PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Shields (ranked 2286 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Shakir Khan (ranked 237 p4p, 298 weight class). Calvin Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shields
vs
Khan

172 cm
25
150
2 - 0 - 1

165 cm
25
156
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Calvin Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Shakir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Shields lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Shields bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Shields's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields lands an elbow.
Shields in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Khan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shields in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Shields working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
Shields working the ground and pound.
Shields cracks Khan with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is holding Shields down, trying to stall.
Khan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shields cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shields slows the pace down.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
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 cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shields in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shields working the body and head with strikes.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shields tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shields avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Shields lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Shields lands a nice shot to the head.
Shields sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Shields.
Shields looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shields scoring with strikes but Khan is staying in there.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shields controlling from mount.
Shields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Khan is rocked!
Shields postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Khan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shields and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Shields!