PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loka Shawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Born of a Broken Man. Shawn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Argy Bargy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Houston
vs
Shawn

190 cm
26
190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
196 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loka Shawn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shawn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Houston lands a body shot.
Shawn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shawn walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
A punch lands to the side of Shawn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Houston keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston tests Shawn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Houston wants to clinch.
Houston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shawn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houston.

Houston clinches with his opponent.
Shawn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houstons head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Houston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Houston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Houston misses with a body punch.
Houston taking a breather.
Houston seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Shawn is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Shawn can't break the clinch.
Houston keeps control of Shawn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shawn swings wildly with an uppercut but Houston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shawn jumps guard but Houston stands there with Shawn around his waist. Shawn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shawn wants to get back to striking at distance but Houston won't allow it.
Shawn working hard to break the clinch.
Shawn just leaning against Houston, taking a breather.
A short right from Houston on the inside.
Shawn wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shawn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Shawn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shawn blocks a body shot from Houston.
Shawn avoiding damage as Houston throws knees to the body.
Shawn is trying to break the clinch but Houston is controlling him.

Shawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houston moves away from the strike by Shawn.
Houston tries to clinch up but Shawn circles away and keeps his distance.
Loka Shawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Houston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shawn misses with a wild body shot.
Shawn looks to throw the jab but Houston is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Shawn.
Shawn misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shawn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Houston circles away.
Austin Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loka Shawn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston stuns Shawn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shawn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Houston gets a clinch.
Houston wants to stall.
Houston misses with an elbow strike.
Shawn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shawn is trying to break the clinch but Houston has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shawn - that landed with a thud.
Shawn is trying to break free.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shawn letting Houston take a breather here.
Shawn has had enough of the clinch but Houston keeps him there for the moment.
Shawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shawn blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Houston.
Houston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shawn is trying to break free.
Houston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shawn looks gassed!
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!
Shawn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shawn.
Houston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shawn's efforts to push away.
Houston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Houston for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shawn tries to circle away but Houston has him pinned against the cage.
Shawn is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
Houston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shawn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Houston.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Shawn.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Houston.
Houston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston prevents Shawn from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Houston.
Houston is pushing Shawn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Houston cracks Shawn with a nice body shot.
Shawn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Houston lands a shot to the body.
Houston has Shawn pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston gets through Shawn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Shawn avoids the damage to the body.
Houston is leaning against Shawn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shawn is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Houston lands a shot to the body.
Shawn is looking to break free of the clinch but Houston has double underhooks.
Houston tries to stall but Shawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Houston is struggling to control the position.

Shawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Houston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shawn.
Shawn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Houston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shawn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston tries to control but Shawn wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shawn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Houston slips a jab from Shawn.
Shawn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Houston.
Shawn throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Shawn.
Shawn works the jab nicely.
Shawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shawn looks to land a right hand but Houston moved out of range.
Shawn throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Shawn misses with a two punch combination.
Houston scores with a one two! Shawn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Houston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shawn, pushing him back against the cage.
Shawn wants to break free but Houston has control.
Shawn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Houston walks away with a smile on his face. Shawn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shawn is breathing heavily.
Shawn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houston shoots in for a takedown but Shawn shows good takedown defense.
Shawn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Houston finds it's way round the side to connect with Shawn's head.
Houston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shawn.
Houston fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston scores with a push kick.
Houston slaps away a takedown attempt from Shawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shawn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shawn throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Houston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Houston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shawn.
Houston lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Houston!

