PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Shelby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Griffin McElroy's chin.

Shelby
vs
McElroy

176 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
151 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

King of Clothes

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McElroy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McElroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Shelby finds it's target.
McElroy is looking to clinch but Shelby is avoiding it.

McElroy has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McElroy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
Shelby takes a swing at McElroy's ribcage but misses.
Shelby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McElroy on the side of the head.

McElroy moves into range and clinches up with Shelby.
McElroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by McElroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. McElroy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelby throws a predictable looking body shot

and McElroy counters by moving into the clinch.
Shelby wants to break free but McElroy has control.
McElroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shelby.
A hook to the body from Shelby.
Shelby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelby is trying to force a seperation but McElroy has the dominant position.
McElroy digs a right hand into Shelby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shelby's gas tank.
McElroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.

Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Shelby does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby scores with the left hand. McElroy knows he should have avoided that one.
McElroy walks into a straight right hand from Shelby.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McElroy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McElroy tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Shelby - just one landing.
McElroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shelby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McElroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelby lands a jab to the head.
McElroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shelby scores with a jab.
Shelby lands a nice hook to McElroy's body. McElroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shelby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McElroy tries to clinch but Shelby moves away
and Shelby counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Shelby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As McElroy looks to move away, Shelby throws a big counter combo but McElroy just gets out of the way.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McElroy wants to clinch.
Shelby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McElroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.

McElroy clinches up against the cage.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shelby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McElroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shelby blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McElroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
McElroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McElroy tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
McElroy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McElroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McElroy closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
McElroy misses with a body punch.
McElroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Shelby manages to break the clinch.
McElroy wants to clinch.
McElroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by McElroy.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shelby cracks McElroy with an open hand slap.
Shelby swings for the body but McElroy moves out of range.
McElroy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Shelby.
McElroy tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
McElroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Shelby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Shelby.
McElroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin McElroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McElroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McElroy is looking to clinch but Shelby is avoiding it.
McElroy is looking to clinch.
Shelby throws a body punch but McElroy moves out of range.
McElroy tries to clinch up
and Shelby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McElroy thinking.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McElroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of McElroy backwards.
McElroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McElroy presses Shelby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McElroy scores with a hook to the body.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
Shelby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McElroy doesn't seem bothered though.
Shelby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McElroy can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McElroy moves to clinch but Shelby breaks away
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby stuns McElroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
McElroy tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Tommy Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Shelby digs a good hook to McElroy's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McElroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shelby lands with an overhand left.
McElroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby catches McElroy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McElroy wants to clinch
and Shelby counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McElroy manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shelby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McElroy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shelby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McElroy scrambles back to his feet.
McElroy is looking to clinch.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
Shelby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Shelby misses its target.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shelby counters with a left and a right that stings McElroy.
McElroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McElroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McElroy tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Shelby lands with an overhand left.
McElroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McElroy on the side of the head.
McElroy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt.
McElroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shelby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McElroy wants to clinch up but Shelby keeps it at a distance.

McElroy closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
Shelby blocks a body shot from McElroy.
McElroy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Shelby breaks from the clinch.
McElroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A cross from Shelby lands.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McElroy wants to clinch
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Shelby jabs at McElroy's body.
McElroy staying out of range there.
McElroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McElroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby clobbers McElroy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Shelby - just one landing.

McElroy moves into range and clinches up with Shelby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby dodges an elbow strike from McElroy.
Shelby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
Shelby has had enough of the clinch but McElroy keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McElroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Shelby breaks the clinch.
McElroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby is looking for a counter combo.
McElroy walks into a left hand.

McElroy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but McElroy has double underhooks.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as McElroy controls his hands.
McElroy throws an elbow that misses.
McElroy misses with some punches.
Shelby lands with a short shot to the head.
McElroy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shelby is working McElroy over against the cage.

Shelby breaks from the clinch.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into McElroy's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McElroy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shelby, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McElroy lands a knee to the head.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
McElroy misses with a knee strike.
Shelby tries to work over McElroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McElroy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Shelby tries to break free but McElroy pushes him back against the cage.
McElroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelby's efforts to push away.
Shelby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McElroy is rocked!
McElroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Shelby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McElroy or not.
Shelby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McElroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Shelby finish him?
McElroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby lands with a good body shot.
McElroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Shelby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McElroy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McElroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shelby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McElroy.
Shelby jabs at McElroy's body.
McElroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Shelby cracks McElroy with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McElroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shelby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McElroy seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tommy Shelby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

McElroy closes the distance and clinches.
Shelby prevents a body shot from McElroy.
McElroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McElroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Shelby tries to keep at a distance but McElroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McElroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin McElroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shelby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shelby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shelby!