PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Them Belly Full" by Bob Marley. Fraser has chosen Sirius as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shankar
vs
Fraser

192 cm
24
267 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

203 cm
24
287 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Shankar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Fraser!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fraser throws a series of punches but Shankar moves out of range.
Shankar dodges the punch combination from Fraser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fraser lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shankar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shankar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fraser misses with a double jab.
Fraser looks to land a combination but Shankar avoids it well.
Fraser throws a nice looking combination but Shankar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shankar tries for a takedown but Fraser sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fraser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shankar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fraser throws out a powerful jab.
Fraser leaves Shankar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fraser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shankar looks for a takedown but Fraser sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Shankar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser throws a series of punches but Shankar moves out of range.
Donald Fraser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fraser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shankar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shankar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fraser.
Fraser throws a shot from downtown. Shankar moves away and avoids it.
Fraser missing with a left hand there. Shankar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fraser misses with a series of wild punches.
Fraser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fraser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shankar.
Shankar avoids the body shot from Fraser.
Fraser throws a right and a left that Shankar avoids nicely.
Fraser throws a nice looking combination but Shankar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser throws a chopping leg kick but Shankar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fraser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fraser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fraser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fraser throws a hook but Shankar blocks it.
Shankar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fraser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fraser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Fraser does no damage.
Fraser throws a low kick but Shankar avoids it.
Fraser throws a leg kick but Shankar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fraser misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Fraser. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar tries to clinch but Fraser is having none of it.
Fraser takes a swing at Shankar's ribcage but misses.
Shankar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fraser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fraser throws a series of punches but Shankar avoids them all with ease.
Shankar closes the distance and clinches up with Fraser, looking for a takedown. Shankar pushes Fraser against the cage but Fraser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fraser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shankar circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Shankar.
Fraser misses with a wild combination.
Fraser throws a body punch but Shankar moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fraser. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shankar is defended easily by Fraser.
Fraser throws a series of punches but Shankar avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shankar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fraser.

Fraser gets caught flat footed, as Shankar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Fraser keeps moving.
Fraser keeping full guard, as Shankar tries to pass.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Fraser keeps moving.

Fraser wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankar fails with the takedown.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fraser fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Shankar with that takedown attempt.
Shankar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shankar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fraser.
Donald Fraser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fraser misses with a few strikes there.
Fraser throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shankar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shankar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fraser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fraser cracks Shankar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser throws a hook but Shankar avoids it easily.
Andre Shankar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fraser throws a series of punches but Shankar avoids them all with ease.
Fraser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fraser throws a push kick but Shankar slaps the foot to one side.
Shankar staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shankar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Shankar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraser misses with a body shot.
Fraser throws a body punch but Shankar moves out of range.
Shankar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fraser misses with an uppercut.
Fraser looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankar is just out of range.
Fraser connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fraser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Fraser does no damage.
Fraser throws a nice looking combination but Shankar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Shankar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fraser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shankar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fraser moves into full guard.
Fraser wants to sweep here but Shankar controlling him for the moment.
Fraser wants to stand but Shankar is controlling the position.
Shankar trying to control but Fraser is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar working some strikes from top position.
Fraser wants to stand up but Shankar is controlling him.
Shankar 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.

Fraser is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shankar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fraser is breathing heavily.
Fraser wants to stand up but Shankar is controlling him.
Shankar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fraser is keeping the position for now.

Fraser is looking for a triangle here but Shankar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shankar advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser taking shots to the head.
Shankar tries to control but Fraser wriggling away.
Fraser srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Fraser tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shankar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fraser knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fraser for a finish.
Shankar scores with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Shankar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shankar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fraser is looking to escape.
Fraser manages to get to full guard.
Fraser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shankar is controlling him.
Shankar chips away with some ground and pound.

Shankar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shankar prevents Fraser from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fraser wants to sweep but no luck.
Fraser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shankar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shankar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Shankar drops back looking for a leg! Fraser is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fraser manages to kick Shankar off! Shankar jumps back into Fraser's guard.
Fraser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fraser lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shankar!
Fraser punching from mount but Shankar doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Fraser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Fraser is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shankar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shankar!
Fraser wants to improve his position but instead Shankar has moved into half guard.
Shankar is keen to just control but Fraser is a slippery customer.
Fraser wants to improve his position but Shankar is controlling well.

Shankar seems to be working for a kimura but Fraser defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Shankar manages to move to mount!
Shankar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fraser's face.
Fraser is looking to get to half guard.

Shankar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fraser can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shankar scoring with strikes but Fraser is staying in there.
Fraser is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andre Shankar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shankar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Shankar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fraser turns into him and now he's in Shankar's guard.
Shankar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fraser wants to get up but he can't break Shankar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Shankar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shankar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Shankar!