PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McHorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhp22ZNl_0k as his entrance music. Shamus McHorn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

McHorn
vs
Abraham

163 cm
18
236 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Attliction

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shamus McHorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Abraham. Abraham gets slowly back to his feet.
Abraham moves in looking to clinch but McHorn pushes him off.
McHorn fails with a takedown attempt.

McHorn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Abraham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McHorn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHorn stops Abraham from getting back to his feet.
McHorn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abraham tries to roll over but McHorn keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abraham is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McHorn jumps into side control!
McHorn is breathing heavily.
Abraham is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Abraham's face as McHorn controls the position.
Abraham is trying to control McHorn's posture but McHorn avoids it.
Abraham gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham wants to sweep but McHorn has passed to side control!
Abraham is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abraham tries to control but McHorn manages to take his back.
Abraham wants to control his opponent's hands but McHorn gets his hands free.
Abraham rolls, trying to escape but McHorn keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abraham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Good control from McHorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus McHorn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Abraham fails with an attempt to clinch.

McHorn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McHorn is taking a breather. Abraham says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abraham wants to get back to full guard but McHorn has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abraham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Abraham is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abraham is trying to control but can't.
Abraham is controlling McHorn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Abraham is trying to control but McHorn manages to pass to mount!
Abraham wants to control but McHorn is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Abraham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abraham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan Abraham just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abraham tries to clinch there but McHorn circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abraham throws a head kick that half lands.
Abraham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McHorn counters with a takedown into side control.
Abraham manages to work his way to half guard, despite McHorn's best efforts.
Abraham wants to get back to full guard but McHorn has passed into side control.
Abraham is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus McHorn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abraham misses with a takedown

and McHorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abraham won't be happy with that.
Abraham wants to control but McHorn postures up.
A lull in the action here as McHorn stalls from top position.
McHorn works to advance to full mount. Abraham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Abraham swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham is working to get back to half guard.
Abraham tries to hold on but McHorn postures up.
Abraham is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McHorn content just to control the position here.
Shamus McHorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abraham looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
McHorn is hanging on to Abraham's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I really don't envy Abraham right now.
Abraham breaks McHorn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McHorn has a closed guard, preventing Abraham from standing up.
McHorn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McHorn has a closed guard, preventing Abraham from standing up.
McHorn working a defensive guard but Abraham manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abraham is looking to take a break and control but McHorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus McHorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McHorn, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus McHorn!