PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Himbo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shockhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Spice
vs
Shockhaven

212 cm
26
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Himbo Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Shockhaven!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shockhaven has managed to clinch.
Spice tries to score a body lock takedown but Shockhaven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spice fails to pull guard.

Shockhaven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shockhaven misses with a double jab.
Spice shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himbo Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spice clinches but Shockhaven breaks the clinch
and Shockhaven counters with a three punch combo that has Spice backing up. Spice nods at Shockhaven to acknowledge the strikes.
Spice with a poor takedown
and Shockhaven counters with a nice leg kick.
Shockhaven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shockhaven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spice tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Shockhaven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shockhaven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shockhaven prevents Spice from getting back to his feet.
Spice keeping moving, preventing Shockhaven from controlling successfully.
Shockhaven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shockhaven wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.

Spice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shockhaven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shockhaven stopping the sweep attempt from Spice.
Spice is breathing heavily.
Spice wants to get back to his feet but Shockhaven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shockhaven.
Shockhaven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shockhaven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shockhaven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shockhaven stuffs the takedown.
Spice fails to land the takedown.
Shockhaven tries to bum rush Spice with a series of wild strikes but Spice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Shockhaven moves into range and clinches up with Spice.

Shockhaven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shockhaven counters with a three punch combo that has Spice backing up. Spice nods at Shockhaven to acknowledge the strikes.
Shockhaven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shockhaven.

It looks like Himbo Spice has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shockhaven throws a series of punches but Spice moves out of range.
Spice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spice wants it to stay on the feet.
Shockhaven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spice as he jumps to the side.
Shockhaven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shockhaven swinging wildly here.
Shockhaven tries to bum rush Spice with a series of wild strikes but Spice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shockhaven fails to land with a series of punches.

Shockhaven has managed to clinch.

Shockhaven has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Spice is trying to keep an underhook but Shockhaven manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Shockhaven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Himbo Spice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shockhaven misses with the combination.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt

and Shockhaven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spice tries to break free but Shockhaven pushes him back against the cage.
Shockhaven effectively controlling the action here.
Spice trying to land knees to the body.

Shockhaven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shockhaven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spice pinned against the cage. Spice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shockhaven misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shockhaven closes the distance and pushes Spice back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shockhaven manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spice shoots and misses
and Shockhaven counters with a slapping leg kick.
Himbo Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shockhaven lands a jab-cross combination.
Spice avoids the head kick by Shockhaven.

Shockhaven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shockhaven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shockhaven has him pressed against the cage.
Shockhaven slowing the pace effectively.

Shockhaven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shockhaven rushes Spice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shockhaven breaks from the clinch.
Spice with a poor takedown

and Shockhaven moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himbo Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Shockhaven to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shawn Shockhaven.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shockhaven, right into the meat.
Shockhaven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Shockhaven rushes Spice and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shockhaven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shockhaven.
Shockhaven postures up in Spice's guard and throws a big left but Spice blocks it.
Shockhaven throwing strikes but missing.
Spice trying to keep a closed guard but Shockhaven is proving a slippery customer.
Shockhaven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shockhaven lands a couple of digs.
Shockhaven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shockhaven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spice is trying to keep Shockhaven in close.
Shockhaven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Shockhaven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Himbo Spice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Spice darts in trying to clinch

and Shockhaven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shockhaven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shockhaven stalling in the clinch.
Shockhaven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spice gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Shockhaven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shockhaven defending well as Spice loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shockhaven shoots in for a double leg but Spice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spice keeps the fight on the outside.
Shawn Shockhaven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spice misses with a combination

and Shockhaven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shockhaven trying to control the position from guard on top but Spice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shockhaven throws a big right hand that misses.
Spice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shockhaven controls the pace.
Spice trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shockhaven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shockhaven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shockhaven sprawls well. Shockhaven wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spice gets slowly back to his feet.

Shockhaven forces Spice back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shockhaven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice misses with a body punch.

Shockhaven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shockhaven throws a combination. Spice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shockhaven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Himbo Spice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shockhaven.
Shockhaven lands with a good body shot.
Shockhaven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Shockhaven closes the distance and clinches.

Shockhaven breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Shockhaven does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Shockhaven.

Himbo Spice's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shockhaven misses with a two punch combination.
Shockhaven misses with a body kick.

Shockhaven shoots in and bounces Spice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spice being controlled here, momentarily.
Shockhaven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Shockhaven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shockhaven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shockhaven!