PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roadman Shaq (ranked 662 p4p, 77 weight class) and Bruce Allen (ranked 2338 p4p, 218 weight class). Shaq comes to the cage accompanied by Mans Not Hot. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shaq
vs
Allen

170 cm
28
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Shaq gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shaq lands with a punch from half guard.
Shaq wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Shaq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaq looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shaq thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen wants to control but Shaq is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq slows the pace down in half guard.
Allen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shaq looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaq lands strikes from half guard.
Allen trying to control but Shaq postures up.
Shaq winds up and cracks Allen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shaq looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allen defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaq throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allen to regain full guard.
Shaq is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Shaq clinches.
Allen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaq pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shaq lands an elbow inside.

Shaq gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shaq seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaq with the ground and pound but Allen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shaq controlling from the top position.
Shaq trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shaq's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Allen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaq wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shaq changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Allen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Allen regains half guard, as Shaq was trying to land strikes.
Shaq throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allen to regain full guard.
Shaq working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen controls Shaq momentarily but Shaq frees himself.
Shaq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
Allen wants to sweep here but Shaq controlling him for the moment.
Shaq keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Allen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shaq's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Shaq has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Allen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Shaq has clasped his hands together around Allen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shaq creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Allen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Shaq working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shaq is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
Shaq working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq throws an elbow but Allen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shaq in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Allen parries the strikes from Shaq easily there. Shaq is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
Shaq sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Allen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shaq tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shaq wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Shaq crashes against the mat.
Allen sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaq is pressing down on Allen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Allen is holding on for now.
Shaq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roadman Shaq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaq content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roadman Shaq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shaq gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shaq shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allen sprawls well. Allen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaq gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaq shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allen defends it nicely.
Allen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shaq defends it well.
Allen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaq sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allen somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Shaq sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaq fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roadman Shaq. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaq defends it nicely.
Shaq went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Shaq fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Allen sprawls well initially but Shaq persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shaq slows the pace down in half guard.
Shaq thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allen's head.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaq.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Shaq is controlling the pace.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Shaq has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaq thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaq.
Shaq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allen defending well though.
Allen is staying active underneath Shaq, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shaq working over Allen with some ground and pound. Allen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq looks to land a strike but Allen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shaq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shaq throws a strike but Allen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Shaq wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
Allen wants to control from the top but Shaq keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaq manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Shaq works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shaq is stalling in the full guard.
Shaq wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaq controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shaq moves into the clinch.

Shaq wants the takedown. Allen is fighting it off but Shaq persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Allen's guard against the cage.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shaq is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq controlling from the top position.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shaq is stalling in the full guard.
Shaq is working Allen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaq wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Shaq slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shaq is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Shaq gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shaq is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Allen can't fight it off and eventually Shaq manages to take the fight to the floor. Allen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shaq looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaq trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaq showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaq controlling from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shaq shoots and misses

and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Shaq works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shaq postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaq throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Shaq is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq had his way with Bruce Allen in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A lazy body kick from Shaq

and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Shaq is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Allen dives into side control.

Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaq keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shaq wants to get back to his feet but Allen is dominant here and he's now got Shaq's back!
Shaq is trying to get back to his feet but Allen has full control of the position and if anything, Shaq has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Shaq 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.
Bruce Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Shaq manages to escape to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shaq clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaq 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roadman Shaq!
Roadman Shaq is the new featherweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roadman Shaq waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)'s logo in front of the cameras.