PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 607 p4p, 69 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 1233 p4p, 131 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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.

Shreve Jr
vs
Rain

209 cm
28
268 lbs
25 - 5 - 0

222 cm
26
252 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
HELLBENT

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 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shreve Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Rain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shreve Jr takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Rain pushes Shreve Jr away with a front kick.
Shreve Jr throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Shreve Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shreve Jr cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shreve Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rain.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Rain backs away, Shreve Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rain checks a low kick from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rain thuds a left hand into Shreve Jr's body.
Rain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shreve Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Shreve Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rain needs to keep his hands up - Shreve Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Shreve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
A clash of legs there as Rain blocks the low kick.
Rain throws the left hand but Shreve Jr avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Rain tenderised Shreve Jr's leg. Shreve Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shreve Jr lands a front kick.
Shreve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a body punch

and Shreve Jr counters with a head kick that drops Rain to the mat! Rain scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Rain is rocked!
Shreve Jr moves out of range as Rain throws a body kick.
Shreve Jr is looking to counter the offense by Rain and move into the clinch.
Rain is still on wobbly legs! Can Shreve Jr finish him?
Shreve Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shreve Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain seems to have recovered his senses.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shreve Jr manages to avoid it.
Shreve Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Shreve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Shreve Jr moves out of range easily.
Rain punishes Shreve Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain digs a good hook to Shreve Jr's body.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain blocks a head kick by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr blocks a head kick by Rain.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Shreve Jr's head.
Rain scores with a spinning back kick!
Rain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain misses with a low kick as Shreve Jr jumps back.
Shreve Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shreve Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws a body punch but Shreve Jr moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rain.
Rain scores with a jab.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rain punishes Shreve Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shreve Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shreve Jr. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shreve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Shreve Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rain's head.
Shreve Jr blocks a leg kick.
And Shreve Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Rain blocks it.
Rain moves away from the strike by Shreve Jr.
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Shreve Jr moved away.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shreve Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shreve Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shreve Jr on the side of the head.
Rain misses with a hook
and Shreve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rain feints and then cracks Shreve Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shreve Jr down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shreve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shreve Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Rain misses with a right hand
and Shreve Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain digs a good body shot into Shreve Jr's ribs.
Shreve Jr misses with a low kick.
Shreve Jr lands the left hand.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shreve Jr throws a shot to the body.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rain 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 Shreve Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shreve Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Shreve Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shreve Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shreve Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shreve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Rain throws a front kick that sends Shreve Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Shreve Jr moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shreve Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Shreve Jr down.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shreve Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rain. Rain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shreve Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looks like Shreve Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shreve Jr moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Shreve Jr's shoulder, as Shreve Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Shreve Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rain avoids the head kick by Shreve Jr.
Rain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shreve Jr with a body shot.
Shreve Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shreve Jr tries to clinch up but Rain circles away and keeps his distance.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shreve Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rain misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain keeps Shreve Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Shreve Jr slips under a jab.
Shreve Jr moves in looking to clinch but Rain pushes him off.
Rain misses with a body shot
enabling Shreve Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain takes a swing at Shreve Jr's ribcage but misses.
Shreve Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Shreve Jr lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Shreve Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Shreve Jr moved away.
Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Shreve Jr moves out of range easily.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shreve Jr moves away.
Rain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shreve Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rain - the referee stops the clock and Shreve Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rain. Shreve Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shreve Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shreve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Shreve Jr avoids the head kick by Rain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a head kick. Shreve Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Shreve Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shreve Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rain checks a low kick from Shreve Jr.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Shreve Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shreve Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shreve Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Shreve Jr swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Shreve Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Shreve Jr avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shreve Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Shreve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain blocks a head kick by Shreve Jr.
Rain throws out a counter right but Shreve Jr avoids it with no problem.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heavy Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Rain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shreve Jr. That one must have hurt.
A jab lands there for Shreve Jr.

Shreve Jr moves into the clinch.
Shreve Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rain's elbow.
Shreve Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr has Rain pressed against the cage, preventing Rain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand.
Shreve Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Shreve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shreve Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shreve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Rain lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shreve Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rain! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shreve Jr is unloading with more strikes now! Rain drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Shreve Jr!
A determined Larry Shreve Jr didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!