PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinten Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rossco Bossco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Quinten Shadows has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shadows
vs
Bossco

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinten Shadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rossco Bossco!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadows throws a right hand that Bossco ducks under and follows up with a left that Bossco also avoids with ease.
Bossco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bossco looks to land a left hand but Shadows moved out of range nicely.
Shadows misses with a hook. Bossco ducked under it nicely.
Bossco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bossco moves out of range as Shadows strikes.
Shadows defending well as Bossco loads up on a big left hand.
Bossco tries to land a leg kick but Shadows saw it coming and moves away.
Bossco slips a jab from Shadows.
A big left from Bossco misses.
Shadows moves out of range as Bossco strikes.
Shadows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bossco paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bossco.
Shadows misses with a series of wild punches.
Bossco looks to score with a jab to the body but Shadows is just out of range.
Shadows tries to clinch but Bossco is having none of it.
Bossco thows a body shot but no joy.
Bossco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadows.
Bossco wants to slow Shadows down by chopping away at his legs.
Bossco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shadows moves out of range as Bossco strikes.
Shadows chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bossco can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bossco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadows.
Bossco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bossco. That's going to slow Shadows down.
Bossco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadows.
Bossco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bossco.
Shadows swings for the body but Bossco moves out of range.
Bossco scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bossco cracks the inside of Shadows's front leg.
Bossco throws a leg kick but Shadows sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shadows throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadows closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bossco counters with a good low kick that Shadows was not able to check.
Shadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bossco throws a jab but it's blocked by Shadows.
Bossco needs to keep his hands up - Shadows had a free shot at his head there.
Bossco throws a jab when Shadows was well out of range.
Shadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Shadows misses.
Shadows looks to throw the jab but Bossco is out of range.
Shadows misses with a shot to the body
and Bossco counters with a good low kick that Shadows was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadows is looking to clinch but Bossco is avoiding it.
Shadows throws a series of punches but Bossco moves out of range.
Shadows tries to close the distance and clinch but Bossco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Shadows misses.
Bossco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bossco throws the left hand but Shadows avoids the punch easily.
Shadows is looking to wear down Bossco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bossco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Shadows tries to clinch but Bossco moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bossco misses with a looping left.
Shadows throws a right hand that Bossco ducks under and follows up with a left that Bossco also avoids with ease.
Bossco throws out a loose jab but Shadows uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Quinten Shadows will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shadows misses with a straight right.
Quinten Shadows is winning the standup battle so far.
Shadows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bossco circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Bossco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bossco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shadows slips under a jab from Bossco.
Bossco avoids the body shot from Shadows.
Bossco throws the left hand but Shadows avoids the punch easily.
Bossco lunges at Shadows with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shadows's hand.
Shadows thows a body shot but no joy.
Shadows ducks under a wild hook from Bossco.
Bossco ducks under a wild hook from Shadows.
Shadows misses with a right hand
and Bossco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadows jabs at Bossco's body.
Bossco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shadows.
Shadows takes a swing at Bossco's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shadows checks a leg kick.
Shadows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bossco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shadows. That did some damage!
Bossco slips under a jab.
A combination from Shadows does no damage.
Shadows is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shadows thows a body shot but no joy.
Bossco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadows connects with a crisp jab.
Bossco moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadows connects with a crisp jab.
Shadows throws a low kick, looking for Bossco's leg but Bossco calmly moves out of range.
Shadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bossco.
Bossco looks to land a right hand but Shadows moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bossco as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bossco manages to avoid it.
Shadows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bossco.
A jab from Shadows misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadows thows a body shot but no joy.
Shadows wants to clinch up but Bossco keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Shadows.
Bossco on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Rossco Bossco has been cut.
Bossco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadows moves away.
Bossco throws a hook to the side of Shadows's head but Shadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadows misses with the combination.
Bossco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shadows doesn't seem bothered though.
Bossco thumps Shadows with a low kick.
Bossco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadows tries to clinch up
and Bossco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shadows ducks under a wild hook from Bossco.
Bossco misses with a looping right.
Shadows throws a jab but it's blocked by Bossco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bossco throws a hook to the side of Shadows's head but Shadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bossco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadows is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Bossco like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Bossco from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinten Shadows!