PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burt Shaffer (ranked 6847 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kollem Fasy (ranked 3353 p4p, 151 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Shaffer
vs
Fasy

176 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Shaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kollem Fasy !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Fasy there.

Fasy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fasy wants a takedown.

Shaffer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fasy uses from the top position.
Shaffer is pulling down on Fasy 's head to control his posture.
Shaffer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shaffer pulls Fasy in close to his closed guard and prevents Fasy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shaffer wants to get back to his feet but Fasy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fasy wants to control from the top but Shaffer keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fasy stops Shaffer from standing up.
Fasy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shaffer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fasy wants to control from the top but Shaffer keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shaffer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaffer showed some decent athleticism there.
Shaffer controlling the action here.

Fasy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shaffer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Fasy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fasy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Shaffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shaffer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fasy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fasy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaffer. Shaffer obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fasy takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaffer leaning his opponent against the cage.

Shaffer has hold of one of Fasy 's legs. Fasy is fighting the takedown attempt but Shaffer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shaffer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fasy 's guard.
Shaffer content to stall in guard here.
Shaffer wants to stand and escape but instead Fasy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer wants to stand and escape but Fasy is having none of it.
Fasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaffer is keeping the position for now.
Shaffer pulls Fasy in close to prevent any damage.
Shaffer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fasy is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaffer wants to hit a switch here but Fasy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shaffer there!
Fasy avoids the attempt from Shaffer to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaffer tries to reverse the position but Fasy maintains control.
Fasy wants to control the pace but Shaffer is squirming around nicely.

Fasy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shaffer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shaffer shrugs it off.
Shaffer tries to control the position but Fasy now has his back.
Shaffer is trying to get back to his feet but Fasy has full control of the position and if anything, Shaffer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Shaffer trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kollem Fasy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fasy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Shaffer rushes Fasy and presses him up against the cage.
Shaffer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fasy has him pressed against the cage.

Shaffer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fasy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Shaffer controlling well, preventing Fasy from escaping the position.
Fasy trying to control but not successfully.
Shaffer biding his time, controlling Fasy .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kollem Fasy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fasy for as long as he can get away with.
Fasy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shaffer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaffer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shaffer continues to stall.

Shaffer get's back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Shaffer.
Kollem Fasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fasy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaffer, pushing him back against the cage.

Shaffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Shaffer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shaffer tries to keep at a distance but Fasy has taken the fight into the clinch.

Shaffer gets control of Fasy 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shaffer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Shaffer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Fasy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fasy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shaffer to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Shaffer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaffer misses with a punch to the body.
Shaffer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fasy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Fasy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fasy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shaffer tries to counter by clinching up but Fasy breaks away and moves out of range.

Shaffer clinches up with Fasy and pushes him back against the cage.
Shaffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fasy tries to pull guard but Shaffer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt Shaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollem Fasy .
Shaffer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Fasy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Shaffer.
It seemed like Fasy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaffer is fending him off so far but Fasy persists. Nope, Shaffer circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaffer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shaffer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fasy circles away.

Fasy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fasy managing to block the knees to the body from Shaffer.
Shaffer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaffer tries to pull guard but Fasy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shaffer breaks from the clinch.
Fasy shoots in but no luck this time.
Fasy shoots in but Shaffer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaffer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fasy just manages to avoid it.
Fasy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaffer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Shaffer jumps guard.

Fasy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shaffer is looking to stand up but Fasy isn't so interested in that idea.
Shaffer managing to control the position.
Shaffer keeping moving, preventing Fasy from controlling successfully.
Shaffer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer is pulling down on Fasy 's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaffer wants to stand up but Fasy is controlling him.
Shaffer keeping full guard, as Fasy tries to pass.
Shaffer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fasy is controlling him.
Fasy is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shaffer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shaffer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaffer scores with a nice right hand.

Fasy clinches with his opponent.

Shaffer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shaffer holds on and takes a little breather.
Shaffer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fasy is controlling him.
Shaffer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fasy manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaffer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Shaffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaffer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Shaffer!