PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Farrar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shields might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Boyz do Bad Thingz. Jay Farrar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shields
vs
Farrar

190 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Farrar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrar wants to clinch.

Shields feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Farrar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shields postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shields chips away with some ground and pound.
Shields 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.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farrar working a defensive guard here.
Shields tries to free his leg and advance position but Farrar is retaining full guard.
Shields landing with the ground and pound.
Farrar scores with a nice shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields passes into half guard.
Farrar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shields.
Farrar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrar's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farrar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farrar is trying to stand up here but Shields is controlling him well.
Farrar is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farrar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farrar looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrar, not yet.
Shields lands a couple of elbows.
Farrar punching from the bottom - just letting Shields know he's still in a fight.
Shields trying to control but Farrar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Farrar is keeping the position.

Farrar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farrar is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
Shields tries to free his leg and advance position but Farrar is retaining full guard.
Shields postures up in Farrar's guard and throws a big left but Farrar blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Farrar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shields to the mat! Shields manages to get full guard.
Farrar looks gassed!
Shields manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farrar tries to hold on but Shields pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Shields.
Shields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Farrar hang on?

Shields is going olschool here, as he tries to force Farrar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Farrar shrugs it off.
Farrar is desperately trying to improve his position but Shields has a good base and remains in mount.
Shields connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shields in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shields connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shields landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields is stalling here but it's allowed Farrar to get half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shields advances nicely into full mount.
Shields postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Farrar looks a forlorn figure.
Farrar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Farrar is trying to escape the mount.
Shields tries to control but Farrar wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields with shots to the head and body - Farrar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Farrar is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Farrar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shields scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shields throws a front kick aimed at Farrar's knee but Farrar avoids it well.
Shields will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shields shoots in and drives through. Farrar sprawls well.

Shields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Farrar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Farrar trying to control but Shields flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Farrar fending off the submission attempt from Shields.
Farrar breaks Shields's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Farrar trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Shields connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shields looking to control and managing it successfully.
Farrar working to try and regain half guard.
Farrar tries to lock up and control but Shields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shields landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shields in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Farrar is trying desperately to improve position.
Shields fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shields looking to control but Farrar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shields controlling from the full mount.
Farrar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Farrar is looking to improve his position but Shields isn't that keen on the idea.
Peter Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields punishing his opponent with strikes.
Farrar is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
Shields is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Farrar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Farrar is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
Shields landing strikes from the mount.
Farrar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrar's head.
Shields passes into side control, despite Farrar's attempt to control the position.
Shields scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields moves into full mount!
Shields working the ground and pound effectively.
Shields trying to control but Farrar is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields scoring with strikes but Farrar is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Shields dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Farrar wants to get back to full guard but Shields has passed into side control.
Shields raining down shots from the mount!
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shields lands a big shot there that rocks Farrar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shields is landing with some decent strikes but Farrar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Farrar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields lands a nice shot to the head.
Shields trying to control but Farrar is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Shields.
Farrar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Farrar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Farrar is trying to stand.
Shields connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shields dominating with strikes here.
Shields raining down shots from the mount!
Shields takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Farrar tries to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
Farrar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shields is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrar can do to turn this around?
Farrar taking shots to the head.
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!
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Farrar tries to lock up and control but Shields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Farrar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Farrar wants to control but Shields is having none of it.
Farrar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peter Shields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields working the ground and pound effectively.
Shields controlling from mount.
Farrar tries to hold on but Shields pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Shields working Farrar over with strikes here.
Shields wants to control the pace but Farrar is squirming around nicely.
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Farrar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Farrar gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields controlling from the top position.
Jay Farrar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields passes Farrar's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shields 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Shields!