PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 252 p4p, 859 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 40 p4p, 129 weight class). Adam Shalashaska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shalashaska
vs
Damien

182 cm
27
185
16 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
176
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska lands with a cross.

It looks like Jake Damien has been cut.
Shalashaska throws a hook but Damien avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damien.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damien shoots for a double leg takedown but Shalashaska sprawls well. He's pushed Damien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shalashaska leaves Damien with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adam Shalashaska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Damien.
Damien walks into a stiff left hand from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Shalashaska misses the target.
Shalashaska slaps away a takedown attempt from Damien, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shalashaska misses with a hook.
We've been told by Shalashaska's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shalashaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damien.
Adam Shalashaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien shoots in but Shalashaska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shalashaska throws a big shot that misses.
Shalashaska catches Damien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shalashaska as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damien gets a takedown into half guard.

Damien is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Damien is looking for a kimura but Shalashaska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damien to get the leverage.
Shalashaska wants to get back to full guard.

Damien is working for a submission of some sort.
Shalashaska tries to roll over but Damien keeps him under control.
Shalashaska trying to hold on to Damien's head to control him but Damien postures up.
Damien tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shalashaska knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shalashaska looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Damien is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shalashaska has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damien passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shalashaska!
Shalashaska sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shalashaska is refusing to be controlled, as Damien sits in half guard.

Shalashaska looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska trying to control but Damien postures up.
Shalashaska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalashaska is trying to control but can't.

Damien is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shalashaska defends it well.
Damien trying to control from Shalashaska's half guard. Shalashaska has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Damien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalashaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damien is aware though and is defending well.
Damien controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Shalashaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damien defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damien got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shalashaska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damien has managed to get both his arms back between Shalashaska's legs - danger averted.
Damien looking to pass the guard.

Shalashaska working for a triangle but Damien defends it easily.
Damien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damien not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Damien looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damien slips nicely into half guard.
Shalashaska wants to control but Damien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam Shalashaska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Damien's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Damien misses with a takedown attempt - Shalashaska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damien shoots in for a takedown but Shalashaska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska misses with an uppercut

and Damien counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shalashaska!
Shalashaska wants to control but Damien postures up.
Shalashaska is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jake Damien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shalashaska is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shalashaska knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien is looking to take a break and control but Shalashaska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Damien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shalashaska knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shalashaska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damien advances to full mount.
Shalashaska is wriggling around trying to escape.
Damien looking to control but Shalashaska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shalashaska is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damien looking to control but Shalashaska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Damien wants to finish this one by submission but Shalashaska is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Damien.
Shalashaska sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Damien is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalashaska is just riding it out for now. Damien eventually gives up the hold.
Shalashaska makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shalashaska.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damien is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska wants to sweep but no luck.

Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damien is aware though and is defending well.

Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damien is aware though and is defending well.
Damien passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Damien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shalashaska is trying to control Damien's posture but Damien avoids it.
Shalashaska is looking for a sweep.
Shalashaska wants to control but Damien postures up.

Damien is trying to get an arm triangle but Shalashaska is defending well.
Damien trying to control the position but Shalashaska is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shalashaska's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shalashaska is looking to regain half guard here but Damien keeps moving and retains side control.

Damien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shalashaska keeps working.
Shalashaska wants to control but Damien postures up.
Shalashaska is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damien passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shalashaska!
Shalashaska really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Damien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Damien's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shalashaska throws the left hand but Damien avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Shalashaska.

Damien drives through with a takedown into Shalashaska's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Damien looking to pass the guard.
Damien trying to control but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.

Shalashaska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Shalashaska is looking for a triangle but Damien pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska keeping moving, preventing Damien from controlling successfully.
Damien looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shalashaska working for a triangle but Damien defends it easily.

Shalashaska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damien trying to control but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.
Damien wants to pass the guard but Shalashaska is keeping the position.

Damien drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damien jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalashaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Shalashaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shalashaska looking to control.

Damien has gone for a leg lock! Shalashaska slips out almost immediately though and dives into Damien's guard.

Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Damien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalashaska preventing the sweep.
Shalashaska sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damien's guard.
Shalashaska prevents Damien from improving his position.
Shalashaska wants to pass to mount but Damien is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Damien keeping moving, preventing Shalashaska from controlling successfully.
Shalashaska works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damien is looking for a sweep. Shalashaska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damien keeps trying to improve his position.
Shalashaska is controlling the pace.

Shalashaska is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damien is just riding it out for now. Shalashaska eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damien is looking for a sweep. Shalashaska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Shalashaska.
I think Shalashaska 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Shalashaska!
A very excited looking Adam Shalashaska rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.