PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheilds comes to the cage accompanied by Scars - Papa Roach. Snake has chosen Beat You Down - Rza as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sheilds
vs
Snake

179 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Snake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheilds. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheilds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake looks to land a combination but Sheilds avoids it well.
Sheilds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snake moves away.
Sheilds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Snake swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheilds.
Sheilds tries to clinch but Snake is having none of it.
A jab from Snake does it's job there.
Sheilds lands a nice shot that snaps Snake's head back.
Sheilds missing with a left hand there. Snake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snake misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheilds misses with a double jab
and Snake counters with a left and a right that stings Sheilds.
Sheilds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snake throws a series of punches but Sheilds avoids them all with ease.
Sheilds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sheilds clinches up with Snake and pushes him back against the cage.
Sheilds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sheilds prevents Snake from breaking the clinch.
Sheilds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheilds swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds lands a hook that snaps the head of Snake backwards.
Snake has had enough of the clinch but Sheilds keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Sheilds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheilds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Sheilds.
Snake is trying to break the clinch but Sheilds has him pressed against the cage.
Sheilds lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheilds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snake is trying to force a seperation but Sheilds has the dominant position.
Sheilds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snake working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Sheilds.
Sheilds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheilds misses with a knee strike.
Snake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Sheilds.
Snake is trying to break the clinch but Sheilds is controlling him.
Sheilds lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Sheilds.
Sheilds throws a punch but it's blocked by Snake.
Snake has had enough of the clinch but Sheilds keeps him there for the moment.
Sheilds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheilds keeps control of Snake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheilds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snake blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Sheilds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheilds throws an elbow but it misses.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Sheilds is leaning against Snake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheilds working aggressively here.
Sheilds prevents Snake from breaking the clinch.
Snake has had enough of the clinch but Sheilds keeps him there for the moment.
Sheilds scores with a shot to the side of Snake's head.
Sheilds lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sheilds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snake is trying to force a seperation but Sheilds has the dominant position.
Sheilds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Snake is rocked!
Sheilds lands a left hand.
Snake is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheilds finish him?
Sheilds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sheilds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheilds prevents Snake from breaking the clinch.
Sheilds lands a big right hand that drops Snake! The killer instinct kicks in and Sheilds finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sheilds!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Sheilds!