PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Shaw (ranked 4621 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Adonis Kamehameha (ranked 184 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis Kamehameha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shaw
vs
Kamehameha

193 cm
24
280
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
266
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adonis Kamehameha !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamehameha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamehameha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamehameha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamehameha swivels and escapes.
Leopold Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Kamehameha .
Shaw darts in looking for a takedown but Kamehameha gets double underhooks and turns Shaw into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopold Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamehameha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kamehameha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kamehameha scores with a nice head shot.
Kamehameha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamehameha sprawls well. Kamehameha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamehameha lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Kamehameha finds it's way through Shaw's defenses.

Kamehameha gets caught napping as Shaw dives in and scores a takedown. Kamehameha manages to retain guard.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw distracts Kamehameha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kamehameha is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamehameha wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kamehameha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamehameha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
Kamehameha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw is in close to Kamehameha 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamehameha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamehameha is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamehameha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw 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.
Kamehameha wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shaw passes Kamehameha 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamehameha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kamehameha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
Kamehameha wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamehameha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Shaw there.
Shaw slips a nice elbow through Kamehameha 's hands, connecting with Kamehameha 's forehead.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shaw drops an elbow to the side of Kamehameha 's head.
Shaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamehameha 's head.
Kamehameha has hold of Shaw's hands but Shaw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Kamehameha dodges it nicely.
Shaw lands a big elbow - Kamehameha is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
Our winner, Leopold Shaw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.