PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakara comes to the cage accompanied by Melle Mel & Grandmaster Caz - The Battle Is On. Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nakara
vs
Shaughnessy

177 cm
36
169 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

170 cm
32
154 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara throws a sloppy head kick and Shaughnessy moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Shaughnessy.
Nakara slips a jab from Shaughnessy.
It looked like Nakara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nakara moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Nakara walks into a stiff left hand from Shaughnessy.
Nakara jabs Shaughnessy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shaughnessy's calf.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Nakara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakara cracks Shaughnessy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaughnessy slips a jab from Nakara.
Nakara wants to clinch up but Shaughnessy keeps it at a distance.
Shaughnessy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaughnessy's waist but Shaughnessy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakara off to one side.
Donk. Shaughnessy catches Nakara right on the button with a cross.
Shaughnessy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakara.
Nakara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shaughnessy looks to land a right hand but Nakara moved out of range.
Nakara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shaughnessy is able to avoid easily.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Nakara avoids them all with ease.
Shaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakara staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Shaughnessy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Nakara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shaughnessy back to the cage. Nakara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nakara closes the distance and clinches up with Shaughnessy, looking for a takedown. Nakara pushes Shaughnessy against the cage but Shaughnessy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaughnessy scores with a decent looking hook.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the side of Nakara's head but Nakara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakara throws a big counter combination but Shaughnessy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the body kick from Nakara.
Nakara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaughnessy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakara.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakara is just out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a hook to the body. Nakara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaughnessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy with a nice cross.
Shaughnessy moves out of range as Nakara strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nakara slips under a jab from Shaughnessy.
Nakara misses with a leg kick
and Shaughnessy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Nakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shaughnessy cracks Nakara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakara tries a low kick but Shaughnessy avoids it.
Shaughnessy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nakara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shaughnessy works Nakara's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
An inside leg kick from Nakara misses.
Shaughnessy throws a jab when Nakara was well out of range.
Shaughnessy moves away from the strike by Nakara.
A swing and a miss from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy moves out of range as Nakara strikes.
Nakara staying out of range there.
Shaughnessy missing with a left hand there. Nakara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaughnessy works Nakara's body with a nice hook.
Nakara tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaughnessy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a counter combo.
Shaughnessy throws a right hand that Nakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakara also avoids with ease.
Nakara cracks Shaughnessy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

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

Nakara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakara.
Nakara just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy works Nakara's body with a nice hook.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Nakara with a series of wild strikes but Nakara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Shaughnessy does no damage.
Shaughnessy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck for Nakara with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebato Nakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Nakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy throws a jab when Nakara was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakara misses with a body kick.
Nakara needs to keep his hands up - Shaughnessy had a free shot at his head there.
Nakara throws a solid leg kick but Shaughnessy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakara.
Shaughnessy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shaughnessy thuds a left hand into Nakara's body.
Nakara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nakara.
A jab from Shaughnessy misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaughnessy.
Nakara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Nakara lands an overhand right.
Nakara swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Shaughnessy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nakara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaughnessy scores with a shot to the body.
Nakara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Nakara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakara showed some decent athleticism there.

Nakara wants to work for an arm triangle but Shaughnessy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shaughnessy is controlling Nakara's trapped leg to prevent Nakara from advancing to side control.

Nakara wants to work for an arm triangle but Shaughnessy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaughnessy wants to get back to full guard.

Nakara is working for a kimura but Shaughnessy is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shaughnessy is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara with the ground and pound but Shaughnessy uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Nakara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shaughnessy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nakara looking to pass the guard.
Shaughnessy controlling Nakara's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakara won't allow Shaughnessy to sweep him here.
Nakara is in close to Shaughnessy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaughnessy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakara is pushing down on Shaughnessy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shaughnessy is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shaughnessy desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Nakara is working for a submission of some sort.
Nakara wants to pass the guard but Shaughnessy is defending well.

Nakara is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy is looking to escape.
Shaughnessy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakara.
Nakara slips a nice elbow through Shaughnessy's hands, connecting with Shaughnessy's forehead.
Shaughnessy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaughnessy keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakara lands a nice short elbow.
Nakara working over Shaughnessy with some ground and pound. Shaughnessy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Nakara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shaughnessy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shaughnessy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shaughnessy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakara.
Shaughnessy is trying is best to control the position here.
Shaughnessy manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakara trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaughnessy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakara wants to pass the guard but Shaughnessy is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakara preventing the sweep.
Nakara throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebato Nakara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nakara misses with a straight right.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy looks to throw the jab but Nakara is out of range.
Nakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakara manages to avoid it.
Nakara tries for a takedown but Shaughnessy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.

Nakara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shaughnessy quickly recovers to half guard.
Shaughnessy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaughnessy moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shaughnessy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaughnessy scores with a nice head shot.
Nakara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a shot to the body.
Nakara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Nakara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Nakara moves out of range.
Shaughnessy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shaughnessy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakara can pounce on him.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakara.
Tebato Nakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaughnessy unleashes a big counter combination but Nakara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nakara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaughnessy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaughnessy moves away.
Shaughnessy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakara swings for the body but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
A big right from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shaughnessy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakara.
Nakara dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Nakara connects with a leg kick. Shaughnessy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shaughnessy.
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!
Nice jab there from Nakara.
Shaughnessy misses with a two punch combination.
Nakara scores with a nice right hand.

Nakara has taken the fight to the clinch.

Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakara scores with a punch to the head.
Nakara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shaughnessy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook. Nakara ducked under it nicely.
Nakara swings for the body but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Nakara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakara. Nakara obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nakara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nakara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaughnessy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakara lands a leg kick that knocks Shaughnessy off balance momentarily.
Nakara shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaughnessy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shaughnessy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakara circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaughnessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakara throws out the jab.
Nakara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakara throws a right hand that Shaughnessy ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaughnessy also avoids with ease.
A jab from Shaughnessy does it's job there.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaughnessy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaughnessy looks to land a combination but Nakara avoids it well.
Nakara shoots for a takedown but Shaughnessy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebato Nakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaughnessy lands with a nice body punch.
Nakara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shaughnessy is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaughnessy throws a leg kick
and Nakara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaughnessy thinking.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakara is just out of range.
Shaughnessy blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaughnessy throws an overhand right that lands on Nakara's shoulder, as Nakara tries to avoid the shot.
Nakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Nice jab there from Shaughnessy.
Nakara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Nakara closes the distance and pushes Shaughnessy back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nakara as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nakara fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakara lands a shot to the body.
Nakara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nakara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaughnessy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shaughnessy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Shaughnessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaughnessy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Shaughnessy!
Cael Shaughnessy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.