PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobber has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Sean Shane looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Shane
vs
Jobber

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 53 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Shane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Mr Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shane looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Shane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jobber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.
Jobber doesn't manage to clinch there - Shane circles away.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jobber was covering up waiting for the punch and Shane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jobber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shane slips nicely into half guard.
Shane trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.

Shane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jobber did well to prevent Shane getting side control.
Well, if Shane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jobber throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Shane manages to pass to side control.
Shane controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Shane taking a breather here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Jobber.

Shane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jobber!
Shane controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Shane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jobber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jobber being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.
Jobber tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.

Shane gets a takedown into half guard.
Shane performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jobber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is looking to improve his position.
Jobber missing with punches from the bottom.
Shane not doing much here.
Jobber is looking to improve his position.
Jobber misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane trying to control the pace.
Sean Shane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shane's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jobber for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.

Shane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shane is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Shane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jobber fails with an attempt to clinch.

Shane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jobber's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.

Shane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jobber strikes from the bottom but Shane uses the opportunity to move to side control.
A lull in the action here.
Jobber is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane is staying tight to Jobber's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Jobber.

Shane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mr Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jobber trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shane stays in close to Jobber's body and controls the position.
Jobber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jobber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Shane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jobber tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Shane.

Jobber gets caught flat footed, as Shane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shane is pushing down on Jobber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jobber is fighting to maintain full guard but Shane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jobber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sean Shane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Shane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shane 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Shane!