Houston takes the fight into the clinch.
Shawn is looking to break free of the clinch but Houston has double underhooks.
Houston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houston scores a nice knee to the body.
Houston digs a right hand underneath Shawn's ribcage. Shawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shawn wants to break free but Houston has control.
Shawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston missing with knees to the body.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shawn prevents a body shot from Houston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shawn is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
Shawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Houston has Shawn pressed against the cage.
Houston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shawn's elbow.
Houston lands a knee to the head.
Shawn is trying to maintain a safe position but Houston gets an underhook and turns Shawn into the cage.
Houston working Shawn over with knees to the body.
Houston lands a nice knee to the body.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shawn.
Shawn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Houston is trying to maintain a safe position but Shawn gets an underhook and turns Houston into the cage.
Houston slowing the pace effectively.
Shawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston has Shawn pressed against the cage, preventing Shawn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Shawn is blocking nicely.
Shawn can't break the clinch.
Austin Houston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Houston.
Shawn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Houston struggles to land a body shot inside as Shawn controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Houston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
Shawn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Houston has him pressed against the cage.
Houston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shawn tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the cage.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Shawn avoids the damage to the body.
Shawn throws a punch but it's blocked by Houston.
Shawn managing to block the knees to the body from Houston.

Shawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Shawn misses its intended target.
Shawn tries to clinch there but Houston circles away.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Houston!

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.
Houston thows a body kick. Shawn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shawn throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
Houston moves out of range of the strikes.
Loka Shawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Houston there.
Houston lands with a shot to the body.

Houston pushes Shawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Shawn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shawn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Houston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shawn avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Houston.
Houston has Shawn pressed against the cage, preventing Shawn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Houston lands a hook to the side of the head.

Shawn breaks from the clinch.
Houston is looking to wear down Shawn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice takedown defense from Shawn. No joy for Houston on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shawn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Houston. Beautiful body shot.

Houston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houston trying to control the position but instead, Shawn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Houston into the cage.
Shawn scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Houston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shawn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shawn shoots in for a takedown but Houston shows good takedown defense.
Houston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shawn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houston somewhat.
Shawn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houston takes one on the button.
Shawn avoids the body shot from Houston.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shawn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Houston - the referee stops the clock and Shawn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Houston. Shawn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Shawn clinches up with Houston and pushes him back against the cage.
Shawn tries to circle away but Houston has him pinned against the cage.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shawn has Houston pushed against the cage.
Shawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houston misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Houston.
Shawn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Houston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston landing knees to the head.
Houston lands a shot to the body.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Houston.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Houston working aggressively here.
Shawn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shawn's face.
Shawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston is looking to control Shawn's arms but Shawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houston has his back to the cage.
Shawn is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Shawn avoids the damage to the body.
Shawn looking for a takedown.
Austin Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loka Shawn.
Shawn is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
Houston stalling the fight.
Shawn tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the cage.
Houston is looking to control Shawn's arms but Shawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houston has his back to the cage.
Houston effectively controlling the action here.

Shawn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shawn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shawn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Houston forces Shawn back against the cage and clinches.
Houston stalling the fight.
Houston working Shawn over with knees to the body.
Houston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Houston - that landed with a thud.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shawn avoids it.
Shawn pushes Houston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Houston.
Shawn has had enough of the clinch but Houston keeps him there for the moment.
Shawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Houston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shawn's brow.
Houston effectively controlling the action here.
Shawn cracks Houston with a nice body shot.
Houston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Houston prevents Shawn from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shawn tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawn is trying to force a seperation but Houston has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Houston.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Shawn tries to circle away but Houston has him pinned against the cage.
Houston is trying to maintain a safe position but Shawn gets an underhook and turns Houston into the cage.
Shawn managing to block the knees to the body from Houston.
Shawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houston scores with a hook to the body.
Houston has Shawn pressed against the cage, preventing Shawn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Shawn.
Shawn wants to break free but Houston has control.
Shawn wants to get back to striking at distance but Houston won't allow it.
Shawn is trying to break the clinch but Houston is controlling him.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Houston.
Houston prevents Shawn from breaking the clinch.
Shawn tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the cage.
Houston pushes Shawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

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.
Houston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shawn's efforts to push away.
Shawn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Houston has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shawn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Houston effectively controlling the action here.
Loka Shawn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn dodges an elbow strike from Houston.
A right hand to the body from Houston.
Shawn throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shawn working aggressively here.
Houston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shawn is trying to break the clinch but Houston has him pressed against the cage.
Shawn misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Houston!