PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shaun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mortis comes to the cage accompanied by Show me how to live. Shaun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Soviettes - "#1 Is Number Two". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mortis
vs
Shaun

197 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slade Mortis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Shaun!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mortis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mortis trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaun wants to control but Mortis passes easily into half guard.
Mortis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaun is looking to get back to full guard here but Mortis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mortis scoring with strikes but Shaun is staying in there.
Mortis avoids the attempt from Shaun to control.
Mortis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Mortis.
Mortis trying to control but Shaun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis prevents Shaun from getting the reversal.
Shaun throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Shaun defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mortis.
Shaun is just holding on here. Mortis manages to take his back.
Mortis 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.

Mortis looking for the choke but no joy.
Shaun breaks Mortis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Mortis can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaun trying to control the pace.
Shaun is looking to take a break and control but Mortis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaun is looking to advance position but Mortis won't allow it.
Shaun wants to stand up but Mortis is controlling the position.
Shaun prevents Mortis from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mortis is breathing heavily.
Shaun wants to control from the top but Mortis keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mortis tries to clinch up but Shaun circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaun blocks a head kick by Mortis.
Shaun shoots and misses
and Mortis counters with a good, hard body kick but Shaun shrugs it off.
Shaun misses with a takedown attempt

and Mortis counters by clinching up.

Mortis breaks the clinch.

Shaun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mortis to the mat! Mortis manages to get full guard.
Shaun scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mortis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shaun thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shaun wants to control from the top but Mortis keeps moving.
Mortis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaun wants to control from the top but Mortis keeps moving.
Mortis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shaun tries for a takedown but Mortis circles away easily

and Mortis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shaun's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Mortis 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.

Shaun looks for a takedown but Mortis sprawls well.
Shaun avoids the head kick by Mortis.

Shaun decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shaun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mortis keeps working.

Shaun wants to work for an arm triangle but Mortis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mortis is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaun.
Mortis wants to get back to full guard.

Shaun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mortis defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaun is keen to just control but Mortis is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaun moves nicely into side control.
Shaun working the ground and pound from side control.
Shaun controls the position.
Shaun trying to control the action but Mortis is working from the bottom.
Mortis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaun working the ground and pound but Mortis is defending the strikes.
Shaun is looking to take a break and control but Mortis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mortis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shaun working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaun tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mortis's legs.
Slade Mortis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaun trying to control the action but Mortis is working from the bottom.
Shaun moves into full mount!
Shaun moves to the back position.

Shaun is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Mortis taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Shaun.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Shaun!