PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crank Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crank Shaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shaw
vs
Tavi

175 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

157 cm
27
172 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crank Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teppo Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavi as he connects with a hook.
Tavi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Tavi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tavi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Tavi.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavi lands with a good body shot.

Tavi forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Shaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavi avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tavi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crank Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tavi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tavi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Tavi, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Tavi against the cage but Tavi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tavi tenderised Shaw's leg. Shaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Tavi misses.
Tavi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Tavi connects with a looping right hand.
Shaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Shaw is rocked!
Shaw ducks into an uppercut from Tavi and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teppo Tavi!
Teppo Tavi made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.