PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ronnie Kray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kray
vs
Shine

190 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shine but Shine pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Shine rushes Kray and presses him up against the cage.
Shine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Shine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shine tries to clinch but Kray moves out of range.
Kray staying out of range there.
Kray looks for a takedown but Shine sprawls well.

Shine clinches with his opponent.
Kray tries to score a body lock takedown but Shine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Kray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kray's face.
Kray wants a takedown.
Shine is pressed up against the cage. Kray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shine down to the mat. Shine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kray is breathing heavily.

Shine takes the fight into the clinch.
Kray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shine prevents the takedown attempt.
Shine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shine.
Shine landing knees to the head.

Kray is rocked!

Shine wants the takedown. Kray is fighting it off but Shine persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kray's guard against the cage.

Shine stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Shine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kray is trying to break free.
Shine stops a takedown attempt from Kray.
Kray looking for a takedown.
Kray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shine crunches a lovely knee into Kray's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Shine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray looking for a takedown.
Shine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kray's face.
A knee to the head by Shine.
Kray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kray looking for a takedown.
Shine lands a knee to the head.
Shine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Shine tightens his grip and picks Kray up, before dumping him to the ground. Kray manages to land in guard.
Shine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kray striking off his back but it's not causing Shine any problems.

Shine gets to his feet - Kray follows without any prompting.

Shine has Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Kray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shine connects with a knee to the head.

Shine manages to break the clinch.

Shine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kray's guard.
Oh Kray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Shine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kray, up you get!
Kray connects with a crisp jab.
Kray seems to have got his legs back now.

Shine is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Shine rushes Kray and presses him up against the cage.
Shine is still on wobbly legs! Can Kray finish him?
Shine landing knees to the head.
Shine lands a hook that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shine pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Shine has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kray is trying to keep an underhook but Shine manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kray manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kray striking from the bottom here.
Kray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shine won't allow Kray to sweep him here.
Shine wanted to stand there but Kray had control of the position.
Shine seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray wants to sweep but no luck.

Kray is working an open guard so Shine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shine stuffs the takedown.

Shine pushes Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Shine tries to land a knee to the head but Kray blocks with his arms.
Shine is pressed up against the cage. Kray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shine down to the mat. Shine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kray fails with the takedown

and Shine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kray!
Shine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kray can't escape the position.
Kray is squirming around, avoiding Shine's attempts to control the action.
Shine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kray kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Shine stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kray misses with a takedown attempt

and Shine counters with a shoot takedown. Kray fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Shine stands up from Kray's guard - Shine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kray cracks Shine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shine swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shine closes the distance and clinches.
Shine connects with a knee to the head.
Shine scores with a knee to the head.
Kray wants a takedown.
Kray looking for a takedown.
Shine misses with a knee to the head.
Shine misses with a knee to the head.
Kray can't get the takedown.
Kray goes for a takedown attempt but Shine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kray throws a hook to the side of Shine's head but Shine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Shine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Shine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kray to stand up.
Kray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shine circles away.

Shine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kray wants a takedown but no success here.
Shine lands a knee to the head.
Shine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Shine.
A knee to the head by Shine.
Kray wants to break free but Shine has control.
Shine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Shine turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kray to his feet.
Shine stuffs the takedown attempt from Kray. Kray gets slowly back to his feet.
Shine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shine is fending him off so far but Kray persists. Nope, Shine circles away and we're back to standing.
Kray closes the distance and clinches up with Shine, looking for a takedown. Kray pushes Shine against the cage but Shine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Kray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Shine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Shine pushes Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Kray wants a takedown.
Kray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shine stalling against the cage.

Shine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shine tries to clinch up but Kray circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shine circles away.
Kray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Shine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Shine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kray to stand up.
Shine wants to clinch.

Kray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Shine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kray looks to throw the jab but Shine is out of range.

Shine takes the fight into the clinch.
Shine misses with a knee strike.
Shine prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
Shine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shine misses with a knee to the head.
Shine gets underhooks to prevent Kray's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shine.
Kray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shine pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Kray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kray shoots in and drives through. Shine sprawls well.

Shine rushes Kray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Shine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shine.
Kray gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Shine escapes and gets back to his feet.

Shine moves into range and clinches up with Kray.
Kray tries to break the clinch but Shine is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kray to get to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kray.

Shine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Shine is going to stand back up.

Shine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kray to get to his feet.
Kray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shine is fending him off so far but Kray persists. Nope, Shine circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Kray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kray keeps the fight on the outside.
Kray keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronnie Kray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shine darts in and clinches Kray up against the cage.
Shine scores with a knee to the head.

Shine has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kray is trying to keep an underhook but Shine manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Shine decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Shine has managed to clinch.
Shine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kray tries to break the clinch but Shine is controlling the position.
Shine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shine is pressed up against the cage. Kray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shine down to the mat. Shine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Shine takes the fight into the clinch.
Sun Shine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Shine jumps into guard, dragging Kray to the mat.
Kray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kray wants to pass the guard but Shine is keeping the position.
Shine is looking to stand up but Kray isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shine's head.
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!

Shine kicks Kray off and gets to his feet.
Kray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shine but Shine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sun Shine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kray throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Shine stands up from Kray's guard - Shine perhaps looking for a knockout.

Shine gets a takedown into half guard.
Shine wants to get back to his feet.
Kray works his way to full guard. Good work.

Shine stands up and waves to Kray to follow him.
Kray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kray throws a hook but Shine blocks it.
Kray misses with a takedown attempt

and Shine moves into the clinch.
Kray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shine prevents it.
Shine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shine lands a knee to the head.
Kray is working for takedown but Shine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shine gets underhooks to prevent Kray's takedown attempt.
Shine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kray.
Shine stalling the fight.
Shine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kray's face.
Shine leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Shine.
Shine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Shine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kray striking off his back but it's not causing Shine any problems.
Kray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kray is working hard here to advance position.
Kray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shine is bucking up trying to escape but Kray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shine looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Shine is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kray raining down shots from the mount!
Kray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shine is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kray landing strikes from the mount.
Shine wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kray lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shine somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Kray looks for a takedown but Shine sprawls well.
Kray fails with the takedown.
Kray keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Shine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Kray shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shine takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kray sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shine bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Kray!