PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shields
vs
Fernandes

170 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

TITAN
KINGDOM

[GTI] Divine Clothing (95% LAUNDRY)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields tries to clinch up but Fernandes circles away and keeps his distance.
Shields is looking to clinch.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shields closes the distance and clinches.
Shields landing knees to the body.
Fernandes is looking to break free of the clinch but Shields has double underhooks.
Shields lands with a light punch inside.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shields scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pedro Fernandes has been cut.
Shields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fernandes's face.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fernandes's efforts to push away.
Fernandes wants to break free but Shields has control.
A knee to the head by Shields.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shields obliges.
Fernandes goes for a takedown attempt but Shields pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fernandes misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields wants to clinch.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandes tries to circle away but Shields has him pinned against the cage.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks with his arms.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shields creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernandes's defenses.
Shields has Fernandes pressed against the cage, preventing Fernandes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernandes wants to break free but Shields has control.
Shields gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shields misses with a knee to the head.
Fernandes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernandes misses with a body punch.
Shields lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Shields comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Shields.
Fernandes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shields is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Shields.
Shields scores with a knee to the head.
Shields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shields keeps control of Fernandes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shields tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing Shields back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shields lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks with his arms.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
Shields with a knee to the head.
Fernandes misses with a punch on the inside.
Fernandes is trying to break the clinch but Shields is controlling him.
Shields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shields creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernandes's defenses.
Fernandes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shields pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shields with a knee to the head.
Fernandes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
Shields scores with a knee to the head.
Fernandes tries to break the clinch but Shields is controlling the position.
Shields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandes.
Shields is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is trying to break free.
Shields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandes is trying to break free.
Fernandes is trying to push Shields away but Shields has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Shields.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shields using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Shields won't allow it.
Fernandes jumps guard but Shields stands there with Fernandes around his waist. Fernandes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Fernandes.
Good body shot from Shields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shields lands a nice knee to the body.
Shields connects with a knee to the head.
Fernandes takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Shields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Fernandes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fernandes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernandes misses with a few strikes there.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Shields tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
Shields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shields's waist but Shields gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fernandes off to one side.
Fernandes tries to bum rush Shields with a series of wild strikes but Shields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernandes.
Joe Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Fernandes.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Shields.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields tries to clinch but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shields pinned against the cage. Shields gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shields blocks a low kick nicely.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandes closes the distance and clinches up with Shields, looking for a takedown. Fernandes pushes Shields against the cage but Shields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandes closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Joe Shields has been cut.
Fernandes throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Fernandes throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields tries to clinch up but Fernandes circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Shields checks a low kick from Fernandes.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Fernandes throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.

Shields has Fernandes up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Shields tries a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks it.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shields utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields keeps control of Fernandes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Shields has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Shields.
Fernandes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shields walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Shields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields wants to clinch up but Fernandes keeps it at a distance.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shields is looking to clinch.

Shields closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandes is trying to pull guard but Shields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shields lands a knee to the head.
Fernandes working hard to break the clinch.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shields just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes trying to control the position but instead, Shields has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fernandes into the cage.
Fernandes is trying to pull guard but Shields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fernandes jumps guard but Shields turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shields scores with a knee to the head.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernandes is trying to pull guard but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Fernandes manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shields wants to get up but he can't break Fernandes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shields wants to control from the top but Fernandes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Shields will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shields wants to clinch.
Shields tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
Fernandes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shields sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fernandes somewhat.
Pedro Fernandes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandes.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandes throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Fernandes keeps the fight on the outside.
Shields tries to clinch there but Fernandes circles away.
Fernandes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shields counters by clinching up.
Joe Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Fernandes.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fernandes's face.
Fernandes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernandes is trying to push Shields away but Shields has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fernandes's face.
Fernandes can't break the clinch.
Shields lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernandes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shields lands with a right to the head.
Fernandes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shields.
Shields lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fernandes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Shields - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields keeps control of Fernandes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shields connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandes.
Shields gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fernandes avoids a wild elbow strike from Shields.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Shields won't allow it.
Pedro Fernandes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes wants to get back to striking at distance but Shields won't allow it.
Shields lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernandes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shields lands a knee to the head.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shields walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernandes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shields circles away quickly and effectively.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Shields is looking to clinch but Fernandes is avoiding it.
Fernandes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Shields tries to clinch there but Fernandes circles away.
Shields tries to clinch but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes throws a nice looking combination but Shields bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fernandes shoots in and drives through. Shields sprawls well.
Shields doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shields takes the fight into the clinch.
Shields is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks it.
Shields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fernandes's face.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shields walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Shields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandes tried to score with a low kick but Shields checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shields, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Shields!