PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saint
vs
Shelby

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hawaiian Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shelby!
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Shelby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shelby. That one must have hurt.
Shelby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Shelby takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two 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.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
Shelby throws a one two combo.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Eric Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Shelby.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby scores with a body shot.
A big left from Saint misses.
Saint is looking to clinch.
Saint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shelby tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby connects with a crisp jab.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shelby.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby walks into a left hand.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Shelby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shelby can pounce on him.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Shelby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint jabs Shelby right on the nose. Shelby blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Saint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint thuds his right hand into Shelby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.
Shelby throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Saint is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint on the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Shelby swinging wilding here.
Nice cross by Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Shelby counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shelby lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Shelby lands with a nice combination. Saint backs away looking to recover.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Shelby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby keeps Saint at a distance using the push kick.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Shelby scores with a leg kick.
Shelby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Shelby is rocked!
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Shelby lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint off the cage and back into rage.
Saint slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shelby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shelby misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Eric Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Shelby misses with a combination
and Shelby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Shelby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shelby, right into the meat.
Shelby throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby misses with a body punch
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelby throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Saint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Saint counters with a crisp right that sends Shelby to the canvas! Saint follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawaiian Saint!