PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Kingston Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shields
vs
Young

169 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arturo Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Shields gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shields will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Shields working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Shields seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Shields looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shields not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Shields shows good takedown defense.
Young looks winded!
Shields throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
Young goes for a double leg but Shields avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shields continues to drive forward.
Young shoots and misses
and Shields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arturo Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Young.
Nice cross by Shields.
Shields throws a head kick that misses.
Young checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Young misses.
Shields darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Shields into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
and Shields counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shields throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Shields closes the distance and clinches.
Shields is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Shields tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.

Shields pulls Young into guard.
Young postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is really struggling to control Young but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Shields gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Shields stands up and waves to Young to follow him.
Shields feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Shields dominated that round.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shields sprawls well. Shields wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingston Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shields somewhat.
Young is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shields. That's going to slow Young down.
Shields could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids a kick to the body.

Young rushes Shields and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shields scores with a hook to the body.
Shields lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Young has Shields pressed against the cage, preventing Shields from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shields walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arturo Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Young.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Shields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shields looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingston Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Shields manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Shields drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shields stays in close to Young's body and controls the position.
Shields trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Shields won't allow Young to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Young is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
Shields showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Young has momentary wrist control but Shields slips an elbow through the middle.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Young clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Shields dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Young moves into the clinch.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Young turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Shields is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Shields tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shields.
Shields tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Shields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Shields dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Shields's head and hops out.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shields.
Shields is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Young's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Young fails with the takedown.

Shields closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shields missing with knees to the body.
Young tries for a takedown but Shields manages to get underhooks.
Shields tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Shields has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Shields lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Shields.
Shields tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shields lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shields can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.

Shields pulls guard.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields trying to control the position here.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Young postures up.
Arturo Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Shields!