PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Victor Banuelos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

J Shain
vs
Banuelos

178 cm
25
185 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Victor Banuelos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
Banuelos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banuelos. Shain shrugs it off though.

Banuelos instigates a clinch.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shain pushes Banuelos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shain wants a takedown but no success here.
Banuelos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Banuelos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banuelos.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Banuelos lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banuelos presses Shain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain wants to stall.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Banuelos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banuelos blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banuelos tries to throw a body punch but Shain avoids it by throwing Banuelos back against the cage.
Banuelos keeps control of Shain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Banuelos.
Shain takes a shot to the head.

It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Banuelos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banuelos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shain working aggressively here.
Banuelos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banuelos.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Banuelos avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Banuelos takes a shot to the head.
Banuelos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shain blocks it with crossed arms.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuelos blocks a body shot from Shain.
Banuelos keeps control of Shain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banuelos lands an uppercut.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Banuelos.

Shain is rocked!
Banuelos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Shain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain is trying to break the clinch but Banuelos has him pressed against the cage.
Shain lands a left hand.
Banuelos lands a left hand.
Banuelos pushes Shain against the cage. Banuelos is working some dirty boxing. Banuelos pushes off with a quick right hook! Shain goes down! Shain tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Banuelos moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Banuelos!