PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Shumate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Shumate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marsh
vs
Shumate

182 cm
20
151 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Shumate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Shumate finds it's way through Marsh's defenses.
Shumate misses with a few strikes there.
Shumate swinging wildly here.
Shumate keeps the fight on the outside.
Shumate misses with a wild combination.
Shumate misses with the combination.
Shumate dives in for a single leg takedown but Marsh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shumate can't find room to land a body shot as Marsh controls the action.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Shumate won't allow it.
Shumate is trying to break free.
Shumate misses with a punch to the body.
Shumate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shumate trying to land knees to the body.
Shumate throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Shumate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Shumate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumate is stalling here.
A short right from Shumate on the inside.
Shumate throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Shumate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Shumate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shumate tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shumate.
Shumate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shumate scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsh stalling against the cage.
Shumate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shumate missing with knees to the body.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Shumate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Shumate misses the target.
Shumate circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shumate scores with a nice head shot.
Shumate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Marsh moves into range and clinches up with Shumate.

Shumate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shumate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shumate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marsh counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Shumate dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shumate throws a nice looking combination but Marsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marsh looks to clinch
and Shumate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shumate misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a nice leg kick.
Marsh wants to clinch.
Shumate misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shumate throws a low kick but Marsh moves out of range easily.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Shumate is just out of range.
Shumate circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsh.
Marsh slaps away a takedown attempt from Shumate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shumate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumate misses with a few strikes there.
Adam Shumate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shumate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adam Shumate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shumate swinging wildly here.

Marsh moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Shumate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shumate's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
A short uppercut from Shumate.
A nice left hand lands by Shumate.

Marsh is rocked!
Shumate creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Marsh with a big uppercut! Marsh tries to clinch up but Shumate pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Marsh to the mat! Marsh covers up and Shumate unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Shumate!