PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Goretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Job - Maybe later. Goretti has chosen I'm Too Sexy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sheehy
vs
Goretti

179 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

163 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Goretti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goretti rushes Sheehy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sheehy looking to slow down the pace here.
Sheehy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goretti is keeping busy.
Sheehy is trying to stall.
Goretti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheehy struggles to land a body shot inside as Goretti controls his hands.
A short right from Goretti on the inside.
Sheehy tries to pull guard but Goretti holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheehy drops back down to his feet.
Sheehy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Goretti.
A body shot lands from Goretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy tries to work over Goretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheehy trying to control the position but instead, Goretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sheehy into the cage.
Goretti slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Goretti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goretti lands a right hand.
Sheehy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheehy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goretti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goretti pushes Sheehy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Goretti.
Sheehy stalling in the clinch but Goretti improves position.
Goretti lands a body shot.
Goretti has Sheehy pressed against the cage.
Sheehy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sheehy or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goretti lands a shot to the body.
Sheehy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goretti walks away with a smile on his face. Sheehy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goretti avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Goretti.
Goretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Goretti.
Sheehy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Goretti closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Goretti avoiding damage.
Sheehy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goretti lands a left hand.
Goretti pushes Sheehy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goretti managing to block the knees to the body from Sheehy.
Sheehy stalling in the clinch but Goretti improves position.
Sheehy looking to stall.
Sheehy is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Goretti.
Goretti lands a left hand.
Sheehy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheehy working aggressively here.
Goretti presses Sheehy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sheehy stalling in the clinch but Goretti improves position.
Goretti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sheehy being controlled against the cage.
Sheehy looking to slow down the pace here.
Sheehy wants a takedown.
Sheehy is trying to force a seperation but Goretti has the dominant position.
Goretti prevents a body shot from Sheehy.
Sheehy misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy struggles to land a body shot inside as Goretti controls his hands.
Goretti lands with a right to the head.
Goretti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sheehy.
Goretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sheehy is trying to maintain a safe position but Goretti gets an underhook and turns Sheehy into the cage.
Goretti digs a right hand into Sheehy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sheehy's gas tank.
Goretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goretti is leaning against Sheehy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheehy tries to score a body lock takedown but Goretti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goretti.
Goretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheehy backwards.
Sheehy trying to control the position but instead, Goretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sheehy into the cage.
Goretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Goretti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sheehy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sheehy throws a low kick but Goretti moves out of range easily.
Sheehy is looking to slow Goretti down with leg kicks.
Sheehy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goretti.
Goretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Goretti swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Goretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Goretti moves into range and clinches up with Sheehy.
Sheehy misses with a knee to the head.
Sheehy taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy tries to stall but Goretti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goretti.

Sheehy is rocked!
Goretti lands a shot to the body.
Oh Sheehy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goretti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sheehy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sheehy drops to his knees and Goretti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Goretti!
During a confident post fight interview, George Goretti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ethan Sheehy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I dont understand.. I trained so hard! Ask anyone!'.