PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shenanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hors Da Vors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Shenanigan
vs
Da Vors

188 cm
19
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Shenanigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hors Da Vors!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shenanigan looks to land a left hand but Da Vors moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Shenanigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shenanigan looks to land a right hand but Da Vors moved out of range.
Da Vors throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shenanigan's waist but Shenanigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Vors off to one side.
Da Vors throws a leg kick which misses Shenanigan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shenanigan tries to avoid it.
Da Vors checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Da Vors with that takedown attempt.
Shenanigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shenanigan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Da Vors has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Vors and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Da Vors tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vors shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shenanigan but Shenanigan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sean Shenanigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hors Da Vors.
Da Vors fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shenanigan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shenanigan lands a nice hook to Da Vors's body. Da Vors takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Vors lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vors does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Da Vors closes the distance and clinches up with Shenanigan, looking for a takedown. Da Vors pushes Shenanigan against the cage but Shenanigan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Da Vors throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sean Shenanigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shenanigan throws an overhand right that lands on Da Vors's shoulder, as Da Vors tries to avoid the shot.
Shenanigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Vors was well out of range. Poor timing from Shenanigan.
Shenanigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Shenanigan.
Da Vors connects with a solid leg kick.
Shenanigan misses with a wild combination.
Shenanigan throws an overhand right that lands on Da Vors's shoulder, as Da Vors tries to avoid the shot.
Shenanigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Vors moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Vors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shenanigan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shenanigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Vors.
Shenanigan misses with a wild combination.
Shenanigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Vors throws a head kick but Shenanigan moves out of range.
Shenanigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shenanigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vors can pounce on him.
Shenanigan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters circling a little - Da Vors finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shenanigan moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Vors connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shenanigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Vors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shenanigan defends it nicely.
Shenanigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shenanigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shenanigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vors can pounce on him.
Shenanigan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shenanigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Vors throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shenanigan.
Shenanigan with a hook.
Hors Da Vors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shenanigan throws a combination that misses
and Da Vors makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shenanigan really felt that one!
Da Vors shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shenanigan but Shenanigan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Vors cracks the inside of Shenanigan's front leg.
Da Vors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Vors checks a leg kick.

Da Vors closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Da Vors misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors is looking to take a break and control but Shenanigan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shenanigan is pushing Da Vors's head away, looking to escape. Da Vors manages to hold on to the position though.

Da Vors tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Da Vors fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Da Vors throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shenanigan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Da Vors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Shenanigan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shenanigan blocks a head kick by Da Vors.
Shenanigan misses the body punch

and Da Vors counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Da Vors sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shenanigan defending well though.
Shenanigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Vors.
Da Vors throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shenanigan has hold of Da Vors's hands but Da Vors slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shenanigan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shenanigan tries to get out of the position.
Da Vors thows a huge punch but Shenanigan dodges it nicely.
Da Vors is trying to control. Shenanigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Da Vors throwing shots but Shenanigan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shenanigan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Da Vors misses its intended target.
Da Vors throws an overhand right that lands on Shenanigan's shoulder, as Shenanigan tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shenanigan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shenanigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Shenanigan finds it's way through Da Vors's defenses.
Shenanigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Vors counters with a thumping low kick.
Shenanigan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vors is out of range and Shenanigan settles back down.
Da Vors takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Da Vors shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Da Vors looking to control but Shenanigan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Da Vors thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Da Vors is breathing heavily.
Shenanigan blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Vors misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Da Vors throws some wild stikes that Shenanigan manages to avoid easily.
Shenanigan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Da Vors throwing strikes here but Shenanigan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Da Vors trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Da Vors looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shenanigan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shenanigan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors tries to control but Shenanigan wriggling away.
Shenanigan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Da Vors thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Da Vors punching from mount but Shenanigan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shenanigan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Da Vors thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shenanigan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Da Vors thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Da Vors punching from mount but Shenanigan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shenanigan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Da Vors.

Da Vors working for a guillotine from mount but Shenanigan is in no mood to give up.
Da Vors unloads with some shots from mount but Shenanigan bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shenanigan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Da Vors controlling from mount.
Da Vors throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hors Da Vors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shenanigan connects with a body shot.
Shenanigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Da Vors throws a wild body kick that Shenanigan sees coming a mile off.
A left lands for Shenanigan.
A big right from Da Vors misses.
Da Vors tries to clinch there but Shenanigan circles away.
Shenanigan misses with a looping right.
Shenanigan connects with a body shot.
Da Vors tries to clinch up but Shenanigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Shenanigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shenanigan thows a leg kick but Da Vors checks it
and Da Vors counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shenanigan misses with a combination
and Da Vors makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vors takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shenanigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Vors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shenanigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shenanigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vors throws a good cross that connects.
Da Vors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shenanigan.
Da Vors walks into a jab.
Da Vors checks the leg kick.
Da Vors throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shenanigan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Shenanigan as he connects with a hook.
Shenanigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shenanigan throws a series of punches but Da Vors avoids them all with ease.
Da Vors looks to land a combination but Shenanigan avoids it well.
Shenanigan throws a combination that misses
and Da Vors counters with a thumping low kick.
Shenanigan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Da Vors tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors throws a head kick that Shenanigan semi-blocks.
Shenanigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Vors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shenanigan misses with a two punch combination.
Da Vors fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Vors checks the leg kick.
Shenanigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Vors circles away quickly and effectively.
Shenanigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Shenanigan throws a body punch but Da Vors moves out of range.
Da Vors throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Da Vors throws out a leg kick but Shenanigan moves out of range and Da Vors only half commits.
Shenanigan misses with a double jab
and Da Vors counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shenanigan's knee momentarily.
Sean Shenanigan is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Vors.
Da Vors falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shenanigan counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shenanigan counters with a three punch combo that has Da Vors backing up. Da Vors nods at Shenanigan to acknowledge the strikes.
Da Vors takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shenanigan throws the left hand but Da Vors avoids the punch easily.
Da Vors misses with a double jab.
Shenanigan looks to land a combination but Da Vors avoids it well.
Da Vors thows a body shot but no joy.
Shenanigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Vors circles away quickly and effectively.
Da Vors lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shenanigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shenanigan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Vors counters with a leg kick.
Shenanigan looks to throw the jab but Da Vors is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shenanigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Vors wants to clinch up but Shenanigan keeps it at a distance.
Sean Shenanigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Da Vors.
Da Vors feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shenanigan's calf.
Da Vors lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shenanigan blocks a head kick by Da Vors.
A slow jab from Shenanigan misses its intended target.
Da Vors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shenanigan throws out the jab.
Da Vors slips a straight right by Shenanigan.
Shenanigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Vors throws a head kick but Shenanigan moves out of range.
Good work by Da Vors as he checks the leg kick.
Shenanigan connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Shenanigan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shenanigan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Sean Shenanigan!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Sean Shenanigan!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Sean Shenanigan!

Sean Shenanigan wins by unanimous decision!