PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shaw (ranked 5695 p4p, 6374 weight class) and Herb Walter (ranked 156 p4p, 169 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Shaw
vs
Walter

194 cm
24
203
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
167
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Walter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Walter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Shaw clinches with his opponent.

Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Walter saw that one coming.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Shaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
Shaw throws a big counter combination but Walter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walter avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Walter misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Shaw rushes Walter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shaw stalling against the cage.

Walter breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Walter.
A slow jab from Walter misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Walter. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Walter loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shaw!

It looks like Herb Walter has been cut.

Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Walter.

Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walter breaks from the clinch.
Shaw lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Herb Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Walter.
Walter blocks a jab.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Walter moves out of range easily.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter misses with a looping right.
Walter throws a body shot but no joy.
As Walter tries to get set, Shaw tries to push him back and clinch up but Walter manages to avoid the attempt.

Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter misses the shot to the body.
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walter jabs Shaw right on the nose. Shaw blinks but takes it well.
Shaw throws a push kick but Walter slaps the foot to one side.
Walter swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a body kick.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Walter.
Shaw went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Walter misses.
Walter throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walter connects with a right hand. Shaw shakes it off.
Walter swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a head kick. That will keep Walter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shaw throws a head kick that Walter semi-blocks.
Walter blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick

and Shaw moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Walter is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
Shaw lands a body shot.
Shaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaw finish him?
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaw.
Shaw pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Walter! Shaw unloads with more strikes and Walter sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Shaw!
After winning the bout, Alexander Shaw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.