PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 294 p4p, 44 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 339 p4p, 48 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Root Of All Evil. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Strauss
vs
Shoe

174 cm
27
170 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

178 cm
32
180 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoe misses with a low kick as Strauss jumps back.
As Shoe looks to move away, Strauss throws a big counter combo but Shoe just gets out of the way.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Shoe moves away and avoids it.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shoe manages to circle out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Shoe.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss slips a jab and a cross from Shoe.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Strauss throws a right and a left that Shoe avoids nicely.
Shoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
Strauss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoe.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
Strauss tries to land a leg kick but Shoe saw it coming and moves away.
Shoe avoids the body shot from Strauss.
Shoe is looking for the big counter here.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing.
Shoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Strauss's head.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses.
Shoe looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Strauss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Nice body kick there by Shoe.
Strauss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strauss misses with a looping left.
Strauss gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Shoe.
Shoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Strauss's head.
Shoe jabs Strauss right on the nose. Strauss blinks but takes it well.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss needs to keep his hands up - Shoe had a free shot at his head there.
Shoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strauss doesn't manage to clinch there - Shoe circles away.
Shoe cracks Strauss with a good jab.
Strauss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strauss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
Shoe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Strauss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strauss is looking to counter the offense by Shoe and move into the clinch.
Shoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Strauss off the cage and back into range.
Shoe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strauss avoids a kick to the body.
As Shoe looks to move away, Strauss throws a big counter combo but Shoe just gets out of the way.
Shoe throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strausss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strauss was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoe.
Strauss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. Shoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shoe, right into the meat.
Shoe throws a right hand that Strauss ducks under and follows up with a left that Strauss also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Shoe misses the target.
Shoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strauss checks it well.
Strauss throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe blocks a leg kick.
Shoe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shoe misses with a straight left.
Shoe keeps Strauss at a distance using the push kick.
Shoe throws a leg kick

and Strauss moves into the clinch.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Shoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Shoe.

Shoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strauss was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gum Shoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strauss.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strauss.
Strauss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strauss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strauss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strauss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoe throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
Shoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strauss.
A jab from Strauss misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe scores with a jab. Strauss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shoe throws the kick towards the body but Strauss avoids it.
Shoe misses with a double jab

and Strauss moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shoe blocking some punches.
Shoe prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Shoe.
Strauss lands a shot to the body.
Shoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strausss head.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
Shoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Strauss.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shoe.
Shoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Shoe controls the action.
Shoe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strauss pushes Shoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoe is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Shoe.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Strauss lands with a left to the head.
Shoe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Wilhelm Strauss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Strauss.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Shoe lands with a right to the head.
Shoe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Strauss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shoe can turn it around.
Shoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoe.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe misses with some punches.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strauss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss lands a right hand.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Strauss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
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!
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strauss tries a body shot but Shoe blocks it.

Shoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strauss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
It looked like Strauss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Shoe throws a shot from downtown. Strauss moves away and avoids it.
Shoe throws a front kick aimed at Strauss's knee but Strauss avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Shoe. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gum Shoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Shoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Strauss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strauss takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Shoe clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Shoe tries to work over Strauss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shoe.
Strauss tries to work over Shoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shoe lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss tries a body shot but Shoe blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strauss's elbow.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Shoe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strausss head.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shoe's elbow.
Shoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Strauss controls his hands.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shoe working aggressively here.
Strauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shoe gets through Strauss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Shoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strauss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strauss.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Shoe.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss connects with a solid leg kick.
Strauss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strauss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strauss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Strauss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strauss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoe misses with a lunging right hand
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Shoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strauss takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
Strauss checks a leg kick.
And Strauss counters with a quick kick to the body but Shoe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a body punch but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe misses with a leg kick
and Strauss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Shoe is out of range.
Strauss checks a leg kick.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses.
Strauss scores with a nice right hand.
Shoe slips under a jab.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoe lands a head kick!
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Strauss 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Strauss counters with an outside leg kick.
Shoe tries a low kick but Strauss avoids it.
Shoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strauss's sensitive parts.
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!
Strauss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shoe scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Strauss misses.
Strauss checks the leg kick.
Shoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Shoe tried to score with a low kick but Strauss checks it.
Strauss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shoe.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Strauss counters with a stiff right hand.
Gum Shoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Strauss slips the punch.
Strauss tried to counter with a leg kick but Shoe avoided it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gum Shoe.
I've got Shoe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gum Shoe!
As Gum Shoe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.