PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 522 p4p, 80 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 528 p4p, 81 weight class). Shaw has chosen Family Force 5 - Chainsaw as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

De
vs
Shaw

190 cm
29
224 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

191 cm
40
214 lbs
33 - 22 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)
Sin City Allstars

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw throws a sloppy body shot
and De counters with a nice leg kick.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De.
Shaw thuds a left hand into De's body.
Shaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De counters with a thumping low kick.
Shaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shaw throws an off balance right hand
and De counters with a slapping leg kick.
De throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shaw misses with a right hand
and Shaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw tries to bum rush De with a series of wild strikes but De uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by De.
De connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaw momentarily.
De lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De lands a right hook to the body.
Shaw is looking to clinch but De is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a right and a left that De avoids nicely.
De tries to counter with a takedown but Shaw is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Shaw.

De fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaw sprawls well initially but De persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De trying to mount his opponent but Shaw defends it.
De sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaw defending well though.

Shaw actively working from the bottom here.
Shaw gets full guard.
De cracks Shaw with a solid left hand.
De throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shaw has gone for a leg lock! De slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shaw's guard.

Shaw is looking for a triangle but De pushes his legs off easily.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing De from controlling successfully.
De cracks Shaw with a solid left hand.
De stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working a defensive guard here.
De is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De lands a couple of elbows.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but De is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from De.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaw stands and steps away. De gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
De's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Shaw looks to land a right hand but De moved out of range.
De was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De moves away from the strike by Shaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by De. That's going to slow Shaw down.
De looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De moves away.
Jack Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shaw drives through and clinches with De against the cage.
De can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
De works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw jumps guard but De turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De drops his hands momentarily and Shaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Shaw stuns De with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

De rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
De works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
De can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
De blocks a body shot from Shaw.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by De.
Shaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De walks away with a smile on his face. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
De moves out of range of the strikes.
De throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
De pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De slips under a jab from Shaw.
Shaw with a hook.
De defending well as Shaw loads up on a big left hand.
De misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on De's shoulder, as De tries to avoid the shot.
De looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
De connects with a body shot.

De drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaw is retaining full guard.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard.

Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De postures up.
De scoring with some ground and pound.
De postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De working some strikes from top position.
De in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De pushes down on Shaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
De is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
De with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw pulls De in close to his closed guard and prevents De from doing any damage or advancing position.
De cracks Shaw with a solid left hand.
De passes into half guard.
De is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De working over Shaw with some ground and pound. Shaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De is keen to just control but Shaw is a slippery customer.
De slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
De slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
De landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but De has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from De there.
Shaw manages to get to full guard.
Shaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone De dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaw.
Shaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De slips under a jab from Shaw.
De fails to land the takedown.
De needs to keep his hands up - Shaw had a free shot at his head there.
De scores with a kick to the midsection.
De tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De scores with a shot to the body.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De is sitting in close to Shaw's body. Shaw has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! De is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, De is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shaw.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Shaw!
Jack Shaw bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Donsone De spoke after the fight, saying 'The only real victory are KOs, and you failed. Savor the Win, You'll know why I let you have the W, because somebody is going to get cucked by his girl with me soon. *smirks*'.