PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Queen. Maya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Omen. Damien Maya will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Shaw
vs
Maya

184 cm
31
175 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

186 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Maya!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maya checks a low kick from Shaw.
Maya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terry Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maya tries to score with a low kick but Shaw moves his leg out of the way.
Shaw throws a head kick but Maya moves out of range.
Maya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaw wants to slow Maya down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Maya. Those never looked like landing.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maya is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Maya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maya. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw throws a wild body kick that Maya sees coming a mile off.

Shaw shoots in and gets a takedown into Maya's guard.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Maya is keeping the position.
Shaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Maya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maya keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maya manages to get himself to full guard.

Maya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Maya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Maya is retaining full guard.

Maya is looking for a triangle but Shaw pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.

Maya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shaw trying to move into half guard but instead Maya has managed to sweep!
Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maya postures up in Shaw's guard and throws a big left but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Maya from controlling successfully.
Maya stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.
Maya wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maya stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.
Maya wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.

Damien Maya has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Maya misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Shaw misses
and Maya counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maya is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Maya blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damien Maya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maya tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaw.
A leg kick checked by Maya.
Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maya checks a leg kick nicely.
Maya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Maya's front leg but catches the back leg as Maya tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maya 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 Shaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaw looks to land a body kick but Maya moved away.
Damien Maya seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw tries to land a body kick
and Maya counters with an outside leg kick.
Maya is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Shaw misses with a leg kick
and Maya counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Maya.
An inside leg kick from Shaw misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaw.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Maya moved away.
Shaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maya is out of range.
Maya throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Maya feints and then cracks Shaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaw down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw thumps Maya with a low kick.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaw misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Maya.
Shaw tries a low kick but Maya avoids it.

Maya gets caught flat footed, as Shaw shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Maya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw 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.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaw 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.

Maya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.

Maya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.
Maya is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maya is looking to control Shaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maya avoid being mounted?
Shaw is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maya!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount and Maya is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
Terry Shaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Shaw lands a big elbow.

Maya is rocked!
Shaw is landing with some decent strikes but Maya is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Shaw dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shaw tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maya is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaw finish him?
Maya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Maya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Maya seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Maya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaw wants to land a leg kick but Maya is out of range.
Shaw throws a low kick but Maya avoids it.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw misses with a leg kick
and Maya counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw looks for a takedown but Maya sprawls well.
Maya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Shaw motions for Maya to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Shaw throws a leg kick
and Maya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Maya.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaw 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 Maya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maya wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Maya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Maya closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Maya pushes Shaw against the cage but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maya blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaw throws a low kick but Maya avoids it.
Good work by Maya as he checks the leg kick.
Maya checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shaw thows a leg kick but Maya checks it
and Maya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaw fails with the takedown
and Maya counters with a right hand to the body.
Maya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaw.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maya is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Shaw throws a leg kick
and Maya counters with a good low kick that Shaw was not able to check.
Maya slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shaw throws a lazy body kick
and Maya counters with a leg kick.
Maya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Maya sprawls well. He's pushed Shaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Maya scores a takedown into full mount!
Maya wants to control the pace but Shaw is squirming around nicely.
Maya prevents Shaw from getting the reversal.
Maya landing strikes, looking to finish!

Maya has isolated one of Shaw's arms. Shaw looking to fight him off but Maya twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Maya!