PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amazing Boxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Shinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinola has chosen Hollywood as his entrance music. Amazing Boxing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boxing
vs
Shinola

198 cm
26
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amazing Boxing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Shinola!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amazing Boxing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxing scores with a shot to the body.
Boxing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shinola's head.
Boxing throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shinola to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxing misses with a wild combination.
Boxing throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Boxing is predictable there
and Shinola counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Boxing.
Sloppy strikes from Shinola. Those never looked like landing.
Boxing scores with a hook.
Boxing throws a good cross that connects.
Boxing scores with a punch to the head.
Boxing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shinola backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxing throws a lazy uppercut

and Shinola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxing won't be happy with that.
Shinola working the head and body with strikes.
Boxing parries the strikes from Shinola easily there. Shinola is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boxing to escape.
Boxing is not content to let Shinola control the position.
Shinola misses with the ground and pound.
Shinola lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boxing is trying to control Shinola's posture but Shinola avoids it.
Boxing is trying to escape the position but Shinola is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinola is looking to take a break and control but Boxing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Shinola crashes against the mat.
Shinola trying to control the action but Boxing is working from the bottom.
Boxing holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

Shinola has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing misses with a double jab

and Shinola counters with a single leg into guard. Boxing didn't expect that.
Shinola is stalling in the full guard.
Shinola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shinola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shinola wants to control from the top but Boxing keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brett Shinola wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shinola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxing pinned against the cage. Boxing gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boxing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shinola counters with a straight right hand.
Boxing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boxing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Boxing gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Shinola dominated that round.
That's time! Boxing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boxing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Boxing.
Boxing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boxing.
Shinola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shinola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxing counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxing misses the body punch

and Shinola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shinola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shinola is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shinola wants to control from the top but Boxing keeps moving.
Shinola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shinola trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brett Shinola.
Shinola throws a series of punches but Boxing moves out of range.
Shinola moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxing looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinola is just out of range.

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.
Donk. Boxing catches Shinola right on the button with a cross.
Boxing is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxing throws a sloppy head kick

and Shinola counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Boxing is looking to reverse the position.
Boxing managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shinola.
Boxing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinola on the ground.
Shinola sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boxing is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shinola wants to control but Boxing is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing wants to control but Shinola postures up.
Shinola throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shinola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shinola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boxing is trying to control Shinola's posture but Shinola avoids it.
Shinola postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boxing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boxing tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinola is looking to take a break and control but Boxing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shinola happy to just control the position for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Shinola.
Shinola in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shinola working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Shinola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A shot to the liver by Boxing. Beautiful body shot.
Boxing throws a left and a right that both miss

and Shinola counters with a takedown into side control.
Boxing prevents Shinola from moving into mount.
Boxing takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Shinola goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boxing has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shinola but great work by Boxing.
Shinola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boxing's best efforts.
Boxing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shinola is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinola will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brett Shinola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shinola is adopting a defensive guard.
Boxing preventing the sweep.
Shinola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two 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.
Shinola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boxing controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Amazing Boxing wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boxing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Shinola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shinola is stalling in the full guard.
Boxing keeping moving, preventing Shinola from controlling successfully.
Shinola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brett Shinola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shinola gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Amazing Boxing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinola looks to land a combination but Boxing avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Shinola.
Shinola shoots for a takedown but Boxing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boxing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxing throws a series of punches but Shinola moves out of range.
Boxing just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boxing lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boxing throws a shot from downtown. Shinola moves away and avoids it.
Boxing dodges the punch combination from Shinola.
Boxing misses with a double jab
and Shinola counters with a one-two to the body.

Shinola drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shinola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxing keeping moving, preventing Shinola from controlling successfully.

Boxing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shinola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Shinola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shinola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Shinola!