PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Shumate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ryu
vs
Shumate

174 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Shumate!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shumate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Ryu finds it's target.
Ryu misses with an uppercut.
Ryu misses with a combination
and Shumate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shumate slips a jab and a cross from Ryu.
Ryu misses with a body shot.
Shumate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Ryu misses its intended target.
Shumate throws a body punch but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu missing with a left hand there. Shumate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shumate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryu throws a jab when Shumate was well out of range.
Shumate misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Shumate moves out of range.
No joy there for Shumate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Shumate gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shumate misses with a punch to the body.
Shumate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shumate digs a right hand underneath Ryu's ribcage. Ryu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shumate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryu is breathing heavily.
Shumate keeps control of Ryu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shumate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Shumate.

Shumate breaks from the clinch.
Shumate misses with a double jab.
Ryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shumate.
Chang Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryu swings widly with a right hand
and Shumate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Shumate. Those never looked like landing.
Shumate connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumate misses with a wild combination.
Shumate throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Shumate both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu lands a jab to the head.
Ryu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shumate.
Shumate slips under a jab.
Ryu misses the body punch
and Shumate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Shumate does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Ryu as Shumate shoots in.
Ryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryu misses with a hook to the body
and Shumate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shumate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shumate throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shumate. Ryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shumate swings for the body but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu throws an off balance right hand
and Shumate counters with a two punch combo.
Ryu looks to land a combination but Shumate avoids it well.
Shumate catches Ryu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shumate throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Shumate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ryu back to the cage. Shumate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shumate, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu misses with the combination.
Shumate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shumate scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Shumate. Beautiful body shot.
Shumate misses with a wild combination.
Ryu misses with a left hand
and Shumate counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shumate swinging wildly here.
Shumate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryu rather than just go for the knockout.
Shumate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shumate avoids the body shot from Ryu.
Shumate defending well as Ryu loads up on a big left hand.
Ryu slips a jab and a cross from Shumate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shumate lands a two punch combo.
Shumate misses with a two punch combination.
Shumate takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Shumate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shumate moves into the clinch.
Ryu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shumate lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shumate works on Ryu's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryu tries to circle away but Shumate has him pinned against the cage.
Ryu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ryu takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Chang Ryu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shumate lands with a light punch inside.
Shumate lands an elbow inside that Ryu shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryu has had enough of the clinch but Shumate keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Shumate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shumate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shumate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shumate can turn it around.
Shumate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryu or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Shumate.

Shumate manages to break the clinch.
Shumate misses with a double jab.
Shumate misses with the combination.
Ryu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shumate.
Ryu throws a combination that misses
and Shumate counters with a two punch combo.
Shumate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shumate lands with a right hand.

Shumate rushes Ryu and presses him up against the cage.
Shumate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shumate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Shumate - that landed with a thud.
Shumate lands a shoulder strike.
Shumate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shumate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shumate stalling the fight.
Shumate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shumate.
A short right from Shumate on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shumate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shumate misses with a body punch.

Shumate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shumate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chang Ryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shumate looks to land a combination. Ryu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shumate feints a jab promting Ryu to slip. Shumate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shumate connects with an inside leg kick.

Shumate drives through and clinches with Ryu against the cage.
Ryu takes a shot to the head.
Shumate misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shumate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shumate lands with a right to the head.
Shumate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shumate lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shumate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryu or not.
Shumate lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Shumate to work.
Shumate lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryu won't want to take too many of those.
Shumate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shumate has Ryu pressed against the cage.
Shumate tries to work over Ryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shumate misses with a body punch.
Ryu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Shumate.
Shumate stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shumate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Shumate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chang Ryu's cut.
That's time! Ryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ryu misses with an uppercut
and Shumate counters with a three punch combo that has Ryu backing up. Ryu nods at Shumate to acknowledge the strikes.
Shumate throws a nice looking combination but Ryu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shumate counters with a nice body kick.
Shumate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shumate throws a right and a left that Ryu avoids nicely.
Ryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryu looks to land a combination. Shumate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ryu misses the jab.
Ryu misses with a right hand
and Shumate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang Ryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Shumate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Shumate.
Ryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shumate counters with a straight right hand.
Ryu slips a jab and a cross from Shumate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shumate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryu to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shumate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shumate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.
Shumate is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ryu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Ryu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Shumate. Beautiful body shot.
Shumate shoots in for a takedown but Ryu shows good takedown defense.

Shumate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryu sprawls well initially but Shumate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shumate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shumate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryu defending well though.
Ryu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryu tries to get out of the position.
Shumate controlling the action here.
Shumate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryu keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumate trying to control the pace.
Shumate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shumate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shumate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu lands a nice looking body shot.
Shumate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shumate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shumate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Ryu.
Ryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shumate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shumate. Shumate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Shumate moves out of range.
Shumate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shumate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.

Shumate closes the distance and pushes Ryu back into the cage.
Shumate presses Ryu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shumate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shumate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Shumate.
Shumate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.
Shumate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shumate fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Ryu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryu.
Ryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adam Shumate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Shumate finds it's target.
Ryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Shumate both land. Nice combination.
Shumate ducks under a wild hook from Ryu.
Chang Ryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Shumate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shumate tries to move into range but Ryu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Shumate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shumate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Shumate!