PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crow Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

West
vs
Shadow

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wally West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crow Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow misses with a double jab.
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Shadow.
West dodges the punch combination from Shadow.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West slips a jab and a cross from Shadow.
Shadow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shadow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shadow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Shadow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Shadow misses with a few strikes there.
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shadow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shadow throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shadow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

West bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West taking a breather here.
West scores with punches from side control.
West lands a nice forearm strike.
Shadow is trying to improve his position.
Shadow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
West scoring with punches and elbows.
West scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shadow to see if he's OK.
West landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is letting West control him for a moment.

West decides to stand back up. West steps back and let's Shadow get back to his feet.
Shadow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shadow looks gassed!
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Shadow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.

West takes the fight into the clinch.
Shadow wants to break the clinch but can't.
West is trying to drag Shadow to the mat but Shadow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West avoiding damage.
West is trying to drag Shadow to the mat but Shadow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West tries for a takedown. No joy.
West keeps control of Shadow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West tries to score a body lock takedown but Shadow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
West prevents Shadow from breaking the clinch.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shadow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shadow can't break the clinch.
Shadow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadow dodges an elbow strike from West.
Shadow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
Shadow can't break the clinch.

West has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shadow regains guard immediately.
Shadow wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shadow throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shadow looking for a sweep. Not yet Shadow, not yet.
Shadow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with West. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
Shadow keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.

West stands and steps away. Shadow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crow Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Shadow misses.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shadow's waist but Shadow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
Shadow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shadow throws a right and a left that both miss.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shadow as he jumps to the side.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West fails with the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Shadow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shadow throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Shadow misses with a series of wild punches.
West shoots in for a double leg but Shadow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shadow swinging wilding here.
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.

West instigates a clinch.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
Shadow prevents the takedown attempt.
Shadow wants to break free but West has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally West. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shadow is fighting off a takedown attempt but West is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shadow to the mat. Shadow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Shadow has wrist control.
Shadow punching from the bottom.
West preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shadow's head.
West wants to stand but Shadow is controlling his posture from full guard.
West won't allow Shadow to sweep him here.
West looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shadow throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Shadow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shadow throws a right and a left that both miss.
West shoots for a takedown but Shadow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Shadow does no damage.
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Shadow stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadow swinging wilding here.
Wally West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two 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.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Shadow which made him look bad.
Shadow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West dodges the punch combination from Shadow.
Shadow misses with a series of wild punches.
Shadow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shadow wants to sweep but no luck.
West has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shadow looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
West is in close to Shadow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shadow wants to stand up but West is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadow stuffs the takedown.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
West dodges the punch combination from Shadow.
Shadow tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West fails to land the takedown.
Shadow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shadow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.

Shadow tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shadow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shadow tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
West drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shadow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shadow misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally West dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shadow throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.

West rushes Shadow and presses him up against the cage.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shadow is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Shadow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but West has him pressed against the cage.
Shadow tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
West drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shadow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shadow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West has Shadow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shadow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shadow is trying to break free.
Shadow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shadow wants to break free but West has control.
West keeps control of Shadow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shadow is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West goes for a takedown attempt but Shadow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shadow looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.

West changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shadow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shadow is trying to improve his position.
Shadow throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Shadow misses with a strike from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
West scoring with punches from side control.
Shadow throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
West lands a few punches from side control.

West decides to stand back up.
No joy there for Shadow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shadow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shadow.
Shadow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

West stands up and waves to Shadow to follow him.
Shadow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

West gets the takedown into side control.

West decides to stand back up. West steps back and let's Shadow get back to 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!
Shadow misses with a wild combination.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shadow pinned against the cage. Shadow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow fails to land with a series of punches.
Shadow misses with the combination.

Shadow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shadow looking for a sweep. Not yet Shadow, not yet.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shadow wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West is in close to Shadow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shadow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
West landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West fails to land the takedown.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Shadow.
Shadow misses with a two punch combination.
Shadow stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Shadow throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Crow Shadow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shadow tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shadow to the ground. Shadow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shadow misses with a series of wild punches.
Wally West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shadow swinging wilding here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wally West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally West!