PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Pol will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shadow
vs
Pol

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Pol!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pol gets tackled into the cage by Shadow. Shadow maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shadow.
Come on Shadow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pol pulls guard successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shadow postures up.
Pol has momentary wrist control but Shadow slips an elbow through the middle.
Shadow looking to pass the guard.
Pol keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow tries to free his leg and advance position but Pol is retaining full guard.
Shadow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pol struggling a bit here.
Pol striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Shadow wants to control but Pol is keeping him busy.
Shadow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pol some visible discomfort.
Pol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shadow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shadow controlling from side mount.
Pol striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Shadow lands a few punches from side control.
Shadow is looking to take a break and control but Pol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pol takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pol is looking for a sweep.
Pol trying to remain calm as Shadow controls from the top position.
Shadow is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pol is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pol is looking for a sweep.
Shadow happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shadow looks up at the clock and then as Pol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shadow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shadow is chipping away with strikes.
Shadow working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control the position but Pol is working away.
Shadow taking a breather here.
Pol is looking to regain half guard here but Shadow keeps moving and retains side control.

Shadow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shadow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Shadow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pol takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shadow working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pol struggling a bit here.
Pol holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Pol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pol is still trying to improve position.

Shadow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadow working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shadow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pol being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Shadow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shadow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Shadow forces Pol back against the cage and clinches.
Shadow misses with a punch to the body.

Pol has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shadow is trying to keep an underhook but Pol manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pol is trying to control. Shadow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Shadow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shadow moves into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pol working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol postures up.
Shadow is controlling Pol's posture.

Pol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shadow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pol forces his way into half guard.
Pol is trying to control the action in half guard but Shadow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shadow is looking for a sweep. Pol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow gets back to full guard.
Shadow keeping moving, preventing Pol from controlling successfully.
Shadow managing to control the position.
Shadow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pol trying to control but Shadow is working from the bottom.
Shadow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pol wants to pass the guard but Shadow is keeping the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. George Pol hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shadow wants to clinch
and Pol counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pol drives through with a takedown into Shadow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shadow pulls Pol in to control the position.
Pol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shadow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pol stopping the sweep attempt from Shadow.
Shadow controlling Pol's posture.
Pol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Shadow working for a triangle but Pol defends it easily.
Pol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pol looking to sit in guard and control but Shadow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pol keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Pol is looking to sweep but instead, Shadow has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pol keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shadow connects with a nice short shot to Pol's temple.
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 Johny Shadow 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pol gets tackled into the cage by Shadow. Shadow maintains the clinch.
Shadow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shadow is leaning against Pol and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Shadow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shadow wants to clinch up but Pol keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow tries to throw a body punch but Pol avoids it by throwing Shadow back against the cage.
Shadow lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Shadow tightens his grip and picks Pol up, before dumping him to the ground. Pol manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol controls Shadow momentarily but Shadow frees himself.
Shadow works over Pol with some ground and pound from guard.
Shadow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shadow slips nicely into half guard.
Shadow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pol trying to hold on to Shadow's head to control him but Shadow postures up.
Shadow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shadow working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shadow is nestled in close to Pol, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shadow working the head and body with strikes.
Shadow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pol landing rabbit punches to the side of Shadow's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Shadow is keen to just control but Pol is a slippery customer.
Shadow lands with a punch from half guard.
Pol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shadow is working away from the top position though.
Shadow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pol is looking for a sweep. Shadow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pol missing with punches from the bottom.
Pol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shadow passes into side control, despite Pol's attempt to control the position.
Pol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow landing a few strikes.
Pol is looking for a sweep.
Shadow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shadow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pol taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shadow takes a little break here. Pol wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pol takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shadow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shadow in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shadow working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pol to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Shadow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shadow working the ground and pound from side control.

Pol is rocked!
Check out the look on Shadow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pol is still in real trouble! Can Shadow finish him?
Shadow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pol can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Pol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shadow controlling from side mount.
George Pol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pol seems to have recovered his senses.
Shadow working the body and head with strikes.
Shadow 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.
Pol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shadow takes a little break here. Pol wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pol misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johny Shadow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shadow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pol to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Shadow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shadow 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Shadow!
A victorious Johny Shadow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.