PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Shadows has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luciano
vs
Shadows

177 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

201 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Shadows!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadows smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shadows scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luciano is looking to clinch but Shadows is avoiding it.
Max Shadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadows lands a jab-cross combination.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Shadows circles away.
Shadows lands with a nice combination. Luciano backs away looking to recover.
Luciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Shadows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shadows as he avoids it easily.
Shadows lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Shadows slaps away a takedown attempt from Luciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadows connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shadows.
Shadows cracks Luciano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shadows works over Luciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Shadows scores with a jab to the head.
Luciano moves in looking to clinch but Shadows pushes him off.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Luciano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Shadows scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shadows is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Luciano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shadows darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shadows is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shadows lands a with a good body shot.
Shadows displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Shadows is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shadows misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luciano tries to clinch there but Shadows circles away.
Luciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luciano wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Shadows.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luciano.
Max Shadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Jab by Shadows.
No joy there for Shadows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shadows scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shadows is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shadows scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Shadows lands a with a good body shot.
Shadows connects with a crisp jab.
Shadows throws a one two combo.
Shadows lands a glancing blow to the side of Luciano's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadows lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shadows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luciano.
Luciano tries to clinch but Shadows is having none of it.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
Luciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shadows stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shadows thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Shadows lands.
Luciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shadows moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shadows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Shadows drops Luciano with a beautiful combination! Luciano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shadows is looking for the KO!
Shadows has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shadows drops Luciano with a big left hand! Luciano is injured, injured bad! Shadows jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Shadows!