend Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shanks lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shanks 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Shanks!