PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes to the cage accompanied by .. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mia
vs
Shields

180 cm
29
178 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

183 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mia shoots and misses
and Shields counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mia.
Shields connects with a solid leg kick.
Mia tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
and Shields counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields lands a front kick.
Mia has his takedown stuffed
letting Shields counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mia.
Shields uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mia.
Mia walks into a straight right hand from Shields.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia has his takedown stuffed
and Shields makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shields lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Shields.
Mia dives in and grabs Shields's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shields pushes down on Mia's head and hops out.
Shields missing with a left hand there. Mia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mia misses with a takedown
and Shields counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields throws a half hearted mid kick.

Mia drives through with a takedown into Shields's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Shields looking for a guillotine here but Mia defends easily.
Shields seems keen to control Mia's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shields is looking for a triangle but Mia pushes his legs off easily.
Mia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shields controls Mia momentarily but Mia frees himself.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.

Shields working for submissions but it's allowed Mia to get to half guard.

Mia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shields manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shields is trying to keep Mia in close.
Shields is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shields is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shields wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mia pushing down on Shields's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mia is trying to work for a kimura but Shields is defending well.
Shields is trying to stand.
Shields trying to get back to full guard but Mia takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Shields is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shields taking shots to the head.
Shields is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Mia has taken his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields is trying to break free.

Mia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Shields 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.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shields. Mia shrugs it off though.
Mia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shields counters with a right hand to the body.
Shields wants to land a leg kick but Mia is out of range.
Mia lands a slapping body shot.
Shields stuffs the takedown attempt from Mia. Mia gets slowly back to his feet.
Mia tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
and Shields connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mia with a lazy takedown attempt

and Shields counters with a head kick that drops Mia - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Mia is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia is trying to control but can't.
Oh Mia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mia wants to get back to full guard.
Shields working the head and body with strikes.
Mia is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shields is nestled in close to Mia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shields throwing shots but Mia is blocking nicely.
Shields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mia's head.
Mia is pressing down on Shields's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shields passes into half guard.
Shields is stalling here. Mia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shields seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mia misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mia seems to have got his legs back now.
Shields struggling a bit here.
Shields is trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields gets full guard.

Shields working for a triangle but Mia defends it easily.
Shields keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass.
Shields bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mia's guard.

Mia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mia keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields preventing the sweep.
Mia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia can't keep his opponent in guard - Shields advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Shields.
Shields takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mia tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.
Shields trying to control the action but Mia is working from the bottom.
David Shields has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mia keeps working.
Mia manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Shields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mia.
Mia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shields sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mia somewhat.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Mia is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mia manages to avoid it.
Shields chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with a kick to the body.
Mia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shields sprawls well. Shields wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mia gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Mia blocks the low kick.
Mia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shields counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shields counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shields throws a leg kick but Mia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franko Mia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shields.
Mia takes a swing at Shields's ribcage but misses.
David Shields seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shields throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shields throws a body punch but Mia moves out of range.
Mia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shields lands a nice shot that snaps Mia's head back.
Horrible takedown by Mia or perhaps it was just good defense by Shields which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shields.
Shields blocks a jab.
Shields swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Shields scores with a kick to the body.
Mia with a poor takedown
and Shields counters with a nice leg kick.
Franko Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shields lands a leg kick that knocks Mia off balance momentarily.
Shields looks to land a body kick but Mia moved away.
Mia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mia with a poor takedown
and Shields counters with a head kick. That will keep Mia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mia with a poor takedown
and Shields counters with a big right hand! Oh Mia is in trouble here! Shields follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Shields!