PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Jordan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Shields
vs
Jordan

196 cm
26
242 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jordan looks for a takedown but Shields sprawls well.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shields as he jumps to the side.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
Shields wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.

Shields closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the cage.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Shields manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields controlling the action here for a moment.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan tries to stall but Shields uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shields displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jordan up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shields lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
The referee calls for Shields to work.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Shields will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Shields. No joy for Jordan on that attempt.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shields is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Shields tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan darts in looking for a takedown but Shields gets double underhooks and turns Jordan into the cage.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shields blocks an uppercut.
Jordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jordan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shields lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields stalling.
Shields gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Shields.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Shields sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Shields. Shields maintains the clinch.
Shields pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jordan leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields blocks an uppercut.
Shields blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shields stalling.
Shields lands with a light punch inside.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields taking a breather.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Shields dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Shields as Jordan shoots in.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan fails to land the takedown.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shields sprawls well. Shields wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but Shields shows good takedown defense.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Shields.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Shields tries to sprawl out of it but Jordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shields manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Shields clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields just leaning against Jordan, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Shields will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jordan up against the cage.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Shields tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields stalls.
Shields seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Shields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jordan.
No luck for Jordan with that takedown attempt.

Shields rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Shields stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shields has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Shields!
Tyrone Shields was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.