PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon comes to the cage accompanied by Salmon Song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sheldon
vs
Guy

175 cm
25
149 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sly Guy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy clinches.

Sheldon breaks from the clinch.
Sheldon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Guy takes the fight into the clinch.

Sheldon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sly Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheldon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy lands a high kick!
Sheldon takes one to the chin there.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy throws the kick towards the body but Sheldon avoids it.
Sheldon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy scores with a head kick. Sheldon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guy scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy is looking to clinch but Sheldon is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to clinch up
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Sheldon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheldon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy tries to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dontae Sheldon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy throws a wild body kick that Sheldon sees coming a mile off.
Guy wants to clinch but Sheldon slips to the side
and Sheldon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Guy misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheldon misses the shot to the body.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy wants to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a right hand to the body.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Sheldon is looking to wear down Guy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Guy drives through and clinches with Sheldon against the cage.

Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sheldon misses with a looping left.
Sheldon keeps the fight on the outside.
Sheldon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.

Guy pushes Sheldon up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheldon can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheldon keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guy pushes Sheldon up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Sheldon misses with a punch to the body.
Sheldon throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy prevents a body shot from Sheldon.
Sheldon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.

Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sly Guy dominated that round.
That's time! Sheldon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guy tries to clinch there but Sheldon circles away.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Guy throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Guy.
Sheldon throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Sly Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheldon looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Guy tries to clinch but Sheldon moves out of range.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Sheldon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheldon.
Guy scores with a head kick. Sheldon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good leg kick by Guy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guy wants to clinch up but Sheldon keeps it at a distance.
Guy misses with a low kick.
Guy tries to clinch but Sheldon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Guy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheldon.
Guy moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheldon is just out of range.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Guy tries to clinch up but Sheldon circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy tries to clinch up
and Sheldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Guy rushes Sheldon and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Sheldon misses with some punches.
Sheldon tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheldon misses with a punch to the body.

Sheldon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Sheldon jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a low kick.

Guy moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sheldon fails to land.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.

Sheldon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Sheldon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon misses with the head strike.

Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sly Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sheldon slaps away a takedown attempt from Guy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheldon.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Sly Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sheldon works Guy's body with a nice hook.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheldon circles away.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy is looking to clinch but Sheldon is avoiding it.
Guy is looking to clinch but Sheldon is avoiding it.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheldon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheldon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheldon is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sheldon has his back to the cage.
Sheldon tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Sheldon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheldon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sly Guy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon lands with a left to the head.
Sheldon misses with a hook from the clinch.

Guy darts in and clinches Sheldon up against the cage.

Sheldon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Guy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sheldon will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to clinch up but Sheldon keeps it at a distance.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Sheldon slips the punch.
Sheldon throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheldon takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy tries to clinch but Sheldon is having none of it.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Sheldon pushes him off.
Guy scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheldon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheldon lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheldon misses with some punches.
Dontae Sheldon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sheldon - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheldon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sheldon fails to land.
Sheldon tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sly Guy.
I've got Guy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Guy!
Sly Guy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.