PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rauno Viittala enters the cage!

Shelby
vs
Viittala

185 cm
23
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viittala tries to work over Shelby's front leg with a kick but Shelby checks it.
Viittala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Viittala.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Viittala's head but Viittala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viittala misses with a hook.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Viittala moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Viittala.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viittala throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Viittala slips a straight right by Shelby.
Viittala just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby blocks a low kick nicely.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Viittala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Shelby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viittala, pushing him back against the cage.
Shelby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viittala has him pressed against the cage.
Viittala stalling.
Viittala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viittala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Viittala breaks the clinch.
Viittala tries to move into range but Shelby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
A jab from Viittala misses.
Viittala tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby is looking to wear down Viittala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Viittala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelby to score with a decent uppercut.
Shelby misses with a body punch
letting Viittala counter with a right hand.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Viittala misses with a body kick.
Viittala swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Shelby moves out of range as Viittala throws a body kick.

Shelby drives through and clinches with Viittala against the cage.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Viittala looks gassed!

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Shelby. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Viittala tries to work over Shelby's front leg with a kick but Shelby checks it.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viittala with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shelby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Viittala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Viittala.
Viittala connects with a crisp jab.
Shelby throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Viittala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Viittala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Viittala tries a low kick but Shelby avoids it.
Viittala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viittala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby throws a hook but Viittala avoids it easily.
Viittala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shelby is out of range.
Shelby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viittala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viittala throws out the jab.
Shelby thows a body shot but no joy.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viittala tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viittala closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Viittala throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Viittala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Shelby clinches up against the cage.
Viittala stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shelby - that landed with a thud.
Shelby is working Viittala over against the cage.
Shelby cracks Viittala with a nice body shot.
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Viittala's head.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shelby tries to bum rush Viittala with a series of wild strikes but Viittala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby defending well as Viittala loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby lands a jab to Viittala's midsection.

Shelby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby lands a body punch.

Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Viittala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viittala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Shelby darts in and clinches Viittala up against the cage.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Viittala.
Viittala swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.

Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Shelby lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viittala on the side of the head.
Viittala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Shelby darts in and clinches Viittala up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Shelby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shelby lands with an overhand left.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. Viittala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viittala counters with a nice leg kick.
Shelby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Shelby is looking to clinch.
Viittala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Viittala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viittala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Shelby gets a clinch.
Shelby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
Shelby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viittala is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Shelby.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
Shelby is working Viittala over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shelby works on Viittala's body with a couple of short punches.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
Shelby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viittala.
A body shot lands from Shelby.
Shelby is working Viittala over against the cage.

Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Nate Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Viittala circles away.
Viittala lands a leg kick that knocks Shelby off balance momentarily.
Shelby jabs Viittala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shelby tries to clinch up but Viittala circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Shelby with a jab.
Shelby scores with the left hand. Viittala knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Viittala lands.

Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viittala can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Shelby.
Shelby lands a nice uppercut.
Shelby is working Viittala over against the cage.

Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viittala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nate Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Viittala's body.
Good shot there by Shelby.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Shelby throws a right hand that Viittala ducks under and follows up with a left that Viittala also avoids with ease.
Shelby connects with a right hand. Viittala shakes it off.
Viittala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shelby.
Shelby tests Viittala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shelby stuns Viittala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Shelby.
Shelby throws a series of strikes that have Viittala backpedaling.
Viittala misses with a head kick.
Shelby works Viittala's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shelby moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.

Viittala is rocked!
Shelby cracks Viittala with a nice body shot.
Viittala working aggressively here.
Viittala stalling in the clinch but Shelby improves position.
Shelby lands a body punch.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Shelby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shelby is working Viittala over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shelby presses Viittala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shelby gets through Viittala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shelby is leaning against Viittala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viittala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A right-left combo lands from Viittala.

Shelby has managed to clinch.
Viittala misses with a body punch.
Shelby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shelby is leaning against Viittala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viittala looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Viittala in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shelby tests Viittala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viittala scores with a jab. Shelby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Shelby moves into the clinch.
Shelby is leaning against Viittala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viittala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Viittala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shelby digs a right hand underneath Viittala's ribcage. Viittala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby blocks a jab.
Viittala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shelby clinches with his opponent.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Viittala has double underhooks.
Viittala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viittala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Shelby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Viittala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shelby checks a low kick from Viittala.
Shelby swings for the body but Viittala moves out of range.
Rauno Viittala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viittala throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Viittala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shelby scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viittala.
Shelby lunges at Viittala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Viittala's hand.
Viittala swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Viittala misses with a low kick.
Shelby slips a jab from Viittala.
Viittala misses with a hook. Shelby ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shelby moves out of range as Viittala strikes.
Shelby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala keeps the fight on the outside.
Viittala just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Viittala.
No joy there for Viittala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viittala walks into a left hand.
Viittala throws a leg kick but Shelby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Viittala misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Viittala throws a leg kick but Shelby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Viittala counters with a thumping low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Viittala. Those never looked like landing.
Viittala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viittala misses the shot to the body.
Viittala looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Viittala throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Shelby takes a swing at Viittala's ribcage but misses.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1-2. Shelby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

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.
Nice shot lands for Shelby.
Viittala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Viittala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viittala misses with a hook. Shelby ducked under it nicely.
Viittala motions for Shelby to come forward. Viittala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viittala keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viittala.
Rauno Viittala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Viittala saw that one coming.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Viittala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Viittala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viittala misses the jab.
Shelby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nate Shelby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shelby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Viittala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Viittala is controlling him.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Viittala is controlling him.
Viittala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby tries to work over Viittala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
Shelby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viittala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.

Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viittala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four 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.
A shot to the liver by Viittala. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viittala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shelby really felt that one!
Viittala slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
A slow jab from Viittala misses its intended target.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Viittala.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Viittala.
Shelby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Viittala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viittala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shelby finds it's way round the side to connect with Viittala's head.
Viittala throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viittala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby tests Viittala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viittala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Shelby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shelby 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Shelby!