PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shaw (ranked 1001 p4p, 150 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 929 p4p, 143 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Von Lee has chosen Day of Anger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shaw
vs
Von Lee

191 cm
39
214 lbs
32 - 19 - 1

190 cm
31
210 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
Von Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Lee moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Lee looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Von Lee manages to avoid it.
Von Lee misses with a straight right.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaw misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely.
Shaw staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Lee throws a push kick but Shaw slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and Shaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Lee.
Von Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Von Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Lee dodges the punch combination from Shaw.
Von Lee pushes Shaw away with a front kick.
Von Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Von Lee keeps Shaw at a distance using the push kick.
Shaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shaw avoids a kick to the body.
Shaw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Von Lee.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Von Lee misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Shaw there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw drops his hands momentarily and Von Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Von Lee jabs at Shaw's body.
Shaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Lee on the side of the head.
Von Lee throws a shot to the body.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Shaw throws a solid leg kick but Von Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaw.
Shaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee slips under a jab.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Von Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaw throws a shot from downtown. Von Lee moves away and avoids it.
Von Lee lunges at Shaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaw's hand.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Von Lee moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaw blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
Von Lee slips a jab from Shaw.
Nice body kick there by Von Lee.
Von Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Lee throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick from Von Lee.
Shaw lands a jab.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw misses the jab.
Shaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Lee.
Shaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shaw is looking to chop away at Von Lee's legs.
Shaw connects with the punch.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Von Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Shaw's shoulder, as Shaw tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a swing at Von Lee's ribcage but misses.
Von Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Von Lee under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely.
Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Von Lee throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Shaw is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Von Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Shaw misses with a looping left.
Von Lee defending well as Shaw loads up on a big left hand.
Von Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Von Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Von Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clifton Von Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Von Lee takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Von Lee takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Von Lee does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Lee misses the target.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Von Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Von Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Lee throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
It looked like Shaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Von Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaw on the side of the head.
Von Lee throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Von Lee lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Lee throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Lee misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Von Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaw scrambles back to his feet.
Shaw thumps Von Lee with a low kick.
Von Lee avoids the head kick by Shaw.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Lee. Shaw shrugs it off though.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Lee manages to avoid it.
Von Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee checks a leg kick.
Shaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a hook.
Von Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Shaw's head back.
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Lee throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Von Lee looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Von Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Lee throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Lee misses with a straight right.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Lee.
Shaw digs a good hook to Von Lee's body.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands an overhand right.
Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Lee.
Von Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaw.
Von Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Von Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Von Lee.
Von Lee staying out of range there.
Shaw looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range.
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Lee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Von Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw cracks Von Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lee throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Lee throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw lands a right hook to the body.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Von Lee throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Lee throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Lee! But no joy.
Von Lee throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Von Lee throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
Von Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Shaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Von Lee lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clifton Von Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Von Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shaw lands a jab to the nose.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Lee lands a jab to the head.
Von Lee swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Von Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Lee slips a jab from Shaw.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Von Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaw thinking.
Nice body kick from Von Lee.
A lazy body kick from Von Lee
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shaw if he has to take too many more of those.
Shaw misses the jab.
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Lee.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Lee! But no joy.
Shaw cracks Von Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaw throws a jab when Von Lee was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Von Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw takes a swing at Von Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jack Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifton Von Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee.
Von Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Von Lee throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Lee throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Von Lee.
Von Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw misses with a looping left.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Shaw is looking to counter punch.
Shaw swings widly with a right hand
enabling Von Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Lee throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Von Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaw should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Lee!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Von Lee misses.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaw scrambles back to his feet.
Von Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Lee throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw throws a shot from downtown. Von Lee moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Von Lee there.
A jab from Shaw misses.
Von Lee slips a jab from Shaw.
Von Lee lands a jab.
Von Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Shaw blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Von Lee staying out of range there.
Von Lee slips a jab from Shaw.
Von Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Lee thows a body kick. Shaw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Von Lee throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
Von Lee misses with a body kick.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Von Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shaw takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Lee. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Shaw walks into a left hand.
Shaw throws an off balance right hand
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shaw if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Lee 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Von Lee!
A less than humble Clifton Von Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.